# Instagram User Highlights API

> List an Instagram account's story highlight reels by handle.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/user-highlights
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/user-highlights/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Instagram
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/user-highlights`
- Price: From $0.0012 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/user-highlights` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | string | yes |  |
| `userId` | string | no |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Instagram User Highlights API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/user-highlights 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 User Highlights API cost?

From $0.0012 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Instagram User Highlights API accept?

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

### What does the Instagram User Highlights API return?

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

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

No. Instagram User Highlights 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 User Highlights API

List an Instagram account's story highlight reels by handle.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/user-highlights" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handle": "nasa"}'
```

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `handle` | string | Yes | Instagram username without the leading @. |
| `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 `mediaCount`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one |
| `userId` | string | No | Instagram numeric user id (optional, faster than handle). |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0012 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.