Get post details from Instagram with KonbiniAPI

Instagram API: Returns details for a single post by its shortcode, including media, captions, and engagement counts. Supports photos, videos, and…

This API endpoint returns details for a single post by its shortcode, including media, captions, and engagement counts. Supports photos, videos, and carousels.

Perfect for

Individual post performance metrics and engagement attribution
Viral post analysis and content strategy reverse-engineering
Sponsored post identification for influencer compliance audits

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1. Make the request

const response = await fetch("https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/posts/DGS29x", {
  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": "Video",
    "id": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CybWViruta1/",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CybWViruta1/",
    "entityId": "CybWViruta1",
    "content": "When you realize there is a simpler way #learnfromkhaby",
    "published": "2026-02-27T18:36:42.000Z",
    "likeCount": 2800000,
    "commentCount": 29200,
    "attributedTo": {
      "type": "Person",
      "id": "https://www.instagram.com/khaby00/",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/khaby00/",
      "entityId": "779085683",
      "preferredUsername": "khaby00",
      "name": "Khabane Lame",
      "icon": {
        "type": "Image",
        "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/avatar.jpg"
      },
      "role": "collaborator"
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "Place",
      "id": "213385402",
      "name": "Los Angeles, California",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/213385402/",
      "latitude": 34.0522,
      "longitude": -118.2437
    },
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Tag",
        "name": "learnfromkhaby",
        "href": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/learnfromkhaby/"
      }
    ],
    "language": "en",
    "isEdited": false,
    "isSponsored": false,
    "viewCount": 42600000,
    "duration": 23,
    "contentFormat": "reel",
    "attachment": [
      {
        "type": "Video",
        "url": [
          "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/video.mp4"
        ],
        "mediaType": "video/mp4",
        "width": 576,
        "height": 1024
      }
    ],
    "image": {
      "type": "Image",
      "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/avatar.jpg",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1920
    },
    "audio": {
      "type": "Audio",
      "id": "https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/293394603591002/",
      "entityId": "293394603591002",
      "name": "Original audio",
      "artist": "khaby00",
      "isOriginal": true,
      "duration": 85.216
    },
    "name": "Photo of Khabane Lame",
    "totalItems": 5,
    "items": [
      {
        "type": "Image",
        "entityId": "3214260996432123574",
        "image": {
          "type": "Image",
          "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/avatar.jpg",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920
        },
        "attachment": [
          {
            "type": "Video",
            "url": [
              "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/video.mp4"
            ],
            "mediaType": "video/mp4",
            "width": 576,
            "height": 1024
          }
        ],
        "name": "Photo of Khabane Lame"
      }
    ]
  }
}