# 9 Instagram API (Meta) alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell Instagram post APIs like Instagram API's. Captapi, FetchLayer and InstaGapi each cost $0.00 per 1,000 posts.

## Instagram post API alternatives

On our Instagram API (Meta) plan pages, we compare each Instagram API (Meta) plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 posts first.

- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 posts
- [FetchLayer, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/fetchlayer/free): $0.00 per 1,000 posts
- [InstaGapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/instagapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 posts
- [ScrapeCreators, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/free): $0.00 per 1,000 posts
- [lobstr.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/lobstr-io/free): $0.00 per 1,000 posts

Compare every Instagram post API plan: [Instagram post API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-api-pricing)

## Instagram profile API alternatives

On our Instagram API (Meta) plan pages, we compare each Instagram API (Meta) plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 profiles first.

- [Desearch, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/desearch/free): $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
- [KonbiniAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/konbiniapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
- [ReefAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/reefapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
- [Scrappa, free, GET /api/v2/instagram/user](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/free-get-api-v2-instagram-user): $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
- [lobstr.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/free): $0.00 per 1,000 profiles

Compare every Instagram profile API plan: [Instagram profile API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-api-pricing)