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Instagram API · Endpoint

Instagram Highlights API

List a public profile's story highlights: each collection's title and ID.

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  • instagram.highlights.list
Response completed
{  "summary": {    "username": "nasa",    "available_on_page": 5,    "continuation_supported": false,    "user_id": "528817151"  },  "items": [    {      "data": {        "title": "Roman",        "id": "18195781759377100",        "owner_username": "nasa",        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18195781759377100/"      }    },    {      "data": {        "title": "Wallpapers",        "id": "18123023338592759",        "owner_username": "nasa",        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18123023338592759/"      }    }  ]}
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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

FieldTypeRequiredWhat it doesExample
username string yes Public Instagram username nasa
limit integer no Maximum highlight collections from the public tray; this endpoint returns collection metadata without continuation From 1 to 10. Default: 10. 5
Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

FieldTypeWhat it isExample
items[].data.title string The highlight's title. Roman
items[].data object The highlight. 4 fields
items[].data.id string The highlight's ID; send it to the highlight items endpoint. 18195781759377100
items[].data.owner_username string The account's username. nasa
items[].data.url string The highlight's link on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18195781759377100/
items array The profile's highlights. 3 records
summary object Totals and paging details for this answer. 4 fields
summary.available_on_page integer How many highlights the profile shows. 5
summary.continuation_supported boolean Whether a next page can be requested; always false here. false
summary.user_id string The account's Instagram ID. 528817151
summary.username string The account's username. nasa
REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "instagram.highlights.list",  "input": {    "limit": 5,    "username": "nasa"  }}'
In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client
1Add the Upscrape MCP server
https://data.upscrape.com/mcp
2Ask for the data in plain words

With Upscrape, get the Instagram highlights for username "nasa". Tell me what it costs before you run it, then show the results as a table.

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.
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Questions

Instagram Highlights API FAQ

The short answers. The docs have the long ones.

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How much does the Instagram Highlights API cost?

1 credit per successful call, shown before it runs. You buy credits once, and paid credits never expire.

What do I send?

Send username. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Do I need an Instagram login?

No. It reads public Instagram data; nothing runs on your account.

Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds instagram.highlights.list, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

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