# Best instagram post API in 2026

> [Captapi](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/9-monthly), [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack) and [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrappa/10-pack) are the best instagram post API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 8 providers and rank all 8 by score. For the three we score highest, we show each one's top scoring plan and each part of the plan's score. We rank 65 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10) costs the least per 1,000 posts: $0.003. Litescrape charges for each page of results. We count 50 posts on each page to get the $0.003 price.

1. [Captapi, $9 monthly: Instagram post API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/9-monthly): Overall score 53.6 (Price 23, Data 74, Cost to get started 90, Bundle 99, Performance 11), $1.35 per 1,000 posts
   - It returns all 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Engagement, Analytics, Author, Audience.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.74 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 74 out of 100.
2. [ScrapeCreators, $47 pack: Instagram post API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack): Overall score 50.6 (Price 0, Data 88, Cost to get started 82, Bundle 99, Performance 21)
   - It returns 5 of the 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Engagement, Analytics, Author.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.884 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 88 out of 100.
3. [Scrappa, $10 pack: Instagram post API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrappa/10-pack): Overall score 48.8 (Price 0, Data 61, Cost to get started 93, Bundle 100, Performance 100)
   - It returns 5 of the 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Engagement, Analytics, Author.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.6087 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 61 out of 100.

The Data score on instagram post APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how much of an account's posts the call returns. Each call returns the first page of the account's posts. For each account, we count the posts the call returned. We also check which of the parts we score those posts hold. Then we average each account's result over all accounts. If the call returned no post for an account, that account counts as 0. Some providers may run on fewer accounts. We compare each such provider with the other providers on the same accounts. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy accounts. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer accounts than the benchmark has.

## Every instagram post API provider we score, ranked

1. [Captapi, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/9-monthly): Overall score 53.6, Data score 74, $1.35 per 1,000 posts
2. [ScrapeCreators, $47 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack): Overall score 50.6, Data score 88
3. [Scrappa, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrappa/10-pack): Overall score 48.8, Data score 61
4. [lobstr.io, $500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly): Overall score 45.1, Data score 57, $0.50 per 1,000 posts
5. [AnyAPI, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/anyapi/top-up-from-10): Overall score 40.3, Data score 44
6. [Desearch, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/desearch/top-up): Overall score 38.4, Data score 55
7. [Bright Data, $499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/bright-data/499-monthly): Overall score 38.3, Data score 63, $1.30 per 1,000 posts
8. [Influencers.club, $208 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/influencers-club/208-monthly): Overall score 35.0, Data score 40

Last updated: October 29, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-post-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.