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Access public Instagram profiles, posts, reels, stories, followers, hashtags, and locations via one API. Fast JSON responses, simple pricing, 100 free requests.

HikerAPI is an Instagram data API for developers. It provides access to public Instagram data such as profiles, posts, reels, stories, followers, hashtags, and locations through structured API endpoints.

You can access public Instagram profiles, post metadata, reels, stories, comments, followers, hashtags, locations, and search results, depending on the endpoint.

HikerAPI is built for developers, SaaS teams, analytics platforms, automation tools, research workflows, and products that need public Instagram data.

Create an account, get your API key, and send requests to the API endpoints. New accounts can start with free requests for testing.

No complex OAuth flow is required to start using HikerAPI for public data access.

The Instagram Graph API is designed mainly for accounts you own or manage. HikerAPI is focused on accessing public Instagram data for broader developer use cases.

Yes. HikerAPI is a strong fit for influencer analytics, competitor monitoring, content aggregation, social listening, and internal dashboards.

HikerAPI uses a pay-per-request pricing model, which makes costs easier to predict for many developer and SaaS use cases.