Search media

What it does

Searches Instagram for trending reels and videos matching a keyword. Maximum 24 results per page. Some valid keywords may return no results, since this surfaces trending content rather than a full-text search.

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	`instagram_search_media`
Platform	Instagram
REST endpoint	`GET /v1/instagram/search`
Result type	Collection tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	Yes	Search query
`count`	`integer`	No	Number of results to fetch (maximum: 24) Default: `24`.
`cursor`	`string`	No	Pagination cursor
`projection_preset`	`string`	No	Defaults to `minimal`. Allowed values: `full`, `minimal`, `identity`, `engagement`, `content`.
`data_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds top-level keys from `data` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.
`item_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds keys from `data.orderedItems[]` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.

Example

{
  "name": "instagram_search_media",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "cooking",
    "count": 24,
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "orderedItems",
      "nextCursor",
      "cursor",
      "itemCount"
    ],
    "item_fields": [
      "totalItems",
      "entityId",
      "name",
      "published",
      "content"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

@context
type
partOf
totalItems
cursor
nextCursor
next
itemCount
orderedItems

Available item fields

type
id
url
entityId
content
published
likeCount
commentCount
attributedTo
location
tag
language
isEdited
isSponsored
viewCount
duration
contentFormat
attachment
image
audio
name
totalItems
items

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.

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