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Instagram data API
The reels people post about a keyword, and the top posts on any hashtag.
Social 2 data sets Catalog 3 Nov 2026
Instagram is where a trend turns visual. get_context returns reels for a keyword with caption, plays, likes and top comments. get_top_posts returns the posts winning on one hashtag right now.
What you can pull from Instagram
Top posts
Top posts on a hashtag.
Tools get_top_posts
Updated Live
Keyword Hashtag, with or without #
Plan Business
MCP
REST
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# get_top_posts
{
"keyword": "booktok",
"source": "Instagram",
"limit": 10
}
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curl -X POST https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"mode": "get_top_posts", "keyword": "booktok", "source": "Instagram", "limit": 10}'
Conversation
Reels: caption, plays, likes, top comments.
Tools get_context
Updated Live
Options comments
Note Reel search has no date filter, so results can be weeks old.
MCP
REST
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# get_context
{
"keyword": "nvidia",
"source": "Instagram"
}
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curl -X POST https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"mode": "get_context", "keyword": "nvidia", "source": "Instagram"}'
Instagram questions
Are Instagram results date-filtered?
Reel search has no date filter, so get_context results for Instagram can be weeks old. Check the published date on each item.
Pull Instagram data in a minute
No card. 100 requests every month. REST and MCP on one key.