Instagram Stories API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"username": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories"
payload = {
"username": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({username: '<string>', callback_url: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'username' => '<string>',
'callback_url' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}Instagram
Instagram Stories
Collect the stories a public Instagram account has live now.
POST
/
v1
/
instagram
/
stories
Instagram Stories API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"username": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories"
payload = {
"username": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({username: '<string>', callback_url: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'username' => '<string>',
'callback_url' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/stories")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"username\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}Instagram Stories
Collect the stories a public Instagram account currently has live, with media URLs, the author and posting times. Submit an asynchronous task, then read its standard results.{
"username": "natgeo"
}
Standard Result Fields
Task results use the stable SocQ fields below. Source-specific field names and formats are normalized without inferring or enriching values that the source did not provide. To request a smaller field set, usefields for MCP queries, _result_fields for typed tools, or --result-fields in the CLI. Declared fields remain present when their value is null.
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Unique identifier for this result item. |
platform | string | No | Platform the result belongs to, such as instagram or linkedin. |
resource | string | No | SocQ resource represented by the result, such as videos or comments. |
type | string | No | Category of the result item, such as video, post, or comment. |
url | string | Yes | Public URL of the result item when available. |
published_at | string | Yes | Time the source item was published, in ISO 8601 format when available. |
collected_at | string | No | Time SocQ collected or processed this result, in ISO 8601 format. |
title | string | Yes | Title of the highlight collection or item. |
author | object | Yes | Author or publisher of the content. |
author.id | string | Yes | Unique identifier of the author. |
author.username | string | Yes | Public username or handle of the account. |
author.name | string | Yes | Display name of the author. |
author.url | string | Yes | Public URL of the author when available. |
author.avatar_url | string | Yes | URL of the account avatar image. |
author.is_verified | boolean | Yes | Whether the account is verified on the platform. |
author.is_private | boolean | Yes | Whether the account is private. |
cover_url | string | Yes | URL of the cover image. |
item_count | integer | Yes | Number of items contained in the collection. |
media | array<object> | Yes | Images, videos, or other media attached to the result. |
media.type | string | Yes | Media kind, such as image or video. |
media.url | string | Yes | URL of the media asset. |
media.thumbnail_url | string | Yes | URL of the media preview image. |
media.width | integer | Yes | Media width in pixels. |
media.height | integer | Yes | Media height in pixels. |
media.duration_seconds | number | Yes | Media duration in seconds. |
Completed Task Response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "example-instagram-stories",
"status": "succeeded",
"public_id": "instagram/stories",
"result_count": 1,
"credits_amount": 0.5,
"results": {
"limit": 50,
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"schema_id": "highlight",
"schema_version": "1.0",
"items": [
{
"id": "4025825271994359150",
"platform": "instagram",
"resource": "stories",
"type": "story",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/natgeo/4025825271994359150/",
"published_at": "2026-11-08T11:03:11Z",
"collected_at": "2026-11-09T06:37:43Z",
"title": null,
"author": {
"id": "787132",
"username": "natgeo",
"name": "National Geographic",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/natgeo-avatar.jpg",
"is_verified": true,
"is_private": false
},
"cover_url": "https://example.com/story-cover.jpg",
"item_count": null,
"media": [
{
"type": "image",
"url": "https://example.com/story.jpg",
"thumbnail_url": "https://example.com/story.jpg",
"width": 750,
"height": 1334,
"duration_seconds": null
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
Authorizations
bearerAuthapiKeyAuth
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json
Provide a public Instagram username. Returns the stories the account currently has live; each story stays available for 24 hours after posting.

