Instagram hashtag videos API

What to build with it

Send the hashtag without a leading # and retain the platform alongside it.
Collect each page separately, deduplicate by video ID, and record when you fetched it.
Compare the resulting sample with keyword search; captions and hashtag membership answer different questions.
Keep hashtag-Reels discovery separate from a creator's authenticated account insights or publishing permissions.

Provider reference: Virlo documentation. Authentication uses a provider-issued Bearer token, stored on your server.

Endpoints and inputs

1 documented operation. Query and path fields are listed separately from JSON request-body fields.

GET/v1/raw/instagram/hashtag/{hashtag}

Path and query parameters

hashtag: string (path) · required
cursor: string (query) · optional

Documented response fields

data: array · required
data[].id: string · required
data[].platform: string · required · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
data[].url: string · required
data[].caption: string | null · required
data[].hashtags: array · required
data[].published_at: string | null · required
data[].duration_seconds: number | null · required
data[].thumbnail_url: string | null · required
data[].author: object · required
data[].author.id: string | null · required
data[].author.handle: string | null · required
data[].author.display_name: string | null · required
data[].author.avatar_url: string | null · required
data[].author.verified: boolean | null · required
data[].stats: object · required
data[].stats.views: number | null · required
data[].stats.likes: number | null · required
data[].stats.comments: number | null · required
data[].stats.shares: number | null · required
data[].stats.saves: number | null · required
data[].sound: object | null · required
data[].sound.id: string | null · required
data[].sound.title: string | null · required
data[].sound.artist: string | null · required
data[].platform_data: object · required
pagination: object · required
pagination.next_cursor: string | null · required
pagination.has_more: boolean · required

Documented HTTP responses: 200, 400, 401, 402, 404, 429, 502, 503, 504. Handle each non-success response explicitly; do not silently convert a failed lookup to an empty result.

Before you integrate

Public-data discovery is different from the authenticated Instagram publishing API. Do not use these endpoints to promise account management, private insights or posting.
Hashtag membership does not establish topic relevance or total platform reach. Avoid adding sampled view counts together as a market-size estimate.

Check the provider's current price, allowed use and retention terms before sending requests. An optional field can be absent; the schema alone does not establish its completeness or accuracy.

For a deeper profile, compare the creator lookup with the ongoing tracking workflow.

Give this task to your coding agent

instagram-hashtag-videos-api agent prompt

Help me implement instagram hashtag videos api using the documented Virlo API.

Reference: https://allthemapis.com/social-media-apis/instagram-hashtag-videos-api
Provider documentation: https://dev.virlo.ai/docs/raw
Base URL: https://api.virlo.ai
Starting operation: GET /v1/raw/instagram/hashtag/{hashtag}

Read the current provider docs and confirm the required inputs before writing code. Load VIRLO_API_KEY from a server-side environment variable and use Bearer authentication. Do not put the key in client code, logs, analytics, or the chat.

Ask me for any missing video URL, creator handle, research intent, or job ID. Do not invent a result. Ask for approval before starting billable lookups, recurring jobs, or destructive changes. For jobs, keep the returned ID and poll with the documented delay instead of starting the job twice. Handle pagination, rate limits, partial results, and missing fields explicitly.

Build the smallest integration for this task:
1. Send the hashtag without a leading # and retain the platform alongside it.
2. Collect each page separately, deduplicate by video ID, and record when you fetched it.
3. Compare the resulting sample with keyword search; captions and hashtag membership answer different questions.
4. Keep hashtag-Reels discovery separate from a creator's authenticated account insights or publishing permissions.

Return the code, the environment variables I need, and a short explanation of what was actually retrieved versus inferred. Do not execute paid requests until I approve.

Sources and review dates

Virlo's public documentation and OpenAPI schema reviewed October 27, 2026. Endpoint paths and field names below refer to that provider's API. This is an integration reference, not a measured performance ranking.

Corrections: email faizank@docsalot.dev with an official source.