Get user reels — Instagram API

Returns a paginated list of reels from an Instagram user's profile, newest first. Maximum 8 reels per page. Includes video URLs, captions, and engagement counts.

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GET/v1/instagram/users/{username}/reels1 credit per request

Example response200OK

{
  "data": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#",
      "https://konbiniapi.com/ns/social#"
    ],
    "type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
    "partOf": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/users/khaby00/reels",
    "totalItems": 1309,
    "cursor": null,
    "nextCursor": "eyJ1c2VySWQiOiI3NzkwODU2ODMiLCJzZWVkIjoiMzIwNDU1MTczMjA5NjIzNDEyMyIsImFmdGVyIjoiQVFBQno4azl4MSJ9",
    "next": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/users/khaby00/reels?cursor=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiI3NzkwODU2ODMiLCJzZWVkIjoiMzIwNDU1MTczMjA5NjIzNDEyMyIsImFmdGVyIjoiQVFBQno4azl4MSJ9&count=8",
    "itemCount": 30,
    "orderedItems": [
      {
        "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"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Make the request.

One authenticated GET to /v1/instagram/users/{username}/reels. Authentication and error conventions stay consistent across endpoints. This page shows the path, parameters, response shape, limits, and credit rule for this operation.

Built for

Reel engagement benchmarking and virality score tracking
Short-form video performance analysis for influencer audits
Creator video content strategy research and competitive analysis

Full reference for this endpoint

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

const data = await response.json();

Parameters3

usernamerequiredIn · PathType · stringInstagram username (with or without @ symbol)
countIn · QueryType · integerNumber of reels to fetch (maximum: 8 — Instagram enforces this server-side)1–8default 8
cursorIn · QueryType · stringPagination cursor

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