Resolves a downloadable media URL for an Instagram reel (URL expires within 1h).
One GET request with your API key. Same shape on every platform — swap the path, keep the code.
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/instagram/download?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FC8xQvZ2sVAb%2F" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."
Clean JSON in the standard envelope. Responses arrive in seconds; popular content in milliseconds.
{
"data": {
"platform": "instagram",
"entity_id": "C8xQvZ2sVAb",
"media_url": "https://cdn.example/video/master.mp4?sig=...",
"mime_type": "video/mp4",
"expires_at": "2026-07-15T13:00:00Z",
"warning": "media_url is short-lived (max 1h) — download promptly or re-request."
},
"request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
} Resolves a downloadable media URL for an Instagram reel (URL expires within 1h). Takes a public post URL via ?url= and returns the { data, request_id } envelope . Each call costs 40 credits per video returned — check the X-Credits-Charged and X-Credits-Remaining response headers. Cached responses cost the same and set x-cache: hit; add fresh=true to bypass the cache.
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