Hand it to your AI agent
Copy this prompt into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any coding agent. It tells the agent where the docs are and how to use your API key.
Use the Lovely Router data tool "Search Instagram" (id `instagram-search`, Instagram) to get data for me. It returns JSON.
- Docs (read first): https://lovelyrouter.com/docs/tools/run.md and https://lovelyrouter.com/docs/api/tools.md
- Input fields and price: GET https://lovelyrouter.com/v1/tools/instagram-search (public, no key needed). Price: $0.00345 / result.
- Run: POST https://lovelyrouter.com/v1/tools/instagram-search/run with a body like `{"input":{"search":"coffee roaster","searchType":"user","searchLimit":3},"max_results":10}`. A 200 has the finished run with `items`; a 202 means it is still running, so poll the `poll` path until `status` is `succeeded`, `failed`, `timed_out` or `stopped`.
- Only delivered results are billed. Keep max_results small on the first run, check the output, then scale up (up to 250 per run).
- If you support MCP, you can instead connect the server https://lovelyrouter.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, same key; https://lovelyrouter.com/docs/tools/mcp.md) and use suggest_tools, get_tool and run_tool with tool "instagram-search".
- Auth: read my API key from the LOVELY_API_KEY environment variable and send it as `Authorization: Bearer $LOVELY_API_KEY`. Never print or commit the key. If it is not set, ask me to create one at https://lovelyrouter.com/app/keys.
- Billing is prepaid: every call is charged to my balance, so test with a small request before running anything large.
- Every docs page is plain Markdown; the full index is https://lovelyrouter.com/llms.txt.
My task: <describe the data you need, e.g. which places, profiles, keywords or URLs, and the output format>Input
searchstringrequiredProvide a keyword which will be used to extract Instagram search results. A keyword can be one or more words. To scrape multiple search terms at once, submit them as a comma-separated list.
searchTypestringChoose the type of Instagram page to search for (places, profiles, or hashtags), or `Search popular reels` to scrape trending reels for the keyword.
place · user · hashtag · popular
searchLimitintegerSet the maximum number of search results (hashtags, users, or places) you want to scrape. If you set it to 5, you'll get 5 results for each search term you've included.
Try it
Call it from code
How runs, polling and billing work →curl https://lovelyrouter.com/v1/tools/instagram-search/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LOVELY_API_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"search":"coffee roaster","searchType":"user","searchLimit":3},"max_results":10}'# MCP (agents): suggest_tools → get_tool → run_tool
run_tool({
"tool": "instagram-search",
"input": {"search":"coffee roaster","searchType":"user","searchLimit":3},
"max_results": 10
})What it costs
| Results | Runs (at 250 per run) | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 1 | $0.345 |
| 1,000 | 4 | $3.45 |
| 10,000 | 40 | $34.50 |
Prepaid, no subscription. Fewer results than requested cost less. Pricing
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Search Instagram API cost?
$0.00345 / result. 1,000 results, fetched in runs of up to 250, cost $3.45. There is no subscription: you pay from a prepaid balance.
Is this an Instagram search scraper?
Yes. If you searched for an Instagram search scraper or an Instagram user search API, this is it: Search Instagram for users, places or hashtags by keyword.
How many results does one run return?
10 by default and up to 250 per run. Set max_results to cap a run: you are billed only for the results it delivers.
Do I need a Instagram account or API key?
No. You call the tool with your Lovely Router API key and get JSON back. There is nothing to set up on Instagram.
Can an AI agent use this tool?
Yes. Connect Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client to the Lovely Router MCP server: the agent finds the tool with suggest_tools and runs it with run_tool and the id instagram-search.
What happens if a run fails?
A run that fails or is stopped pays only for the results it delivered, with no call fee. The most a run can cost is held when it starts and the rest is released when it settles.