Instagram Post Information API
Get engagement metrics, comment data, and post-level details from Instagram for campaign analytics and marketing reporting.
Python | 1 | import requests |
| 2 | |
| 3 | root = "https://ensembledata.com/apis" |
| 4 | endpoint = "/instagram/post/details" |
| 5 | params = { |
| 6 | "code": "CjDN1tzMIjR", |
| 7 | "n_comments_to_fetch": 0, |
| 8 | "token": "YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" |
| 9 | } |
| 10 | |
| 11 | res = requests.get(root+endpoint, params=params) |
| 12 | print(res.json()) |
| 13 |
Why Developer Teams Use Our API
Single Post Deep Dive
Query one Instagram post by shortcode and get every engagement metric tied to it.
Comments Included
Get post metadata and comment data together in one call instead of two requests.
Hashtag Reach Per Post
See every hashtag used on a post to measure campaign reach at that level.
Campaign Performance Reports
Pull likes, comments, and hashtag data for sponsored posts to build ROI reports.
Real-Time Engagement Numbers
Stats are pulled directly from Instagram's post page at request time.
Query by URL or Shortcode
No scraping needed, just pass a post reference and get structured stats back.
Scrape Instagram Data Effortlessly
Scrape the numbers that matter from any Instagram post including likes, comments, hashtags, and timestamps without any manual data entry.
Shortcode Lookup
Pass any Instagram post shortcode and get back full engagement metrics.
Combined Post & Reactions
Get post metadata and audience comments together in a single request.
Sponsored Post Audit
Verify the real engagement behind a sponsored Instagram post before paying out.
Instagram Scraping Features
Crawl Instagram post metadata at scale to understand content performance and make more informed decisions about what to create and promote.
- Query a single Instagram post by shortcode or URL and get its full engagement breakdown.
- Return post metadata and a first batch of top comments together in one API call.
- See whether a post is a single image, video, or carousel along with type-specific fields.
- Pull every hashtag used on a post to measure campaign reach at that specific level.
- Read the tagged location name and coordinates when a poster has added one.
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Contact usFrequently Asked Questions
It returns detailed metadata for one specific post, including like count, comment count, hashtags, and timestamp.
Yes, this endpoint returns post details together with comment data, so you don't need a separate call to see how audiences reacted.
You provide the post's shortcode or URL, and the endpoint returns full metadata and engagement data for that specific post.
Yes, pulling like, comment, and hashtag data for individual campaign posts is a common way to build performance reports.
It returns a first batch of top comments together with the post metadata; for the full thread beyond that batch, use the dedicated Comments endpoint with pagination.
Yes, either the shortcode from the post URL or the numeric media ID resolves to the same post data.
Yes, a media type field distinguishes between image, video, and carousel album posts, along with the relevant metadata for each type.
Yes, where the poster attached a location, the tagged place name and coordinates are included in the response.