Instagram Reels API
Access Instagram Reels data including view counts, play rates, audio tracks, and engagement for short-form video research and influencer analysis.
Python | 1 | import requests |
| 2 | |
| 3 | root = "https://ensembledata.com/apis" |
| 4 | endpoint = "/instagram/user/reels" |
| 5 | params = { |
| 6 | "user_id": 18428658, |
| 7 | "depth": 1, |
| 8 | "include_feed_video": True, |
| 9 | "oldest_timestamp": 1666262030, |
| 10 | "start_cursor": "", |
| 11 | "chunk_size": 10, |
| 12 | "token": "YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" |
| 13 | } |
| 14 | |
| 15 | res = requests.get(root+endpoint, params=params) |
| 16 | print(res.json()) |
| 17 |
Why Developer Teams Use Our API
Short-Form Performance Data
Get view counts, likes, and comments for an account's Reels, tracked separately from feed posts.
Spot Viral Reels Early
Monitor view velocity on new Reels to catch breakout content before it peaks.
Full Reels Archive
Paginate through an account's complete Reels history instead of just the latest uploads.
Format-Specific Benchmarking
Compare Reels performance against static posts to see which format actually drives engagement.
Caption and Audio Data
Every Reel returns caption text and the audio track used, ready for trend analysis.
No Login Required
Access public Reels data through a simple API call, no Instagram session needed.
Scrape Instagram Data Effortlessly
Extract short-form video performance data for any creator with our Reels API, useful for trend tracking and influencer evaluation at scale.
Play Count Precision
Get exact play counts for every Instagram Reel to measure true reach.
Reels vs Feed Split
See how a creator's Reels stack up against their regular feed posts.
Trending Clip Finder
Identify which Reels in a creator's archive pull in outsized engagement.
Instagram Scraping Features
Find out what is working in Reels for your niche by pulling engagement data, audio usage, and performance metrics for any public account.
- Get play counts as a distinct field from likes and comments, the primary Reels reach metric.
- See which audio track powers each Reel to spot trending sounds within a creator's content.
- Rank a creator's Reels feed to identify their best-performing clips at a glance.
- Pull thumbnail URLs alongside video metadata and stats for every Reel returned.
- Benchmark Reels performance against static feed posts to see which format actually wins.
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Contact usFrequently Asked Questions
It returns Reels-specific metrics for a given account, including view counts, play counts, audio track used, and engagement data for each Reel.
This endpoint focuses specifically on short-form Reels content and returns Reels-specific metrics like play count, while the Posts endpoint covers the full feed.
Yes, since view and engagement counts are returned per Reel, you can rank and compare performance across a creator's Reels feed.
Yes, the audio track tied to each Reel is included, which is useful for spotting trending sounds within a creator's content.
Yes, Reels use the same batch-and-cursor pagination pattern, so accounts with hundreds of Reels require multiple requests to retrieve fully.
Yes, play count is returned as its own field distinct from likes and comments, the primary reach metric Instagram surfaces for Reels.
The endpoint returns an empty result set rather than an error if the account has no Reels published.
Yes, each Reel entry includes a thumbnail URL alongside the video metadata and engagement stats.
Yes, calling this endpoint for several accounts lets you compare view counts and engagement to benchmark Reels performance across creators.