User endpoint

Instagram stories API

The stories an account has up right now, with the media link, time and duration of each. Empty when it has none.

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

Price 1 request
Answers up to 3 minutes old

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.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

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

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

Example response

200 OK · X-Units-Charged: 1

{
  "user": {
    "id": "286628010",
    "username": "brooklynandbailey"
  },
  "stories": [
    {
      "id": "4008637512964239886",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/brooklynandbailey/4008637512964239886/",
      "taken_at": 1792086850,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-10-15T17:54:10.000Z",
      "media_type": "video",
      "media_url": "https://scontent-lga3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m78/AQPH74NahzbMjNpeMfSF0lL2HOrUTana5q4EzP0NQZQHGeUJCeTuDuAvmgXOQa7K9UWTibUM1hngLk3u7IsLT4iSQQxNyL_rn0rbjwk…",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/851828943_1070743629289559_5712408482754146592_n.jpg",
      "video_duration": 7.666
    },
    {
      "id": "4008666677715020807",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/brooklynandbailey/4008666677715020807/",
      "taken_at": 1792090327,
      "taken_at_iso": "2026-10-15T18:52:07.000Z",
      "media_type": "photo",
      "media_url": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/850290260_18648501079036011_4776426096727558547_n.jpg",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/850290260_18648501079036011_4776426096727558547_n.jpg",
      "video_duration": 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 3 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 `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

What if the account has no stories?

stories is an empty list and the call still takes 1 request. An empty list is an answer like any other.

How long is a story available?

Instagram keeps a story up for 24 hours. After that it is gone from this list. Save the media file if you need it later.

How old can an answer be?

Up to 3 minutes. A story posted a minute ago may not be in the list yet.

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