How to Scrape Instagram Keyword Search Results
This tutorial shows how to use Instagram Keyword Search Results API to scrape and crawl structured Instagram data in real-time.
Run targeted Instagram keyword searches through our API and get back ranked posts, matching profiles, and related hashtags, useful for social listening and niche research.
Access Instagram Data in 3 Steps
Start crawling Instagram keyword search data. Follow these steps to extract social media data in minutes.
Create Your Account
Go to our registration page and make an account. It's free, no credit card, and you get credits right away to play around with.
Verify Your Email Address
You'll get a verification email, click the link in it. Once that's done, you can grab your API token from the dashboard.
Make Your First API Call
Copy the code snippet below, swap in your API key, and run it. You'll get Instagram data back as JSON within a few seconds.
Code Sample
Here's a JavaScript example to get you going. Swap out the token and you're good, works the same way in any language that can make HTTP requests. Start collecting keyword search data via our REST API!
JavaScript | 1 | const root = 'https://ensembledata.com/apis' |
| 2 | const endpoint = '/instagram/search' |
| 3 | const params = { |
| 4 | "text": "Cristiano Ronaldo", |
| 5 | "token": "YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" |
| 6 | } |
| 7 | |
| 8 | const queryString = new URLSearchParams(params).toString(); |
| 9 | const url = `${root}${endpoint}?${queryString}`; |
| 10 | |
| 11 | await fetch(url) |
| 12 | .then(response => response.json()) |
| 13 | .then(data => console.log(data)) |
| 14 | .catch(error => console.error(error)); |
| 15 |
Parameters
Example Response
Explore the fields returned by this endpoint. Click a row to expand nested objects and arrays, hover a value to copy it, or use "Expand all" to see everything at once.
dataobject3 fields
hashtagsarray1 item · schema from #0 1 item
hashtagobject3 fields
placesarray1 item · schema from #0 1 item
placeobject3 fields
locationobject3 fields
usersarray1 item · schema from #0 1 item
userobject15 fields
Response Codes
Status codes this endpoint can return, so you can handle errors before they surprise you in production.
API Pricing
Fetch Instagram Data at Scale
Fetch Instagram search results at scale and feed them into your social listening or trend tracking workflows.
Ranked Results
Get ranked posts and accounts for any Instagram search term.
Creator Search
Find niche creators currently ranking for your target keywords.
Topic Discovery
Surface trending topics your target audience is discussing now.