Instagram APIs - Reels Search (V1)
Allows you to search public Instagram Reels by keyword or hashtag. It returns detailed information for each matched post, including post ID, caption, author profile, publish time, and engagement metrics.
Typical use cases:
- Tracking trends and viral content via specific keywords or hashtags
- Discovering high-engagement Reels within a particular niche
- Monitoring brand mentions and campaign hashtags
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
token | query | string | Yes | Access token for the API service. |
keyword | query | string | Yes | The search keyword or hashtag to filter Reels. |
paginationToken | query | string | No | Token used for retrieving the next page of results. |
Code Samples
💡 Environment Note
Default samples use https://api.justoneapi.com (prod-global). For users in Mainland China, it is recommended to replace it with http://47.117.133.51:30015 (prod-cn) for better performance. See Environment Guide.
bash
# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
curl -X GET "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE"text
I want to use the "Reels Search (V1)" API from Just One API.
API Endpoint: https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1
HTTP Method: GET
Authentication: Append "?token=YOUR_API_KEY" to the URL.
OpenAPI Definition: https://docs.justoneapi.com/openapi/instagram-apis/reels-search-v1-en.json
Parameters:
- token (query): Access token for the API service. (Required)
- keyword (query): The search keyword or hashtag to filter Reels. (Required)
- paginationToken (query): Token used for retrieving the next page of results.
Return format: JSON
Response Handling & Error Codes:
1. Business results should be determined by the "code" field in the response body (code 0 means success).
2. Timeout Recommendation: Set request timeout to at least 60 seconds.
3. Business Code Reference:
- 0: Success
- 100: Invalid or Inactive Token
- 301: Collection Failed. Please Retry.
- 302: Rate Limit Exceeded
- 303: Daily Quota Exceeded
- 400: Invalid Parameters
- 500: Internal Server Error
- 600: Permission Denied
- 601: Insufficient Balance
Please help me write a script in my preferred programming language to call this API and handle the response.python
# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import requests
url = "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE"
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())js
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
const response = await fetch("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE", {
method: "GET"
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);java
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE"))
.method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}go
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
url := "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}php
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/instagram/search-reels/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&keyword=VALUE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;Responses
json
{
"code": 0,
"data": {
"data": {
"count": 12,
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"can_reply": false,
"can_reshare": true,
"can_save": true,
"caption": {
"created_at": 1750330454,
"created_at_utc": 1750330454,
"did_report_as_spam": false,
"hashtags": [],
"id": "3658358979698325610",
"is_covered": false,
"is_ranked_comment": false,
"mentions": [],
"private_reply_status": 0,
"share_enabled": false,
"text": "Don’t want to target individuals but while China builds DeepSeek and the USA fuels ChatGPT, what are...",
"type": 1,
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},
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},
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{
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},
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}
],
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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}
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}
}💡 Note: For list data, the example shows only 1-2 items for simplicity. The actual count depends on the API response.