> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lobstr.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add Tasks

> Add tasks to your Instagram Search & Hashtags Scraper squid

Add URLs or inputs to your **Instagram Search & Hashtags Scraper** squid.

<Note>Crawler ID: `84adfa9c253a9a481b2f093a81e019e2`</Note>

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Must be application/json. Value: `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Body

<ParamField body="squid" type="string" required>
  Hash ID of your squid.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="tasks" type="array" required>
  Array of task objects.
</ParamField>

## Task Fields

<ParamField body="tasks[].url" type="string" required>
  Instagram hashtag or search keyword. Example: `https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/travel`
</ParamField>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks" \
    -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH", "tasks": [{"url": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/travel"}]}'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests
  headers = {"Authorization": "Token YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
  response = requests.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks", headers=headers,
      json={"squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH", "tasks": [{"url": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/travel"}]})
  print(response.json())
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{"duplicated_count": 0, "tasks": [{"id": "TASK_HASH", "is_active": true, "params": {"url": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/travel"}, "object": "task"}]}
```