Get an Instagram post by shortcode API

Returns full details of one Instagram post, looked up by its shortcode. The answer has an items array with one media object (here a reel) including owner, caption, tagged users, counts and audio info. No paging.

2 live routes on Instagram, from $0.00099 per call. Every route below answered our last live test on 2026-10-06; the gateway re-tests them daily.

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Price per call, by route

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Provider	Endpoint	Price	Tested
FlashAPI	MediaCHEAPEST`GET ig/post_info`	$0.00099$0.99 / 1k calls	✓ 2026-10-06pricing ↗
FlashAPI	Media More Data`GET ig/post_info_v2`	$0.00099$0.99 / 1k calls	✓ 2026-10-06pricing ↗

What it returns

From a real call to the cheapest route: FlashAPI.

items[].idMedia id in the form mediaId_userIditems[].codePost shortcode, as used in the shortcode parameteritems[].user.idOwner's user id, usable as id_user elsewhereitems[].user.usernameOwner's usernameitems[].caption.textCaption text (may be truncated)items[].taken_atUnix timestamp when the post was madeitems[].like_countNumber of likesitems[].comment_countNumber of commentsitems[].play_countNumber of plays for the videoitems[].media_typeNumeric media type (2 here, a video)items[].product_typePost kind, e.g. 'clips' for a reel

Call it

HTTP with your key in x-api-key, or the call_endpoint tool of our MCP server.

GET /api/gw/flashapi/ig/post_info$0.00099 / call✓ working · tested 2026-10-061.84 s latency

Parameters

Parameter	Type		Notes
nocors	string · query	optional	default false
shortcode	string · query	required	If you are using an share URL, extract and use the shortcode `_8z6QYRbx` or `reel/BAJz33AwAu` `p/BAJz33AwAu`e.g. `Dd9RyBWBVih`

HTTP

curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/flashapi/ig/post_info?nocors=false&shortcode=Dd9RyBWBVih" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

MCP

call_endpoint("flashapi.media", {"nocors": "false", "shortcode": "Dd9RyBWBVih"})

Real example answer (trimmed) · 2026-10-03

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "3998430248382584993_25025320",
      "pk": 3998430248382585000,
      "code": "Dd9RyBWBVih",
      "fbid": 18078748016431544,
      "user": {
        "id": "25025320",
        "pk": 25025320,
        "pk_id": "25025320",
        "fbid_v2": 17841400039600392,
        "username": "instagram",
        "full_name": "Access delayed. Only the owner of the page can access this information",
        "is_private": false,
        "is_favorite": false,
        "is_verified": true,
        "strong_id__": "25025320",
        "account_type": 3,
        "fan_club_info": {
          "fan_club_id": null,
          "fan_club_name": null,
          "has_created_ssc": null,
          "subscriber_count": null,
          "largest_public_bc_id": null,
          "connected_member_count": null,
          "is_free_trial_eligible": null,
          "is_fan_club_gifting_eligible": null,
          "is_fan_club_referral_eligible": null,
          "has_enough_subscribers_for_ssc": null,
          "autosave_to_exclusive_highlight": null,
          "should_show_playlists_in_profile_tab": null,
          "fan_consideration_page_revamp_eligiblity": null
        },
        "account_badges": [],
        "is_unpublished": false,
        "…": "17 more fields"
      },
      "caption": {
        "pk": "18078748658431545",
        "text": "DIY fish squishy 🐟⁣\n⁣\n@yano4kaa.a made this squishy using stuff she already had at home like paper, tape and a balloon.⁣\n⁣\n“You don’t need a lot of specialized …",
        "type": 1,
        "user": {
          "id": "25025320",
          "pk": 25025320,
          "pk_id": "25025320",
          "fbid_v2": 17841400039600392,
          "username": "instagram",
          "full_name": "Access delayed. Only the owner of the page can access this information",
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "strong_id__": "25025320",
          "is_unpublished": false,
          "profile_pic_id": "3725434617063385984_25025320",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fkiv3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/550891366_18667771684001321_1383210656577177067_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI…"
        },
        "status": "Active",
        "user_id": 25025320,
        "media_id": 3998430248382585000,
        "bit_flags": 0,
        "created_at": 1790870384,
        "is_covered": false,
        "strong_id__": "18078748658431545",
        "content_type": "comment",
        "share_enabled": false,
        "created_at_utc": 1790870384,
        "…": "4 more fields"
      },
      "taken_at": 1790870385,
      "usertags": {
        "in": [
          {
            "user": {
              "id": "…",
              "pk": "…",
              "pk_id": "…",
              "username": "…",
              "full_name": "…",
              "is_private": "…",
              "is_verified": "…",
              "strong_id__": "…",
              "profile_pic_id": "…",
              "profile_pic_url": "…"
            },
            "position": [
              "…",
              "…"
            ],
            "show_category_of_user": false
          }
        ]
      },
      "has_audio": false,
      "has_liked": false,
      "locations": [],
      "like_count": 532495,
      "media_type": 2,
      "play_count": 122769526,
      "…": "121 more fields"
    }
  ],
  "status": "ok",
  "num_results": 1,
  "more_available": false,
  "auto_load_more_enabled": true
}

Other routes for this job

FlashAPI · Media More Data$0.00099

GET /api/gw/flashapi/ig/post_info_v2$0.00099 / call✓ working · tested 2026-10-061.32 s latency

Parameters

Parameter	Type		Notes
nocors	string · query	optional	default false
shortcode	string · query	required	If you are using an share URL, extract and use the shortcode `_8z6QYRbx` or `reel/BAJz33AwAu` `p/BAJz33AwAu`e.g. `Dd9RyBWBVih`

HTTP

curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/flashapi/ig/post_info_v2?nocors=false&shortcode=Dd9RyBWBVih" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

MCP

call_endpoint("flashapi.media_more_data", {"nocors": "false", "shortcode": "Dd9RyBWBVih"})

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