User endpoint

Instagram reels API

An account's reels, newest first, a page at a time: caption, video, time and the like, comment and view counts. Pass next_cursor back as cursor for the next page.

GEThttps://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/reels

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Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

Name	Type	Sent	Description
`username`	string	one of	Instagram username. A leading @ is ignored. Send exactly one of username or id.
`id`	string	one of	Numeric Instagram id of the account. Send exactly one of username or id.
`cursor`	string	optional	The next_cursor of the page before. Leave it out for the first page.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

curl "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/reels?username=arianagrande" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: sf_live_your_key"

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

Example response

200 OK · X-Units-Charged: 1

{
  "user": {
    "id": "7719696",
    "username": "arianagrande"
  },
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "3988180208854890226",
      "shortcode": "DdY3MUJCfby",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdY3MUJCfby/",
      "owner": {
        "id": "7719696",
        "username": "arianagrande"
      },
      "taken_at": 1789648207,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-09-17T12:30:07.000Z",
      "caption": "。˚ ꕤ ✍︎  the day petal was born 🎧 ˚ ꩜ 。  ",
      "media_type": "reel",
      "pinned": false,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/813966136_18783396925039697_6406007525826130925_n.jpg",
      "media": [
        {
          "id": "3988180208854890226",
          "type": "video",
          "image_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/813966136_18783396925039697_6406007525826130925_n.jpg",
          "video_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPHnjf83HZ9PR2G28elI5BWiebhxAmJxbUPxxIecjIu2AxjcEHA6WoTngqdgKKomsQIGeIYxUjVgFzMRcMB4yqxuvGRfQCLsvGsZV8.…",
          "width": 1440,
          "height": 812,
          "video_duration": 96.129
        }
      ],
      "likes": 1385742,
      "comments": 27,
      "shares": 24246,
      "reposts": 69665,
      "views": 18114791,
      "saves": 29925,
      "video_duration": 96.129,
      "counts_hidden": false
    },
    {
      "id": "3908530195892142799",
      "shortcode": "DY944FACgLP",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY944FACgLP/",
      "owner": {
        "id": "7719696",
        "username": "arianagrande"
      },
      "taken_at": 1780153201,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-05-30T15:00:01.000Z",
      "caption": "see you in a week ♡",
      "media_type": "reel",
      "pinned": false,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/710245523_18746732998039697_884760394470382034_n.jpg",
      "media": [
        {
          "id": "3908530195892142799",
          "type": "video",
          "image_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/710245523_18746732998039697_884760394470382034_n.jpg",
          "video_url": "https://instagram.fsjc1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQMu42m0dmQCI-ctNTMl7fOq84Z4yMhsbArP5o-GKLbDQJHOV5z-Ie51lNS7erpMv3SLJx0M2yJPtAcNYgO7x4ShduTjBQgP_PTRMXo.…",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "video_duration": 22.823
        }
      ],
      "likes": 1054756,
      "comments": 62,
      "shares": 77041,
      "reposts": 82646,
      "views": 16813268,
      "saves": 17675,
      "video_duration": 22.823,
      "counts_hidden": false
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "c1.ryg6VkAgkE2BcPyGM0q6ADwLG1KAGWvXyxXcleap6rtdnm6USXXD4rRRujLUjticHxS2vixe2jbdlG4LggGvIE1ISp6sYLXI6XWcb66UIrM_RMPDKCUhQylnCgNoMsPrfzM",
  "has_more": true
}

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Price and freshness

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

Page size follows Instagram and varies by endpoint.

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 `username` 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.
`403`	`private_account`	The account is private. Charged like an answer.
`404`	`not_found`	The account 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

How is this different from user/posts?

It lists reels only, with the video link and the like, comment and view counts. user/posts lists posts and reels together.

How do I read all the reels of an account?

Send the next_cursor of the answer back as cursor for the next page, and stop when has_more is false. Each page takes 1 request. A cursor works only on the endpoint that returned it.

Do the video links stay valid?

No. They point to Instagram's servers and stop working after some time. Save the file when you need to keep it.

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