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Request a route with no payment to receive the `402` challenge, then repeat it with an `X-PAYMENT` header — an x402 client (`x402-fetch` / `x402-axios`) performs that exchange for you.\n\nFull onboarding, quickstart, and the other APIs: https://use.x402atlas.com/docs","url":"https://instagram.use.x402atlas.com/profile/%7Busername%7D","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"properties":{"type":"string"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"posts":[{"id":"3502108108334577896","url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DBaVQ2Rx3Ho/","likes":812345,"owner":{"id":"528817151","username":"nasa"},"caption":"A new view of the Sun's corona, captured during totality.","carousel":[],"comments":4102,"is_video":false,"location":{"id":"212999109","name":"Kennedy Space Center","slug":"kennedy-space-center"},"has_audio":false,"shortcode":"DBaVQ2Rx3Ho","dimensions":{"width":1080,"height":1350},"display_url":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/nasa_post_1.jpg","product_type":"feed","tagged_users":["nasahubble"],"thumbnail_url":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/nasa_post_1_thumb.jpg","comments_disabled":false,"is_paid_partnership":false,"accessibility_caption":"Photo by NASA of the Sun's corona against a black sky.","like_and_view_counts_disabled":false},{"id":"3498765432109876543","url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOxK1LvQ8m/","likes":1204553,"owner":{"id":"528817151","username":"nasa"},"title":"Artemis II crew training","caption":"Artemis II crew training, in 60 seconds.","carousel":[],"comments":8891,"is_video":true,"has_audio":true,"shortcode":"DBOxK1LvQ8m","dimensions":{"width":1080,"height":1920},"display_url":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/nasa_post_2.jpg","product_type":"clips","tagged_users":[],"thumbnail_url":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/nasa_post_2_thumb.jpg","video_duration":58.6,"comments_disabled":false,"is_paid_partnership":false,"accessibility_caption":"Video by NASA of astronauts in training suits.","like_and_view_counts_disabled":false}],"profile":{"id":"528817151","username":"nasa","bio_links":[{"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/","title":"NASA","link_type":"external"}],"biography":"Exploring the universe and our home planet.","followers":97600000,"following":78,"full_name":"NASA","has_reels":true,"has_guides":false,"is_private":false,"has_channel":false,"is_verified":true,"posts_count":4212,"external_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/","category_name":"Government organization","joined_recently":false,"profile_pic_url":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/nasa_profile.jpg","profile_pic_url_hd":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/nasa_profile_hd.jpg","has_threads_profile":true,"is_business_account":false,"is_verified_by_meta":true,"is_professional_account":true,"hide_like_and_view_counts":false},"username":"nasa","next_cursor":"QVFEeWJzNWJXVUZ6M0xkVWhoOWc3RHhwLW5rTk1pT2h5","next_cursor_url":"https://instagram.use.x402atlas.com/posts/nasa?cursor=QVFEeWJzNWJXVUZ6M0xkVWhoOWc3RHhwLW5rTk1pT2h5"}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.04","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.04/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.04","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.04","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_bW3fWXofCQGv3UMikwbtw","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.04","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Fetches a full Instagram profile (bio, followers, verified status) plus recent posts (captions, likes, comments, media type) for a given username","exampleAgentPrompt":"Pull up the Instagram profile and latest posts for @nasa — I want to see their follower count, bio, and the likes and captions on their recent posts.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Brand competitor social audit","prompt":"Can you grab the Instagram profile and recent posts for @adidas? I need their follower count, whether they're verified, and the engagement stats on their last few posts."},{"title":"Influencer vetting for partnership","prompt":"Look up the Instagram profile for @cristiano — I need their full bio, follower and following counts, and details on their latest posts including likes and comments so I can evaluate them for a sponsorship deal."},{"title":"Content research for a niche account","prompt":"Fetch the Instagram profile and recent posts for @natgeo — show me their post captions, like counts, and whether each post is a video or photo so I can analyze their content strategy."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with two top-level keys: 'profile' (id, username, full_name, biography, bio_links, followers, following, posts_count, is_verified, is_private, has_reels, external_url) and 'posts' (array of recent posts each with id, shortcode, url, caption, likes, comments, is_video, dimensions, display_url, thumbnail_url, carousel, tagged_users, location, product_type, video_duration, accessibility_caption, and flags like comments_disabled and is_paid_partnership).","failureModes":["Username not found — 404 returned for non-existent or deleted accounts","Private account — profile shell returned but posts may be empty or restricted","Payment not included — 402 challenge response requiring X-PAYMENT header with USDC on Base/Polygon/Arbitrum","Rate limiting — repeated calls in short succession may be throttled","Instagram API changes — scraping-based endpoints can break when Instagram updates its internal structure","Username with special characters — URL encoding issues with non-ASCII usernames"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need structured Instagram profile and post data for a specific public username without building your own Instagram scraper. 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