Post endpoint

Reel music API

The track used in a reel: title, artist, length, cover and audio link. The track is null when the post has no music.

GEThttps://storiesfly.com/api/v1/post/music

Price 1 request
Answers up to 24 hours old

Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

Name	Type	Sent	Description
`url`	string	one of	Link to the post or reel. Send exactly one of url, code or id.
`code`	string	one of	Shortcode of the post: the part after /p/ or /reel/ in its link. Send exactly one of url, code or id.
`id`	string	one of	Numeric media id of the post. Send exactly one of url, code or id.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

curl "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/post/music?id=3946257521984666748" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: sf_live_your_key"

const res = await fetch(
  "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/post/music?id=3946257521984666748",
  { 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/post/music",
    params={"id": "3946257521984666748"},
    headers={"X-Api-Key": os.environ["STORIESFLY_KEY"]},
)
data = r.json()

Example response

200 OK · X-Units-Charged: 1

{
  "post": {
    "id": "3946257521984666748"
  },
  "track": {
    "id": "2422397121605345",
    "title": "hate that i made you love me",
    "artist": "Ariana Grande",
    "duration": 197.949,
    "cover_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/710745755_71061053966416_6627272406918967723_n.jpg",
    "audio_url": null
  }
}

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 24 hours. 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`, `code` 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 post 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

What if the post has no music?

track is null and the call still takes 1 request.

Can I download the audio?

audio_url is a link to the audio file when Instagram gives one, and null when it does not. The link stops working after some time.

Can I look up the same track by its id?

Yes. track returns the same track fields for the id of an audio page.

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