Name: Instagram Downloader – Get Posts & Reels | Free · $5/mo | API.market
Brand: diyortech
SKU: api-diyortech-instagram
Availability: InStock
Author: API Market

Diyorjon

# 📸 Instagram Post, Reels & Stories Downloader API

*Programmatically fetch full-resolution media from any public Instagram URL.*

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## Overview 🗒️

The **Instagram Downloader API** converts a public Instagram link into direct download URLs for every image or video it contains—posts, carousels, Reels, Stories, even Highlights. Forget browser automation and brittle scraping; get clean JSON in a single call.

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## Features ✨

* **Single-call extraction** – photos, Reels, Stories, Highlights
* **Original quality** – highest-resolution files Instagram offers
* **Clean JSON** – predictable schema for easy parsing
* **Header-only auth** – just add `x-magicapi-key`
* **Fast & scalable** – built on API.market infrastructure
* **No third-party dependency** – 100 % native service

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## Use Cases 💡

| Industry                 | Example Workflow                                                  |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Brand Compliance**     | Auto-archive every corporate Instagram post for audits.           |
| **Competitive Analysis** | Pull thousands of competitor Reels into BI dashboards.            |
| **Creative Pipelines**   | Designers bulk-download Story frames for remixing into ads.       |
| **Newsrooms**            | Journalists capture eyewitness media before it disappears.        |
| **Academic Research**    | Build computer-vision datasets from real-world Instagram content. |

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## Visual Example 🖼️

| Input URL                                  | JSON Response (truncated)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `https://www.instagram.com/p/C92zLUJtaLy/` | `json\n{\n  "status": true,\n  "time": 4.37,\n  "result": [\n    {\n      "url": "https://cobalt.akhmadjonov.uz/tunnel?id=CYl4PbtNwfukPEuvc44K8&exp=1750781436716&sig=…",\n      "type": "image/jpeg",\n      "size": "80001",\n      "thumb": "https://cdn.akhmadjonov.uz/thumb/?cdn=…"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n` |

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## API Reference 🛠️

### Base URL

```
https://prod.api.market/api/v1/diyortech/instagram
```

### Authentication

```
x-magicapi-key: YOUR_API_MARKET_KEY
```

### Endpoint Summary

| Method  | Path         | Purpose                                    |
| ------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| **GET** | `/instagram` | Download media from a public Instagram URL |

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### GET `/instagram` 🔗

Retrieve direct links for every media file in the supplied Instagram resource.

| Parameter | In    | Type   | Required | Description                                           |
| --------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `url`     | query | string | ✅        | Full Instagram link (post, Reel, Story, or Highlight) |

#### Example Request (cURL) ✅ **(exact command)**

```bash
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://prod.api.market/api/v1/diyortech/instagram/instagram/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC92zLUJtaLy%2F' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-magicapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

#### Example Response (200)

```json
{
  "status": true,
  "time": 4.37,
  "result": [
    {
      "url": "https://cobalt.akhmadjonov.uz/tunnel?id=CYl4PbtNwfukPEuvc44K8&exp=1750781436716&sig=Jz8hx8-cx3potHTifQfLQVXG_1BAqkIg-suXKpErh8Q&sec=2OaIuuSDvBLLZW1KvCwr6mATl0uU9BJrwAi3lbJu60c&iv=iM12vaVxAg8njOhmuuEu-g",
      "type": "image/jpeg",
      "size": "80001",
      "thumb": "https://cdn.akhmadjonov.uz/thumb/?cdn=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2JhbHQuYWtobWFkam9ub3YudXovdHVubmVsP2lkPUNZbDRQYnROd2Z1a1BFdXZjNDRLOCZleHA9MTc1MDc4MTQzNjcxNiZzaWc9Sno4aHg4LWN4M3BvdEhUaWZRZkxRVlhHXzFCQXFrSWctc3VYS3BFcmg4USZzZWM9Mk9hSXV1U0R2QkxMWlcxS3ZDd3I2bUFUbDB1VTlCSnJ3QWkzbGJKdTYwYyZpdj1pTTEydmFWeEFnOG5qT2htdXVFdS1n"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Error Response (400)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_parameter",
    "message": "The parameter 'url' must be a valid Instagram link.",
    "status": 400
  }
}
```

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### Status Codes 📑

| Code    | Meaning             | Action               |
| ------- | ------------------- | -------------------- |
| **200** | Success             | Parse `result` array |
| **400** | Bad request         | Fix parameters       |
| **401** | Unauthorized        | Add/refresh key      |
| **403** | Forbidden           | Contact support      |
| **404** | URL not found       | Verify link          |
| **422** | Validation error    | Correct types        |
| **429** | Rate-limited        | Back-off, retry      |
| **500** | Server error        | Retry with delay     |
| **503** | Service unavailable | Retry later          |

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## Error Handling Tips 🛡️

1. Inspect `error.code` & `error.message`.
2. Correct client mistakes (400/422) before retrying.
3. Obey `Retry-After` on 429.
4. Back-off on 5xx with capped retries.

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## Quick-Start Code 💻

```javascript
import fetch from "node-fetch";

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_MARKET_KEY";
const BASE    = "https://prod.api.market/api/v1/diyortech/instagram";

async function downloadIG(url) {
  const qs  = new URLSearchParams({ url });
  const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/instagram?${qs}`, {
    headers: { "x-magicapi-key": API_KEY }
  });
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`API error ${res.status}`);
  return res.json(); // { status, time, result: [...] }
}
```

```python
import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_MARKET_KEY"
BASE    = "https://prod.api.market/api/v1/diyortech/instagram"

def download_ig(url: str) -> dict:
    r = requests.get(
        f"{BASE}/instagram",
        headers={"x-magicapi-key": API_KEY},
        params={"url": url},
        timeout=30
    )
    r.raise_for_status()
    return r.json()
```

```bash
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://prod.api.market/api/v1/diyortech/instagram/instagram/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC92zLUJtaLy%2F' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-magicapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

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### Performance Tips 🚀

* **Cache** completed downloads locally.
* **Parallelize** within rate limits.
* **Validate** URLs before requests.

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## FAQ ❓

**Does it work with private accounts?**
No—only public URLs.

**What media quality is returned?**
The highest resolution Instagram provides.

**Are thumbnails included?**
Yes, via the `thumb` field when available.

**Can I bulk-download thousands of posts?**
Yes—use concurrency with back-off respecting rate limits.

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## Contact Us 📬

If you have any questions or need assistance, you can reach out to us through the embedded chat on the bottom right corner of the page or send an email to hello\[at]api.market.


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Instagram Downloader – Get Posts & Reels | Free · $5/mo | API.market

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Easily download Instagram Reels, Stories, and Posts using this fast and reliable API. Perfect for content archiving, social media tools, or media analysis apps.