## instagram/story

`GET /v1/instagram/story`

One Instagram story by id while it is live: media links at every size, whether it is a video, when it was taken, the author and the caption. Stories expire after a day; an expired one is a 404.

*Instagram story*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `story_id` | yes | The story id from instagram/stories (with or without the _userid suffix) — e.g. `3979517011039436364` |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. — e.g. `1` |

**Cost:** 5 credits at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/instagram/story?story_id=3979517011039436364" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "id": "123",
  "type": "story",
  "expires_at": null
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/instagram/story#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/instagram/story.json)