Instagram Hashtag API reference

A page of recent public posts carrying a hashtag, with a cursor. Search Instagram by tag and page through the results. Takes a keyword, 8 credits a call.

This named API keeps Instagram fields in Instagram's own vocabulary. For a higher-level product page, see Instagram Hashtag API.

Endpoint

GET /v1/instagram/hashtag
Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...

`POST` is also accepted with the same parameters in the request body. Send the key in the `Authorization` header, never in the query string.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Notes
`q`	string	yes	Search term or hashtag, up to 100 characters. Trimmed and lowercased before the lookup.
`cursor`	string	no	Cursor returned by the previous page.
`limit`	integer	no	Maximum items to return, up to 50.

Sample Request

This is a copyable request shape. Replace the sample values with the public Instagram target or parameters your workflow uses.

curl -G 'https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/instagram/hashtag' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'q=coffee' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=20'

Sample Response

A response this API returned, against the target above. Your values depend on the resource you ask about and when you ask.

{
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DcxsWKsEneF/",
        "likes": 0,
        "saves": null,
        "views": null,
        "cached": false,
        "postId": "DcxsWKsEneF",
        "caption": "Drip it yourself ☕️\nเลือกเมล็ดที่ชอบ แล้วลองดริปกาแฟด้วยตัวเอง\nไม่ต้องมีประสบการณ์ บาริสต้าของเราคอยแนะนำให้ทุกขั้นตอน\nมาลองสนุกกับกาแฟแก้วที่คุณดริปเอง\nที่ณิธานพระตำหนัก 🌿\n\nพร้อมให้บริการ\n☕️ กาแฟ\n🍰 เบเกอรี่\n🥯 อาหารสไตล์ All day Breakfast and Lunch\n🍺 เครื่องดื่ม\n📌 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 เปิดบริการทุกวัน 07.30-22.00 น.\n📌 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐍𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 07.30-18.00 น.\nสาขาเขาพระตำหนัก พัทยา ตั้งอยู่ในโครงการ Pattaya Fisherman Village\n📞 โทร [redacted]\n#ณิธาน #NITANPATTAYA #ณิธานพัทยา #เขาพระตำหนัก #พัท…",
        "comments": 0,
        "username": "nitanpratumnak",
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T07:24:18Z",
        "mediaType": "image",
        "profileLink": "https://www.instagram.com/nitanpratumnak",
        "publishedAt": null,
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "sourceTimestamp": null
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcxr_IFtZcG/",
        "likes": 0,
        "saves": null,
        "views": null,
        "cached": false,
        "postId": "Dcxr_IFtZcG",
        "caption": "Coffee Journey @carboncafeeu #cafe #coffeelover #coffeetime #coffeeshop #coffee",
        "comments": 0,
        "username": "carboncafeeu",
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T07:24:18Z",
        "mediaType": "image",
        "profileLink": "https://www.instagram.com/carboncafeeu",
        "publishedAt": null,
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "sourceTimestamp": null
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DcxruS0MDQG/",
        "likes": 0,
        "saves": null,
        "views": null,
        "cached": false,
        "postId": "DcxruS0MDQG",
        "caption": "Indian morning be like\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n#fujifilm #photography #morning #coffee #summer",
        "comments": 0,
        "username": "isynashigaru",
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T07:24:18Z",
        "mediaType": "image",
        "profileLink": "https://www.instagram.com/isynashigaru",
        "publishedAt": null,
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "sourceTimestamp": null
      }
    ],
    "cached": false,
    "fetchedAt": null,
    "nextCursor": null,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": null
  },
  "success": true,
  "available": true
}

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`items`	array	A page of public Instagram posts or videos.
`nextCursor`	string \| null	Pass as cursor to request the next page.
`items[].views`	integer \| null	Present only where the platform reports it.
`items[].likes`	integer \| null	Per-item public like count.
`items[].cached`	boolean	Matches the page provenance on cached reads.
`fetchedAt`	ISO datetime	When Sourcevine read the public page.
`sourceTimestamp`	ISO datetime \| null	The platform timestamp when it is available.
`cached`	boolean	True when this answer repeats an identical request made moments earlier.
`cacheAgeSeconds`	integer	Seconds since the reading was taken.

Availability States

Status	Charged	Client behavior
`available`	yes for live reads	Use data.
`not_found`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`private`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`unsupported`	no	Fix the URL or call the matching API.
`upstream_unavailable`	no	Retry later with backoff.

Unavailable resources return `success: true`, `available: false`, `availability`, and `data: null`. API or authentication failures return `success: false` with an `error` object.

Billing

A call costs 8 credits. A deleted, private or empty resource is charged like any lookup and says so. An unsupported URL or a read we could not complete is not charged. The `X-Credits-Charged` response header is the source of truth for what happened on that request.

Successful responses include `fetchedAt`, the time we read the platform.

What This API Does Not Return

No contact or bio fields: Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
No private data: Private accounts, restricted content and unavailable resources return typed availability instead of guessed data.
No comments or downloads: List APIs return recent public post metadata and metrics. They do not return comment bodies, media files or hidden analytics.

Last updated 1 September 2026