Get user story highlights from Instagram with KonbiniAPI

Instagram API: Returns the list of story highlight reels on a user's profile. Use the highlight endpoint to get individual stories within a highlight.

This API endpoint returns the list of story highlight reels on a user's profile. Use the highlight endpoint to get individual stories within a highlight.

Perfect for

Brand narrative and evergreen story content auditing
Highlight strategy research for competitive profile analysis
Creator profile completeness assessment for influencer vetting

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1. Make the request

const response = await fetch("https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/users/khaby00/highlights", {
  headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

const data = await response.json();

2. Get clean JSON

Response (200 OK)

{
  "data": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#",
      "https://konbiniapi.com/ns/social#"
    ],
    "type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
    "partOf": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/users/khaby00/highlights",
    "totalItems": 1309,
    "cursor": "0",
    "nextCursor": "1772217402000",
    "next": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/users/khaby00/highlights?cursor=abc123",
    "itemCount": 30,
    "orderedItems": [
      {
        "type": "OrderedCollection",
        "id": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17890000000000001/",
        "entityId": "highlight:17890000000000001",
        "name": "Best of 2025",
        "image": {
          "type": "Image",
          "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/avatar.jpg"
        },
        "totalItems": 42
      }
    ]
  }
}