Instagram Audio Reels API

Returns the public Instagram reels that use a song or original audio, in Instagram's own order, from the audio's link or ID. Each has its caption, hashtags, mentions, collaborators, publish time, length, video and cover, author, and exact play, like and comment counts.

GET /v1/instagram/sound_posts

Read the API reference

1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
22 typed fields null when unknown
12 reels per page, Instagram's ranking of the audio's reels (the order its audio page shows)
url is all it needs, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/

Send one request. Get up to 12 reels 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 socialtap

url = https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/

Open in playground

GET /v1/instagram/sound_postsTry in

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/sound_posts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${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/sound_posts",
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/"},
    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/sound_posts")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/')
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/reels/audio/822282777968975/',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/sound_posts?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($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/reels/audio/822282777968975/")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/sound_posts?"+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/sound_posts' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/749652868_18576613621075834_3305084378993563391_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": "BTS official",
        "id": "2274763833",
        "is_verified": true,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bts.bighitofficial/",
        "username": "bts.bighitofficial"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 47583,
      "hashtags": [
        "BTS",
        "방탄소년단",
        "BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG"
      ],
      "id": "DdY6xztBLZr",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": false,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 47583,
          "expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
          "height": 1920,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/813817767_18592910803075834_2435059816000399444_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ig_cache_key=Mzk4ODE5NTk3OTUwNDY5NDg5MTE4NTkyOTEwODAwMDc1ODM0.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=…",
          "type": "video",
          "url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQNSWjEUWtQ_qqGAUcZtYjqsQVpiWY8QsO6Mt2hT_irw02tPY8xx9UUyt_0wHYaxa9QfnYEvxFMyQSwaUccDDSppN8H4iOBqaR0ujow.mp4?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=S…",
          "width": 1080
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": 17547,
        "like_count": 1960365,
        "quote_count": null,
        "repost_count": null,
        "save_count": null,
        "share_count": null,
        "view_count": 19625255
      },
      "platform": "instagram",
      "platform_specific": {
        "instagram": {
          "is_ai_generated": false,
          "link": null,
          "location": null
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "reel",
      "published_at": "2026-09-17T13:00:03Z",
      "text": "BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ LIVE VIEWING FROM BUENOS AIRES & SÃO PAULO\nCelebrate the finale of the Latin America tour in cinemas!\n\n🎬 Live from Argentina October 24, and Brazil October 30*\n*Broadcasts in some territories are scheduled later to accommodate local time zones.\n\n#BTS #방탄소…",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/813817767_18592910803075834_2435059816000399444_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ig_cache_key=Mzk4ODE5NTk3OTUwNDY5NDg5MTE4NTkyOTEwODAwMDc1ODM0.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=…",
      "title": null,
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdY6xztBLZr/"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/693554212_18209827891330660_6621435266931921089_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&edm=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&oh=S…",
        "display_name": "Música Entrelíneas",
        "id": "9976858659",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/musicaentrelineas_/",
        "username": "musicaentrelineas_"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 28833,
      "hashtags": [
        "BTSNotToday",
        "armybtsfans",
        "youneverwalkalonebts"
      ],
      "id": "DehPYMqABST",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": false,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 28833,
          "expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
          "height": 684,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/849745634_18228394561330660_4334229251781734573_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ig_cache_key=NDAwODU1Mjc3Njg5MTExMDU0NzE4MjI4Mzk0NTU1MzMwNjYw.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=…",
          "type": "video",
          "url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPYdZPGj1tDySyhbllS70jhBBOgd9wcbIjUDIfgfWOsSJIaKR8vCW4n_6RS7ubziJn5eyK_O3vMgkcGNL4ZoMungYRfAT7AH1QmV08.mp4?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=S…",
          "width": 1280
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": 3,
        "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": "reel",
      "published_at": "2026-10-15T15:06:14Z",
      "text": "📅 Lanzada el 13 de febrero de 2017, ”Not Today” de BT formó parte del álbum You Never Walk Alone, la reedición de WINGS, y fue uno de los sencillos principales del proyecto junto a “Spring Day”. \n\n🎬 El videoclip se estrenó a través del canal oficial de YouTube de Big Hit Entertai…",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/849745634_18228394561330660_4334229251781734573_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ig_cache_key=NDAwODU1Mjc3Njg5MTExMDU0NzE4MjI4Mzk0NTU1MzMwNjYw.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=…",
      "title": null,
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehPYMqABST/"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/859316134_18112282658068468_4599673650844066402_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&edm=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&oh=S…",
        "display_name": "@bts_ lyrics_song....",
        "id": "32003876467",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bts_lyrics_song_19/",
        "username": "bts_lyrics_song_19"
      },
      "coauthors": [],
      "duration_ms": 18878,
      "hashtags": [
        "btsarmy",
        "bangtan",
        "btslyrics"
      ],
      "id": "Deov07vSo6m",
      "is_nsfw": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "is_sponsored": false,
      "language": null,
      "media": [
        {
          "alt_text": null,
          "duration_ms": 18878,
          "expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
          "height": 1280,
          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/855904611_993119610496656_1172092764080329878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=NDAxMDY2NTgxMzkxNjQyMTc5OA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23…",
          "type": "video",
          "url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQMtNynnsL1T0bcraO9SVS9tnR8o7DA__iJ8kXvVr3eLP1vD-mOSQq0EJ3NAG1w9W_kEkmEq7HZ8MtmN1Ht_hCXAAjGPDO7LtJ3-RvA.mp4?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=S…",
          "width": 720
        }
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "metrics": {
        "comment_count": 0,
        "like_count": 29,
        "quote_count": null,
        "repost_count": null,
        "save_count": null,
        "share_count": null,
        "view_count": 712
      },
      "platform": "instagram",
      "platform_specific": {
        "instagram": {
          "is_ai_generated": false,
          "link": null,
          "location": null
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "reel",
      "published_at": "2026-10-18T13:05:12Z",
      "text": "Who is your favorite line comment me🫰🏻😊#btsarmy #bangtan #btslyrics #bts #mnijungkook🎶💜🎀✨️",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/855904611_993119610496656_1172092764080329878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=NDAxMDY2NTgxMzkxNjQyMTc5OA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23…",
      "title": null,
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Deov07vSo6m/"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "instagram",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 1001,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": {
      "kind": "sound",
      "id": "822282777968975",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/"
    },
    "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.soundPosts.list({ url: "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/" });
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/reels/audio/822282777968975/");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/sound_posts?" + 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/reels/audio/822282777968975/"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/sound_posts?" + 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/sound_posts")
        .query(&[("url", "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/")])
        .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/sound_postsLong 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 audio link (the audio page's instagram.com/reels/audio/822282777968975/, as a reel's audio link or the app's share sheet gives it) or the audio's numeric ID (the number in that link: a song's audio cluster or asset ID, or an original audio's ID).
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.

What teams build with the Instagram Audio Reels API.

Track how a song spreads on Reels
Find creators using an audio in a campaign
Measure an audio's reach across its reels

Good to know before you build.

Reels come in Instagram's order for the audio, not by date, so since and until filter each page without ending the walk.
When Instagram has merged an original audio with other audio and its page shows another one instead, the answer is private_or_unavailable, never the other audio's reels.
like_count and view_count are null when the owner hides them. Share and save counts are null: Instagram doesn't show them logged out.
Instagram's continuation grows with every page, so a very long walk ends with page.end_reason platform_limit.

1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

Plans and packs How this endpoint is priced How credits work

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 Audio Reels API.

Try it on a link you already have.

Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code.

free credits

No credit card
Failed requests are free
Works on all 218 endpoints

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Instagram Audio Reels API. Reels, page by page.