Shofo
Instagram/User Posts

User Posts

GET
https://api.shofo.ai/instagram/user-posts

Get posts or reels from an Instagram user's profile.

Pricing

Base cost: $0.0001 per post

  • + Transcript: $0.0001/post (if available)
  • + Video file: $0.0001/post

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestring
Required
Instagram username
countinteger
Required
Number of posts to retrieve
reels_onlyboolean
Optional
Fetch only reels instead of all postsDefault: false

Reels Only Mode

Set reels_only=true to fetch only Reels (short-form video content) instead of all posts.

  • •false (default) - Returns all post types (images, carousels, videos, reels)
  • •true - Returns only Reels content

Response Format

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "user": {
      "username": "example_user"
    },
    "posts": [
      {
        "id": "CxYz123...",
        "caption": "Beautiful sunset #photography #nature",
        "like_count": 5000,
        "comment_count": 120,
        "created_at": "2024-01-15T18:00:00Z",
        "media_type": "image",
        "media_url": "https://...",
        "hashtags": ["photography", "nature"],
        "location": "San Francisco, CA"
      }
    ],
    "total_fetched": 10,
    "api_calls": 1,
    "addons": {
      "transcripts": null,
      "video_files": null
    }
  },
  "cost": "$0.0010",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

Try It

GET
https://api.shofo.ai/instagram/user-posts
$0.0001

Send a request to see the response