Stories endpoint

Instagram highlight API

One highlight by its id or link: title, cover, the account it belongs to and every story in it.

GEThttps://storiesfly.com/api/v1/highlight

Price 1 request
Answers up to 15 minutes old

Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

Name	Type	Sent	Description
`url`	string	one of	Link to the highlight. Send exactly one of url or id.
`id`	string	one of	Numeric id of the highlight. Send exactly one of url or id.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

curl "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/highlight?id=18103599704256781" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: sf_live_your_key"

const res = await fetch(
  "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/highlight?id=18103599704256781",
  { headers: { "X-Api-Key": process.env.STORIESFLY_KEY } }
);
const data = await res.json();

import os
import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/highlight",
    params={"id": "18103599704256781"},
    headers={"X-Api-Key": os.environ["STORIESFLY_KEY"]},
)
data = r.json()

Example response

200 OK · X-Units-Charged: 1

{
  "id": "18103599704256781",
  "title": "｡˚ ♡",
  "cover_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/809450273_1103403688775264_8171408473185393758_n.jpg",
  "items_count": 82,
  "created_at": 1789616670,
  "created_at_iso": "2026-09-17T03:44:30.000Z",
  "user": {
    "id": "7719696",
    "username": "arianagrande"
  },
  "stories": [
    {
      "id": "3987461624755717505",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/arianagrande/3987461624755717505/",
      "taken_at": 1789562478,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-09-16T12:41:18.000Z",
      "media_type": "video",
      "media_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m78/AQOztCQ_1G5kGYFooZsrACEQGloAwaemY1bdccNs7a5dMFT6PV2y3F7utCG2-mrfX_4sPPHdWpDh4XpfWXBCSfuAp_6-JpWK-mIFI9c…",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/813715219_1125534599803896_6521198656794297674_n.jpg",
      "video_duration": 28.866
    },
    {
      "id": "3987462196355524663",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/arianagrande/3987462196355524663/",
      "taken_at": 1789562555,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-09-16T12:42:35.000Z",
      "media_type": "video",
      "media_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m78/AQMZwmKqL-JUTpMdUpJ4F3j35SbK5wlaEBfI1NLMPmimpjB_mAW30HBK86yblEs7iBS62nrYJfJjHNrAGFQjrkcYxTUNHPgUdXsYTcc…",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/809767015_4519435528321827_7980976440616415635_n.jpg",
      "video_duration": 13.633
    }
  ]
}

A real answer, shortened: lists are cut to two items and long texts to 160 characters.

Price and freshness

A call takes 1 request. Free requests are spent first, then your balance. The pricing page has the rates.

Answers are kept for up to 15 minutes. Asking again inside that time returns the same answer and takes 1 request again.

Errors

A failed call answers with an HTTP status and a body {error, code}. These are the codes this endpoint gives. Errors and what is charged covers all of them.

Status	Code	When
`400`	`bad_request`	A parameter is missing or wrong, or not exactly one of `url` or `id` was sent. `fields` lists the names. Free.
`401`	`unauthorized`	The `X-Api-Key` header is missing or the key is wrong. Free.
`402`	`credits_exhausted`	The free requests and the balance are used up. Top up in the dashboard. Free.
`403`	`telegram_required`	The account behind the key is not linked to Telegram. The answer has a `link_url` to do it. Free.
`404`	`not_found`	The highlight does not exist. Charged like an answer.
`429`	`rate_limited`	More requests in a second than your level allows. Wait for the `Retry-After` header. Free.
`500`	`internal_error`	A fault on our side. Retry shortly. Refunded.
`503`	`upstream_unavailable`	Our side failed or timed out. Retry shortly. Refunded.

FAQ

Questions about this endpoint

Where do I get the id of a highlight?

From user/highlights, or from the link of the highlight on instagram.com: it is the number at the end of /stories/highlights/.

Does a big highlight cost more?

No. The whole highlight takes 1 request, however many stories it holds.

Does a highlight expire?

Not on a timer: it stays until the owner removes it. The media links in the answer still stop working after some time, so save the files you need.

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