# Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API

> Instagram's own top-ranked posts for a hashtag, read from its live hashtag feed rather than a web search index, with view, like, and comment counts. Reels-heavy and engagement-ranked, so it answers what is performing on a tag right now. For older relevance-ranked results with date and media-type filters use instagram.search_hashtag; for the chronological feed use instagram.hashtag_recent_posts.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/hashtag-top-posts
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/hashtag-top-posts/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Instagram
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/hashtag-top-posts`
- Price: From $0.0011 per call
- Capabilities: api, instagram, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/hashtag-top-posts` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `hashtag` | string | yes |  |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/hashtag-top-posts with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API cost?

From $0.0011 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API accept?

Required: hashtag (string). Optional: cursor (string) and requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Instagram developer account or API key?

No. Instagram Hashtag Top Posts runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Instagram API access separately.

## README

### Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API

Instagram's own top-ranked posts for a hashtag, read from its live hashtag feed rather than a web search index, with view, like, and comment counts. Reels-heavy and engagement-ranked, so it answers what is performing on a tag right now. For older relevance-ranked results with date and media-type filters use instagram.search_hashtag; for the chronological feed use instagram.hashtag_recent_posts.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/hashtag-top-posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hashtag": "skincare"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `hashtag` | string | Yes | Hashtag to fetch, without the leading #. |
| `cursor` | string | No | Pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `soundTitle`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0011 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.