Instagram Highlight Stories API. Stories, page by page.
Stories saved to a highlight, with media links. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.
Instagram Highlight Stories API at a glance
Returns the stories saved to a public Instagram highlight, oldest first, from its link, share link or ID. Each has its image or video link at the best quality Instagram serves, cover, size, length, publish time, hashtag and link stickers, paid-partnership and AI labels, and the account that posted it.
GET /v1/instagram/playlist_stories
- 1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
- 22 typed fields null when unknown
- 50 stories per page, oldest first
urlis all it needs, e.g.https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18195781759377100/
Send one request. Get up to 50 stories back.
Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free.
$ npm install socialtapurl = https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18195781759377100/const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories",
params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'url' => 'https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("url", "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories?"+q.Encode(), nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var body struct {
Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
Page json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"`
Error *struct {
Code string `json:"code"`
Message string `json:"message"`
} `json:"error"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if body.Error != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
}
fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"{
"data": [
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/869722290_18678730255039232_6152089836157107925_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&edm=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&oh=SCR…",
"display_name": null,
"id": "290023231",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/realmadrid/",
"username": "realmadrid"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": null,
"hashtags": [
"realmadrid",
"welcomemourinho"
],
"id": "3917364035672260085",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": false,
"language": null,
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": null,
"expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
"height": 2080,
"thumbnail_url": null,
"type": "image",
"url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/720486696_18631855093039232_5069687619599217584_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM2NDAzNTY3MjI2MDA4NQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=…",
"width": 1170
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": null,
"like_count": null,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": null,
"share_count": null,
"view_count": null
},
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_specific": {
"instagram": {
"is_ai_generated": false,
"link": {
"url": "https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/club/actualidad/comunicado-oficial-mourinho-11-06-2026"
},
"location": null
}
},
"platform_type": "story",
"published_at": "2026-06-11T19:30:04Z",
"text": null,
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/720486696_18631855093039232_5069687619599217584_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM2NDAzNTY3MjI2MDA4NQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=…",
"title": null,
"type": "image",
"unknown_fields": [
"mentions"
],
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/?story_media_id=3917364035672260085_290023231"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/869722290_18678730255039232_6152089836157107925_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&edm=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&oh=SCR…",
"display_name": null,
"id": "290023231",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/realmadrid/",
"username": "realmadrid"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": null,
"hashtags": [],
"id": "3917365496279774237",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": false,
"language": null,
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": null,
"expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
"height": 2080,
"thumbnail_url": null,
"type": "image",
"url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/721051652_18631856191039232_4694862753255422851_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM2NTQ5NjI3OTc3NDIzNw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=…",
"width": 1170
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": null,
"like_count": null,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": null,
"share_count": null,
"view_count": null
},
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_specific": {
"instagram": {
"is_ai_generated": false,
"link": null,
"location": null
}
},
"platform_type": "story",
"published_at": "2026-06-11T19:32:58Z",
"text": null,
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/721051652_18631856191039232_4694862753255422851_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM2NTQ5NjI3OTc3NDIzNw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=…",
"title": null,
"type": "image",
"unknown_fields": [
"mentions"
],
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/?story_media_id=3917365496279774237_290023231"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/869722290_18678730255039232_6152089836157107925_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&edm=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&oh=SCR…",
"display_name": null,
"id": "290023231",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/realmadrid/",
"username": "realmadrid"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": 26267,
"hashtags": [],
"id": "3917374414358913962",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": false,
"language": null,
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": 26267,
"expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
"height": 1920,
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/722637717_1888422201829905_6343097297541700097_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM3NDQxNDM1ODkxMzk2Mg%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=2…",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m78/AQPe8c_sX9oYvmyhUtolHBGD_Zo85so1NjIJZFS0Pf4bDyammWgYguAtgtRra5B5miE1IXI3ugBVUZHkOV30Xwit5iA7FKsqnLwNAac.mp4?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=S…",
"width": 1080
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": null,
"like_count": null,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": null,
"share_count": null,
"view_count": null
},
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_specific": {
"instagram": {
"is_ai_generated": true,
"link": null,
"location": null
}
},
"platform_type": "story",
"published_at": "2026-06-11T19:50:41Z",
"text": null,
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/722637717_1888422201829905_6343097297541700097_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ig_cache_key=MzkxNzM3NDQxNDM1ODkxMzk2Mg%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=2…",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [
"mentions"
],
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/?story_media_id=3917374414358913962_290023231"
}
],
"page": {
"has_more": false,
"next_cursor": null,
"next_cursor_expires_at": null,
"end_reason": "end"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "instagram",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 1038,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "playlist",
"id": "18142220566530226",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": []
}
}import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.instagram.playlistStories.list({ url: "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "url=" + encode("https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_stories")
.query(&[("url", "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18142220566530226/")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/playlist_storiesLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs One schema on 21 platforms.
The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.
Null means unknown
A field Instagram doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
An Instagram highlight: its link (instagram.com/stories/highlights/18195781759377100/), its share link (instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTk1NzgxNzU5Mzc3MTAw), or its numeric ID with or without the highlight: prefix (the number in that link). m.instagram.com links and tracking params are accepted.
Write one parser
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.
platformstring- Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring- Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).
urlstring- Canonical post URL.
typestring- Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring- The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring- Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring- Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring- BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.
Live data from 33 platforms.
What teams build with the Instagram Highlight Stories API.
Archive a brand's highlights before they change
Download a highlight's images and videos
Track when each campaign story went up
Run highlight stories through moderation
Good to know before you build.
- Stories come oldest first, as Instagram plays them. until ends the walk and since filters.
- Media URLs are Instagram CDN links that expire at media[].expires_at, so download what you need before then.
- Caption, like, comment and view counts are null because stories show none in public. mentions is listed in unknown_fields: mention stickers don't show logged out.
- Each story's url opens the highlight at that story.
- A story's link sticker (or older swipe-up link) is in platform_specific.instagram.link, with Instagram's redirect removed.
1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.
Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.
| Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|
| Any source | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
- Cache hits are free.
- Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
- A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
- Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
- Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.
Questions about the Instagram Highlight Stories API.
More in the API reference.
Where do I find a highlight's ID?
In its link, instagram.com/stories/highlights/<ID>/. The app's share link (instagram.com/s/…) works as it is.
Can I get an account's current stories?
No. Instagram shows stories still in an account's tray only to logged-in viewers. Stories the account saved to a highlight are public.
How much does the Instagram Highlight Stories API cost?
A page of up to 50 stories costs 1 credit. Every successful page is charged, empty pages included. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.
How do I get the next page?
Repeat the same request with cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response, keeping the other parameters. When page.has_more is false there are no more pages. Cursors expire after 24 hours.
Try it on a link you already have.
Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code.
100free credits
- No credit card
- Failed requests are free
- Works on all 218 endpoints