Instagram photo downloader

Paste a public Instagram photo link. Get the image file.

SampleRecorded public data, shortened. Run the tool for a live result.

Verified NASA’s Johnson Space Center @nasajohnson

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90,356 views, 6,271 likes, 64 comments, 0:41, Oct 29, 2026

Download video

Free, no signup. A limited number of lookups per visitor each hour. Public data only.

How it works

A photo post returns the image file address. A carousel returns each image address. A reel returns a video file instead. The recorded sample on this page is a reel, so the sample shows a video file. Private accounts are not available, and download links expire.

Use this in your app

This tool calls GET /v1/instagram/post. See the reference, or get early access for a key.

curl

curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/instagram/post" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfF3eqGSKKc/"

Python

import os
import requests

params = {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfF3eqGSKKc/",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/instagram/post",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
)
body = res.json()

if body["ok"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/instagram/post");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfF3eqGSKKc/"
}).toString();
const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.ok) {
  console.log(body.data);
} else {
  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
}

n8n

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SocialScrape Instagram post or reel details",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/instagram/post",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "url",
              "value": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfF3eqGSKKc/"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Questions

Does a carousel come back as one file?

No. Each image in the carousel is its own address.

Does it save the caption?

The caption is shown next to the file. The download is the image.

Is this tool free?

Yes. No account and no card. Each visitor gets a limited number of lookups an hour, so it stays free for everyone.

How do I get this data in my own app?

Send GET /v1/instagram/post with your key in the x-api-key header. A request costs 1 credit. A repeat of something fetched recently costs 0 credits, and failed requests are free. See the reference.