API reference

Instagram Sampled Engagement API

One profile plus one posts page. Computes mean likes plus comments divided by current followers, with paired sample size and formula. Missing metrics excluded. No account-wide or historical inference. Each fresh component call costs at least 5 credits; cache hits use their lower normal price.

Endpoint

GET/v1/instagram/engagementlive · proven10 credits
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Parameters

Query parameters

Useful optional inputs

  • dry_run — Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work.

    Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
handleyesInstagram username without @. An optional leading @ is accepted and removed before lookup.nasa
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.1

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/instagram/engagement?handle=nasa" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/instagram/engagement?handle=nasa",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/instagram/engagement?handle=nasa",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "instagram",
  "endpoint": "/v1/instagram/engagement",
  "data": {
    "items": [],
    "computed": {
      "followers": 1200,
      "posts_observed": 3,
      "posts_with_both_metrics": 2,
      "average_interactions": 24,
      "engagement_rate_percent": 2
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 10,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: reviewed response shaper. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
profileobjectNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
profile.idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
profile.handlestring | nullPublic account username.
profile.namestring | nullDisplay name.
profile.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
profile.biostring | nullPublic biography.
profile.bio_linkstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
profile.avatar_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
profile.followersnumber | nullFollowers reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
profile.followingnumber | nullFollowing reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
profile.verifiedboolean | nullSource verification flag; meaning depends on the platform.
profile.posts_countnumber | nullExplicit source account media total; null when only a timeline page count is supplied.
profile.businessboolean | nullBusiness-account flag.
profile.privateboolean | nullAccount privacy flag.
profile.last_post_atstring | nullLatest publication time among the returned profile timeline or bounded public posts, ignoring pinned order; not a full-history guarantee.
profile.last_post_scopestring | nullreturned_timeline or returned_profile_posts when an observed date is available; otherwise null.
itemsarrayNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
items[].idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].captionstring | nullPost caption.
items[].created_atstring | nullSource publication time, normalized to an ISO date-time when available.
items[].authorobjectNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
items[].author.idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].author.handlestring | nullPublic account username.
items[].author.namestring | nullDisplay name.
items[].author.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].author.avatar_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].author.verifiedboolean | nullExplicit source verification flag.
items[].coauthorsarrayNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
items[].coauthors[].idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].coauthors[].handlestring | nullPublic account username.
items[].coauthors[].namestring | nullDisplay name.
items[].coauthors[].urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].statsobjectNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
items[].stats.likesnumber | nulllikes reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.commentsnumber | nullcomments reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.playsnumber | nullplays reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.sharesnumber | nullshares reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.savesnumber | nullsaves reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.repostsnumber | nullreposts reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].stats.remix_countnumber | nullremix_count reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
items[].audio_cluster_idstring | nullExact Instagram audio cluster identifier, grouping uploads of a sound. Can feed instagram/audio-reels; unknown remains null.
items[].musicobject | nullNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
items[].music.idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].music.titlestring | nullSource sound title.
items[].music.authorstring | nullSource artist display name.
items[].music.is_originalboolean | nullSource original-audio flag; null when absent.
items[].music.audio_cluster_idstring | nullExact Instagram audio cluster identifier, grouping uploads of a sound. Can feed instagram/audio-reels; unknown remains null.
items[].music.audio_asset_idstring | nullExact source identifier for this audio asset. Different uploads may share an audio cluster.
items[].music.duration_snumber | nullAudio asset duration in seconds, separate from reel duration.
items[].music.is_explicitboolean | nullSource explicit-content flag for the audio asset.
items[].music.is_trendingboolean | nullSource trending-in-Reels flag supplied with this reel. Time-sensitive; null or absent is unknown, not false.
items[].music.canonical_idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].music.artist_idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
items[].music.author_handlestring | nullPublic artist handle when supplied.
items[].music.spotify_track_idstring | nullSpotify track identifier supplied by the source.
items[].music.spotify_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].music.is_licensedboolean | nullExplicit source licensed-audio flag; not a licence granted to the caller.
items[].music.licensed_music_subtypestring | nullSource music classification, not a grant of usage rights.
items[].music.allows_savingboolean | nullSource saving flag.
items[].music.cover_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].music.audio_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].music.preview_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].music.play_urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
computedobjectNested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
computed.followersnumber | nullCurrent followers reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
computed.posts_observednumber | nullObserved posts reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
computed.posts_with_both_metricsnumber | nullPosts with both likes and comments reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
computed.average_interactionsnumber | nullMean likes + comments over usable pairs.
computed.engagement_rate_percentnumber | null100 × average_interactions / followers; null for missing or zero followers, or no usable pair.
partialboolean | nullWhether collection was partial.
completeboolean | nullSource completion flag; this operation is a bounded sample.
_warningsarrayCollection limitations or component warnings. Read before interpreting coverage.

One profile and one posts page, with no continuation. This is a followers-based percentage, not a views-based ratio.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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