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Options: profile, basic_profile, user_posts, post, transcript, search_reels, post_comments, user_reels, highlights, highlight_detail, song_reels, embed."},"page":{"type":"integer","description":"Page number (default 1)."},"trim":{"type":"boolean","description":"Return a condensed response."},"limit":{"type":"integer","default":20,"maximum":500,"minimum":1,"description":"Max items to collect (applies to paginated modes)."},"query":{"type":"string","description":"Search keyword."},"cursor":{"type":"string","description":"Pagination cursor."},"handle":{"type":"string","description":"Username / handle (without @)."},"max_id":{"type":"string","description":"Pagination token."},"region":{"type":"string","description":"Proxy / market region (e.g. US)."},"userId":{"type":"string","description":"Instagram user ID."},"user_id":{"type":"string","description":"Platform user ID (often faster than handle)."},"audio_id":{"type":"string","description":"Instagram audio/song ID."},"date_posted":{"type":"string","description":"Posting timeframe."},"next_max_id":{"type":"string","description":"Pagination token."},"download_media":{"type":"boolean","description":"Return permanent media URLs."}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","schema":{"type":"object","required":["items"],"properties":{"items":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object"},"description":"Scraped items. 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Ideal for AI agents that need pay-per-call, no-subscription access to Instagram data settled in USDC via x402.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":1,"lastUsedAt":"2026-06-19T19:57:33.937Z","lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-16T00:39:14.098Z","isFirstParty":false}