Instagram Video Download API
Download Instagram Reels, video posts, and IGTV in multiple video and audio formats with a single API request. Get a temporary download URL, video metadata, thumbnails, duration, and file information without browser automation.
- Download Reels, video posts, and IGTV
- MP4, MP3, WebM, AVI, M4A, OGG, and WAV support
- Multiple video quality options up to 1080p
- Temporary download URLs with built-in caching
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See It in Action
Getting started is simple and takes just minutes. Explore the interactive examples below to see exactly how the API works before using it in your own workflow.
Pick a video
Download any public Instagram Reel or video post using the same endpoint.
Send the request
Pick the format you'd use in your own stack, then hit Execute.
curl -X POST "https://api.socialkit.dev/instagram/download" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"access_key":"{{your_access_key}}","url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZwzHDsiVlk/"}'Get the response
Clean JSON containing download URLs, video metadata, thumbnails, duration, file size, quality, and expiration time.
Hit Execute above to send the request and see the captured response.
Everything You Need From an Instagram Video Download API
Download Instagram videos in multiple formats with structured metadata through a simple REST API.
Multiple Video & Audio Formats
Download Instagram content as MP4, AVI, WebM, MP3, M4A, OGG, or WAV, depending on your workflow. Extract audio or download the complete video using the same endpoint.
Multiple Quality Options
Request videos in 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p, or 1080p whenever available. Audio formats are automatically optimised without requiring a quality parameter.
Rich Media Metadata
Retrieve video duration, thumbnails, file size, output format, download URL, and expiration time together with every successful request.
Temporary Download URLs
Receive secure pre-signed download URLs that remain valid for one hour, allowing safe downloads without exposing your storage infrastructure.
Built-in Smart Caching
Repeated requests for the same video, format, and quality combination are served from cache, significantly reducing response time.
Structured JSON Output
Receive clean JSON that's easy to integrate into backend services, automation workflows, AI pipelines, and download managers.
Simple REST API
Works with Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable, or any platform capable of making HTTP requests.
No Browser Automation Required
Skip Puppeteer, Selenium, proxies, cookies, and scraper maintenance. Send an Instagram URL and receive a downloadable media file with structured metadata.
What developers say
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What Teams Are Building With Instagram Download Data
From content repurposing and AI pipelines to media archiving and localisation, Instagram video downloads power a wide range of products, workflows, and automation systems.
Content Repurposing & Social Media Management
Download Instagram Reels and video posts to repurpose them into YouTube Shorts, TikTok videos, X posts, newsletters, presentations, and other marketing assets.
AI & RAG Applications
Feed downloaded video files directly into multimodal AI models, computer vision systems, object detection pipelines, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.
Podcast & Audio Content Repurposing
Extract high-quality MP3, M4A, WAV, or OGG audio from Instagram videos for podcast production, transcription, speech analysis, and audio-based workflows.
Video Translation & Localisation
Download Instagram videos for subtitle generation, translation, dubbing, and localisation to make content accessible across multiple languages and regions.
Content Discovery & Curation
Build searchable media libraries by downloading and organising Instagram videos around specific creators, industries, campaigns, or trending topics.
Content Archiving
Preserve important Instagram videos for compliance, historical reference, research, or long-term storage before content is deleted or becomes unavailable.
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- 360 requests / minute
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- 20Credits
- Perfect for testing
- 40 requests / minute
- Includes All APIs
- YouTube APIs
- TikTok APIs
- Instagram APIs
- Facebook APIs
- Video File APIs
- More Coming Soon
Standard
- 12,000Credits
- $2.42 per 1k credits
- 120 requests / minute
- Includes All APIs
- YouTube APIs
- TikTok APIs
- Instagram APIs
- Facebook APIs
- Video File APIs
- More Coming Soon
Growth
- 24,000Credits
- $2.04 per 1k credits
- 180 requests / minute
- Includes All APIs
- YouTube APIs
- TikTok APIs
- Instagram APIs
- Facebook APIs
- Video File APIs
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Ultimate
- 50,000Credits
- $1.90 per 1k credits
- 360 requests / minute
- Includes All APIs
- YouTube APIs
- TikTok APIs
- Instagram APIs
- Facebook APIs
- Video File APIs
- More Coming Soon
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- Priority Support
Business
- 150,000Credits
- $1.40 per 1k credits
- 600 requests / minute
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- TikTok APIs
- Instagram APIs
- Facebook APIs
- Video File APIs
- More Coming Soon
- Higher Rate Limits
- Priority Support
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