Media Endpoints

Get posts, reels, likes, comments, and media details.

Authentication & errors

All endpoints require x-access-key header. See Authentication. Error responses: Response Codes.

GET /v1/media/by/code

Get media object. Returns a Media object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`code`	string	Yes	Code

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/code?code=DRqAYKuAIUx"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_by_code_v1(code="DRqAYKuAIUx")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/code",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"code": "DRqAYKuAIUx"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/code?code=DRqAYKuAIUx",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "pk": "3776832898280228145",
  "id": "3776832898280228145_787132",
  "code": "DRqAYKuAIUx",
  "taken_at": "2025-11-29T22:00:31Z",
  "taken_at_ts": 1764453631,
  "media_type": 2,
  "product_type": "clips",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "user": {
    "pk": "787132",
    "id": "787132",
    "username": "natgeo",
    "full_name": "National Geographic",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true
  },
  "comment_count": 485,
  "comments_disabled": false,
  "like_count": 135428,
  "play_count": 2866123,
  "has_liked": false,
  "caption_text": "Even the heaviest rain feels peaceful here.\n\n#HostilePlanet is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.",
  "usertags": [],
  "sponsor_tags": [],
  "video_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "view_count": 0,
  "video_duration": 22.31399917602539,
  "title": "",
  "resources": [],
  "image_versions": [
    {
      "estimated_scans_sizes": [
        27870,
        55740,
        83610
      ],
      "height": 1333,
      "scans_profile": "e35",
      "url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "width": 750,
      "is_spatial_image": false
    }
  ],
  "video_versions": [
    {
      "bandwidth": 2315752,
      "height": 1280,
      "id": "1525428988604088v",
      "type": 101,
      "url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "url_expiration_timestamp_us": null,
      "width": 720,
      "fallback": null
    }
  ],
  "like_and_view_counts_disabled": false,
  "coauthor_producers": [],
  "is_paid_partnership": false
}

GET /v1/media/by/id

Get media object. Returns a Media object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes	Id

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/id?id=3776832898280228145"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_by_id_v1(id="3776832898280228145")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/id",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"id": "3776832898280228145"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/id?id=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "pk": "3776832898280228145",
  "id": "3776832898280228145_787132",
  "code": "DRqAYKuAIUx",
  "taken_at": "2025-11-29T22:00:31Z",
  "taken_at_ts": 1764453631,
  "media_type": 2,
  "product_type": "clips",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "user": {
    "pk": "787132",
    "id": "787132",
    "username": "natgeo",
    "full_name": "National Geographic",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sjc6-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true
  },
  "comment_count": 485,
  "comments_disabled": false,
  "like_count": 135428,
  "play_count": 2866123,
  "has_liked": false,
  "caption_text": "Even the heaviest rain feels peaceful here.\n\n#HostilePlanet is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.",
  "usertags": [],
  "sponsor_tags": [],
  "video_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "view_count": 0,
  "video_duration": 22.31399917602539,
  "title": "",
  "resources": [],
  "image_versions": [
    {
      "estimated_scans_sizes": [
        27870,
        55740,
        83610
      ],
      "height": 1333,
      "scans_profile": "e35",
      "url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "width": 750,
      "is_spatial_image": false
    }
  ],
  "video_versions": [
    {
      "bandwidth": 2315752,
      "height": 1280,
      "id": "1525428988604088v",
      "type": 101,
      "url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "url_expiration_timestamp_us": null,
      "width": 720,
      "fallback": null
    }
  ],
  "like_and_view_counts_disabled": false,
  "coauthor_producers": [],
  "is_paid_partnership": false
}

GET /v1/media/by/url

Get media object. Returns a Media object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Yes	Url

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/url?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_by_url_v1(url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/url",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/by/url?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "pk": "3776832898280228145",
  "id": "3776832898280228145_787132",
  "code": "DRqAYKuAIUx",
  "taken_at": "2025-11-29T22:00:31Z",
  "taken_at_ts": 1764453631,
  "media_type": 2,
  "product_type": "clips",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "user": {
    "pk": "787132",
    "id": "787132",
    "username": "natgeo",
    "full_name": "National Geographic",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true
  },
  "comment_count": 485,
  "comments_disabled": false,
  "like_count": 135428,
  "play_count": 2866123,
  "has_liked": false,
  "caption_text": "Even the heaviest rain feels peaceful here.\n\n#HostilePlanet is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.",
  "usertags": [],
  "sponsor_tags": [],
  "video_url": "https://scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "view_count": 0,
  "video_duration": 22.31399917602539,
  "title": "",
  "resources": [],
  "image_versions": [
    {
      "estimated_scans_sizes": [
        27870,
        55740,
        83610
      ],
      "height": 1333,
      "scans_profile": "e35",
      "url": "https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "width": 750,
      "is_spatial_image": false
    }
  ],
  "video_versions": [
    {
      "bandwidth": 2315752,
      "height": 1280,
      "id": "1525428988604088v",
      "type": 101,
      "url": "https://scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "url_expiration_timestamp_us": null,
      "width": 720,
      "fallback": null
    }
  ],
  "like_and_view_counts_disabled": false,
  "coauthor_producers": [],
  "is_paid_partnership": false
}

GET /v1/media/code/from/pk

Get media code from pk

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`pk`	string	Yes	Pk

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/code/from/pk?pk=3776832898280228145"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_code_from_pk_v1(pk="3776832898280228145")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/code/from/pk",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"pk": "3776832898280228145"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/code/from/pk?pk=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

"DRqAYKuAIUx"

GET /v1/media/comments/chunk

Get comments on a media. Returns a list of Comment objects.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes	Id
`min_id`	string	No	Min Id
`max_id`	string	No	Max Id
`can_support_threading`	boolean	No	Can Support Threading

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/comments/chunk?id=3776832898280228145"
# Next page: add &max_id=... from previous response

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_comments_chunk_v1(id="3776832898280228145")
# Next page: cl.media_comments_chunk_v1(id="3776832898280228145", max_id="...")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/comments/chunk",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"id": "3776832898280228145"},
)
# Next page: add "max_id": "..." to params
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/comments/chunk?id=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();
// Next page: add &max_id=... to URL

Example response

[
  [
    {
      "pk": "18333964546215235",
      "text": "Wooow🔥👏",
      "user": {
        "pk": "40128242138",
        "id": "40128242138",
        "username": "_pauline_perla_",
        "full_name": "Paulina",
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-lis1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "profile_pic_url_hd": null,
        "is_private": false,
        "is_verified": false
      },
      "created_at_utc": "2025-11-30T07:52:06Z",
      "content_type": "comment",
      "status": "Active",
      "has_liked": false,
      "like_count": 3
    },
    {
      "pk": "17992046705899459",
      "text": "😍😍😍amazing",
      "user": {
        "pk": "1791264033",
        "id": "1791264033",
        "username": "victoria.mvr",
        "full_name": "Victoria💫",
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-lis1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "profile_pic_url_hd": null,
        "is_private": true,
        "is_verified": false
      },
      "created_at_utc": "2025-11-29T22:20:18Z",
      "content_type": "comment",
      "status": "Active",
      "has_liked": false,
      "like_count": 4
    },
    {
      "pk": "18178774921320754",
      "text": "God bless our planet 💚🙏",
      "user": {
        "pk": "5646775780",
        "id": "5646775780",
        "username": "adriana.prn.71",
        "full_name": "Adriana Peñaloza",
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-lis1-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "profile_pic_url_hd": null,
        "is_private": true,
        "is_verified": false
      },
      "created_at_utc": "2025-11-30T00:38:59Z",
      "content_type": "comment",
      "status": "Active",
      "has_liked": false,
      "like_count": 35
    }
  ],
  "IntcImNhY2hlZF9jb21tZW50c19jdXJzb3JcIjpcIjE4MDUzOTA1MDI1NjYyNTA3XCIsXCJiaWZpbHRlcl90b2tlblwiOlwiR2dZWWdRRUFkVzNGVnRDTlB3QkREUnJFcENKQkFNUDNyOUNyNno4QU1obWozWC1WUUFEZXZ1NnZac2NfQU1KTWQyWEZwVDhBMWdrRzZEUVFRQUJhTGg2bV9VQkJBQ0VLWVdLYmZVQUFVOFpNblY1UVFBQXVmY2xwekhvX0FMc0lvT0JzRzBBQUpSX2YxWVVfUUFBMVVNSHlZTVVfQUR4RmRHYUJLRUFBdl8xY01WNk5Qd0FBXCJ9Ig==",
  null
]

GET /v1/media/insight

Get media insight

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`media_id`	string	Yes	Media Id

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/insight?media_id=3776832898280228145"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_insight_v1(media_id="3776832898280228145")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/insight",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"media_id": "3776832898280228145"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/insight?media_id=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "id": "18065011277571522",
  "creation_time": 1764453631,
  "has_product_tags": false,
  "instagram_media_id": "3776832898280228145",
  "instagram_media_owner_id": "787132",
  "instagram_actor": {
    "instagram_actor_id": "503011999733264",
    "id": "17841400573960012"
  },
  "inline_insights_node": null,
  "display_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "instagram_media_type": "VIDEO",
  "image": {
    "height": 640,
    "width": 360
  },
  "comment_count": 485,
  "like_count": 135428,
  "save_count": null,
  "ad_media": null,
  "organic_instagram_media_id": "3776832898280228145",
  "shopping_outbound_click_count": null,
  "shopping_product_click_count": null,
  "shopping_product_insights": {
    "shopping_product_by_tag_click_count": [],
    "shopping_product_by_tag_outbound_click_count": []
  }
}

GET /v1/media/likers

Get user's likers. Returns a list of User objects.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes	Id

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/likers?id=3776832898280228145"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_likers_v1(id="3776832898280228145")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/likers",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"id": "3776832898280228145"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/likers?id=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

[
  {
    "pk": "1469722832",
    "id": "1469722832",
    "username": "jorge10.ds",
    "full_name": "🅙orge Delgado 🦖",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-dfw6-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": true,
    "is_verified": false
  },
  {
    "pk": "48158574428",
    "id": "48158574428",
    "username": "only_looking_at_fashionpeople",
    "full_name": "",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": true,
    "is_verified": false
  },
  {
    "pk": "77145556919",
    "id": "77145556919",
    "username": "xin.wei.chang261891",
    "full_name": "張心瑋",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true
  }
]

GET /v1/media/oembed

Return info about media and user from post URL

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Yes	Url

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/oembed?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_oembed_v1(url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/oembed",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/oembed?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "title": "Even the heaviest rain feels peaceful here.\n\n#HostilePlanet is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.",
  "author_name": "natgeo",
  "author_url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo",
  "author_id": "787132",
  "media_id": "3776832898280228145_787132",
  "provider_name": "Instagram",
  "provider_url": "https://www.instagram.com",
  "type": "rich",
  "width": 658,
  "height": null,
  "html": "<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRqAYKuAIUx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRqAYKuAIUx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"></div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; 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GET /v1/media/pk/from/code

Get media pk from code

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`code`	string	Yes	Code

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/code?code=DRqAYKuAIUx"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_pk_from_code_v1(code="DRqAYKuAIUx")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/code",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"code": "DRqAYKuAIUx"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/code?code=DRqAYKuAIUx",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

"3776832898280228145"

GET /v1/media/pk/from/url

Get Media pk from URL

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Yes	Url

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/url?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_pk_from_url_v1(url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/url",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/pk/from/url?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqAYKuAIUx/",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

"3776832898280228145"

GET /v1/media/user

Get author of the media

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`media_id`	string	Yes	Media Id

curlPythonPython (requests)JavaScript

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/user?media_id=3776832898280228145"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
result = cl.media_user_v1(media_id="3776832898280228145")

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/user",
    headers={"x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN"},
    params={"media_id": "3776832898280228145"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/media/user?media_id=3776832898280228145",
  { headers: { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" } }
);
const data = await response.json();

Example response

{
  "pk": "787132",
  "id": "787132",
  "username": "natgeo",
  "full_name": "National Geographic",
  "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "is_private": false,
  "is_verified": true
}

Deprecated endpoints

These endpoints are still available but will be removed in a future version. Use the recommended alternatives.

Media Endpoints

GET /v1/media/by/code

GET /v1/media/by/id

GET /v1/media/by/url

GET /v1/media/code/from/pk

GET /v1/media/comments/chunk

GET /v1/media/insight

GET /v1/media/likers

GET /v1/media/oembed

GET /v1/media/pk/from/code

GET /v1/media/pk/from/url

GET /v1/media/user

Deprecated endpoints

GET /v1/media/comments

GET /v1/media/download/photo

GET /v1/media/download/photo/by/url

GET /v1/media/download/video

GET /v1/media/download/video/by/url

Media Endpoints

GET /v1/media/by/code

GET /v1/media/by/id

GET /v1/media/by/url

GET /v1/media/code/from/pk

GET /v1/media/comments/chunk

GET /v1/media/insight

GET /v1/media/likers

GET /v1/media/oembed

GET /v1/media/pk/from/code

GET /v1/media/pk/from/url

GET /v1/media/user

Deprecated endpoints

~~GET /v1/media/comments~~

~~GET /v1/media/download/photo~~

~~GET /v1/media/download/photo/by/url~~

~~GET /v1/media/download/video~~

~~GET /v1/media/download/video/by/url~~

GET /v1/media/comments

GET /v1/media/download/photo

GET /v1/media/download/photo/by/url

GET /v1/media/download/video

GET /v1/media/download/video/by/url