# Needle, free: Instagram post API

> Returns the posts of one account, most recent first.

Needle's Instagram post API on its Free Trial plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 posts. Needle's docs list 3 of the 6 key fields we check: Media, Engagement, Author.
You get 1 linked account. This call is free. Needle limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
We haven't run Needle through [our Instagram post API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-post-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 271 plans for Instagram post APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.178 per 1,000 posts or less.
[Zapi's Rp399,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 posts: $0.0018. Zapi charges for each page of results. We count 12 posts on each page to get the $0.0018 price.
[FetchLayer](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/fetchlayer/500-monthly/llms.txt), [Captapi](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/9-monthly/llms.txt) and [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack/llms.txt) are the best Instagram post API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/free
- [Instagram post API: the 10 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-post-api.txt)
- Get it: https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://needle.app/api/v1/instagram/posts`
- API key: with the plan, on https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://needle.app/docs/api-reference/list-instagram-posts?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Sold by: Needle (https://needle.app?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-06

## In the answer

- Completeness: 50%
- Media: ✓
- Engagement: ✓
- Author: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 posts: $0.00
- Per: page of 100
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: 112 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Returns the posts of one account, most recent first.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: You may use Needle only in compliance with these terms and all applicable laws. [...] You agree not to misuse the service, including by attempting to access it in unauthorized ways, disrupting its operation, or using it to violate the rights of others.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1 linked account
- Expires: 7 days

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: identity, connectedAccountId. Optional: cursor, limit
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v1/instagram/posts

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Trial
- Who can get it: anyone with a LinkedIn, Instagram or email account to connect

## The 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

post ID, post code, caption, post URL, taken at, like count, comment count, comments disabled, media type, thumbnail, video URL, location name, author username, author profile picture, author verified, author private account

## Needle's plans (4)

- [Needle, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete
- [Needle, $69 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/69-monthly/llms.txt): 50% complete
- [Needle, $724 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/724-monthly/llms.txt): 50% complete
- [Needle, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/contact-us/llms.txt): 50% complete

## Needle's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/v1/instagram/posts`: [Needle, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)

## Needle's APIs (16)

- [Needle: Local business search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: Instagram post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: Instagram profile API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: company open jobs API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-open-job-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)

## Needle: Instagram post API alternatives

- [FetchLayer, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/fetchlayer/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [ScrapeCreators, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [lobstr.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/lobstr-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-06.

- https://needle.app/api/v1/openapi?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/docs/api-reference/get-linkedin-profile?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/docs/api-reference/list-instagram-posts?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing