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Get stories

GET https://api.instagramapi.dev/v1/profile/stories

Returns the account's currently live stories (expire after 24h). No pagination.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
handlestringyesAn Instagram account. Accepts a username (`nike`), a numeric user id (`13460080`), or a full profile URL (`https://instagram.com/nike`). We resolve it automatically.

Example request

curl "https://api.instagramapi.dev/v1/profile/stories?handle=nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INSTAGRAMAPI_KEY"

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Example response

{
  "data": { /* Currently-active stories for an account. */ },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "profile/stories",
    "credits_charged": 2,
    "credits_remaining": 4987,
    "next_cursor": null,
    "ms": 412
  }
}