# Instagram Post/Reel info

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL. Needs url. Served by ScrapeCreators.

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL. Returns caption text, like count, comment count, video URL, video play count, video duration, display images, owner info, tagged users, carousel sidecar children when applicable, and the published time in `data.xdt_shortcode_media.created_at` as an ISO 8601 UTC date. The original Unix timestamp remains available in `data.xdt_shortcode_media.taken_at_timestamp`. Play counts are Instagram-only views and exclude cross-posted Facebook views. Set `include_play_count=false` to omit the play count and skip its addition

- Tool ID: `scrapecreators/get-v1-instagram-post`
- Name in the catalog: Post/Reel Info
- Provider: [ScrapeCreators](/providers/scrapecreators.md)
- Capability: [Instagram posts](/tools/instagram/posts.md)
- Price: usage based, the maximum is shown before a run
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

Billed at the cost the provider reports for the call, never above $0.0188. Your agent sees the maximum before running.


```json
{
  "model": "reported",
  "costPath": "",
  "costTerms": [
    {
      "path": "credits_charged",
      "usd": 0.00188
    }
  ],
  "requireCost": true,
  "maxUsdDefault": 0.00188,
  "maxUsdCap": 0.0188,
  "multipliers": [
    {
      "when": {
        "field": "download_media",
        "in": [
          true,
          "true"
        ]
      },
      "setUsd": 0.0188
    }
  ]
}
```

Pricing source: [https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post](https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post). $47 / 25,000 credits = $0.00188/credit; badge 1; actual credits_charged; conditional maximum 10..

Price verification date: 2026-10-05.

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Instagram post or reel URL"
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2 letter country code to set the proxy in"
    },
    "trim": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true to get a trimmed response"
    },
    "download_media": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs. Costs 10 credits if media is found, 1 credit otherwise."
    },
    "include_play_count": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to false to omit `video_play_count` and skip its additional fetch for a faster response. Defaults to true."
    },
    "cache_max_age": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "1d",
        "3d",
        "7d",
        "14d",
        "30d"
      ],
      "description": "If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with \"cached\": true and a \"cached_at\" timestamp). Otherwise, scrape a live result (1 credit). [See the Caching page for details.](https://docs.scrapecreators.com/caching)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

No example input is published for this tool. Ask for the inputs required by its schema.

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

[Provider documentation](https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/scrapecreators/get-v1-instagram-post) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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