INSTAGRAM API
Search Reels
Retrieve search reels from Instagram with a single API request.
GET
/api/data/v2/instagram/reels/search1credit base cost
Request parameters
Up to 1 creditThe keyword to search for
Google-indexed date window. Recent hour/day filters are not supported because Google does not index Instagram reels reliably enough in those windows.
The page number to return. Must be between 1 and 11; page 12 or greater returns a 400 response.
Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'Response
Example{
"success": true,
"reels": [
{
"id": "3723045213787686915",
"__typename": "XDTGraphVideo",
"shortcode": "DOq6eV6iIgD",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD/",
"caption": "Dogs are family 💙\n\nI met Rocco, a little rescue Chihuahua all the way from Mexico 🇲🇽🐾 \n\nHe’s looked after by a lovely lady who’s always had dogs, but when she lost her last one, she thought that was it, the loss is too painful to go through again. But babysitting Rocco gives her her “dog fix” and keeps her connected to the love only dogs can bring 🥰\n\nShe’s originally from Los Angeles, but now a New Yorker, and knows Central Park inside out from years of walking dogs there 🌳🐕 \n\nShe told me how dogs are family, and people who don’t love animals will never fully understand it, and I completely agree! ❤️\n\n#dogphotography #rescuedog #chihuahua #dogportrait #dogphotographer",
"thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/550186015_17890754136343371_4563383710172988045_n.jpg?stp=c0.280.720.720a_dst-jpg_e15_s640x640_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEgFUe8Hj_UR-Af4n8brIqO2O_yZfoRHnHjM_VSEqFgfOpJoZ-_uIv8BVvGuSnLWQw&_nc_ohc=d5Wmai9i7L0Q7kNvwH6u4n-&_nc_gid=rIrCBBTCedpkbi2BFdOeJA&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfkaB2Nw4i5OiJscl0BtYIQRdenm5DyobWgTmjiq98BkcQ&oe=695A1764&_nc_sid=d885a2",
"display_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/550186015_17890754136343371_4563383710172988045_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEgFUe8Hj_UR-Af4n8brIqO2O_yZfoRHnHjM_VSEqFgfOpJoZ-_uIv8BVvGuSnLWQw&_nc_ohc=d5Wmai9i7L0Q7kNvwH6u4n-&_nc_gid=rIrCBBTCedpkbi2BFdOeJA&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AflECyxYDTLWJ-OPnPag49aqgx6CniLKmOaUAGMGXrkDxg&oe=695A1764&_nc_sid=d885a2",
"video_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPtJA5EnMaKK-MNttf3RtYeQCVd-RvC7-juqeJiRkM3tKOkES_-1_ejsPDHgHGZ-xl4in8i3l38K12FlyUWKsieKzs2fGzo1GYOYJI.mp4?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=YBLRFw3fFXcQ7kNvwGKHSNS&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6Nzg4NjQ4MjQzNTUwNjIxLCJhc3NldF9hZ2VfZGF5cyI6MTA1LCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMDA5OSwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6NzUsInVybGdlbl9zb3VyY2UiOiJ3d3cifQ%3D%3D&ccb=17-1&vs=8331fe48c9c9d742&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC85NjQ3MjM4QTg3QjMzMzVCNEVBNDI2NEUzRTIyRTNBRV92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYOnBhc3N0",
"has_audio": false,
"accessibility_caption": null,
"product_type": "clips",
"video_duration": 75.7,
"clips_music_attribution_info": {
"artist_name": "Oliver Max",
"song_name": "Smiling Heart",
"uses_original_audio": false,
"should_mute_audio": false,
"should_mute_audio_reason": "",
"audio_id": "1711608879787237"
},
"is_video": true,
"owner": {
"id": "70127159370",
"username": "fetchmycamera_",
"is_verified": true,
"profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/464124732_886472936919742_2388131534569981752_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEgFUe8Hj_UR-Af4n8brIqO2O_yZfoRHnHjM_VSEqFgfOpJoZ-_uIv8BVvGuSnLWQw&_nc_ohc=zUH1QNaBCjYQ7kNvwEvfJoG&_nc_gid=rIrCBBTCedpkbi2BFdOeJA&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_Afl7bOnEEqOQh9YqpKjOfS9Nly8_GgqVf-UHM2PXwEnrRQ&oe=695A1C46&_nc_sid=d885a2",
"full_name": "Mark | Dog Photographer & Storyteller",
"is_private": false,
"is_unpublished": false,
"follower_count": 188406,
"post_count": 117
},
"taken_at": "2025-09-16T16:56:45.000Z",
"is_ad": false,
"like_count": 3487,
"is_affiliate": false,
"is_paid_partnership": false,
"location": {
"id": "110103980565013",
"has_public_page": true,
"name": "Central Park, New York City",
"slug": "central-park-new-york-city",
"address_json": "{\"street_address\": \"5th Avenue & 59th Street - Grand Army Plaza\", \"zip_code\": \"10019\", \"city_name\": \"New York, New York\", \"region_name\": \"\", \"country_code\": \"\", \"exact_city_match\": false, \"exact_region_match\": false, \"exact_country_match\": false}"
},
"comment_count": 90,
"comments": [
{
"id": "17987217557879174",
"text": "😍",
"owner": {
"id": "59201694781",
"is_verified": false,
"profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/487953757_1207254180975255_6791368254609466885_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby41ODkuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEgFUe8Hj_UR-Af4n8brIqO2O_yZfoRHnHjM_VSEqFgfOpJoZ-_uIv8BVvGuSnLWQw&_nc_ohc=qE_Ww23SCnYQ7kNvwH_hlCD&_nc_gid=rIrCBBTCedpkbi2BFdOeJA&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_Afn9DKpQeyNf-M17weq6PlGfa-TnjHbUWDOMSLsw-0Q3IQ&oe=695A2603&_nc_sid=d885a2",
"username": "bslattt_official"
},
"like_count": 0,
"created_at": "2025-11-14T17:34:59.000Z"
}
]
}
],
"credits_charged": 1,
"credits_remaining": 1000,
"request_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.
Response shape
This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.
View JSON Schema +
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"reels": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"__typename": {
"type": "string"
},
"shortcode": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"caption": {
"type": "string"
},
"thumbnail_src": {
"type": "string"
},
"display_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"video_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"has_audio": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"accessibility_caption": {
"type": [
"string",
"object",
"array",
"number",
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"product_type": {
"type": "string"
},
"video_duration": {
"type": "number"
},
"clips_music_attribution_info": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"artist_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"song_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"uses_original_audio": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"should_mute_audio": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"should_mute_audio_reason": {
"type": "string"
},
"audio_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"is_video": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"owner": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
},
"is_verified": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"profile_pic_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"full_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"is_private": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_unpublished": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"follower_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"post_count": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
},
"taken_at": {
"type": "string"
},
"is_ad": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"like_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"is_affiliate": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_paid_partnership": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"location": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"has_public_page": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"address_json": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"comment_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"comments": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"owner": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"is_verified": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"profile_pic_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"like_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"credits_charged": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "FetchGoblin credits charged for this request."
},
"credits_remaining": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Your FetchGoblin credit balance after this request."
},
"request_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "FetchGoblin request identifier."
}
}
}