Instagram Search Reels

Searches for Instagram reels matching a keyword or phrase via Google Search, bypassing Instagram's login-gated search.

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Instagram Search Reels
GET /v2/instagram/reels/search

Searches for Instagram reels matching a keyword or phrase via Google Search, bypassing Instagram's login-gated search.

Authentication: x-api-key
Example URL: https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1

Parameters:
- query (query · string · required) = dogs
- date_posted (query · string · optional) = last-hour
- page (query · number · optional) = 1

Overview

WakeScrap exposes this Instagram endpoint as a live-data API. The platform keeps the documented request and response shape stable while unifying auth, request tracking, and credits billing.

Searches for Instagram reels matching a keyword or phrase via Google Search, bypassing Instagram's login-gated search. Returns a list of reels with shortcode, caption, thumbnail, video URL, play count, like count, comment count, video duration, owner details, location, and audio attribution info. Play counts are Instagram-only views and exclude cross-posted Facebook views. Supports page-based pagination for browsing additional results.

Required params: query.

Headers

x-api-key string required

Your Wake API access key.

Example:

YOUR_API_KEY

Query Parameters

query string required

The keyword to search for

Example:

dogs

date_posted string

Date posted

Example:

last-hour

enum: last-hour, last-day, last-week, last-month, last-year

page number

The page number to return.

Example:


              curl 'https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'


              const response = await fetch("https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);


              import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1",
    headers={
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
)

print(response.json())


              $ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;


              client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1", nil)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()

body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))


              HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.datawake.ai/v2/instagram/reels/search?query=dogs&date_posted=last-hour&page=1"))
    .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .header("Accept", "application/json")
    .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println(response.body());


              {
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 33929349,
  "reels": [
    {
      "id": "3723045213787686915",
      "__typename": "XDTGraphVideo",
      "shortcode": "DOq6eV6iIgD",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD/",
      "caption": "Dogs are family 💙\n\nI met Rocco, a little rescue Chihuahua all the way from Mexico 🇲🇽🐾 \n\nHe’s looked after by a lovely lady who’s always had dogs, but when she lost her last one, sh...",
      "thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/550186015_17890754136343371_4563383710172988045_n.jpg?stp=c0.280.720.720a_dst-jpg_e15_s640x640_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdn...",
      "display_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/550186015_17890754136343371_4563383710172988045_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103...",
      "video_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPtJA5EnMaKK-MNttf3RtYeQCVd-RvC7-juqeJiRkM3tKOkES_-1_ejsPDHgHGZ-xl4in8i3l38K12FlyUWKsieKzs2fGzo1GYOYJI.mp4?_nc_cat=105&_nc_...",
      "has_audio": false,
      "accessibility_caption": null,
      "video_view_count": 21808,
      "video_play_count": 46018,
      "product_type": "clips",
      "video_duration": 75.7,
      "clips_music_attribution_info": {
        "artist_name": "Oliver Max",
        "song_name": "Smiling Heart",
        "uses_original_audio": false,
        "should_mute_audio": false,
        "should_mute_audio_reason": "",
        "audio_id": "1711608879787237"
      },
      "is_video": true,
      "owner": {
        "id": "70127159370",
        "username": "fetchmycamera_",
        "is_verified": true,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/464124732_886472936919742_2388131534569981752_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5n...",
        "full_name": "Mark | Dog Photographer & Storyteller",
        "is_private": false,
        "is_unpublished": false,
        "follower_count": 188406,
        "post_count": 117
      },
      "taken_at": "2025-09-16T16:56:45.000Z",
      "...": "7 more fields"
    }
  ]
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "One or more required parameters are missing or invalid."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Invalid or missing x-api-key header."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_credits",
    "message": "This request requires available credits before execution."
  }
}