Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'import requests
url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": "<authorization>",
"Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};
fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <authorization>",
"Content-Type: <content-type>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
.header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
.header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyInstagram Reels Scraper
Add Tasks
Add Instagram reel URLs or profile URLs to scrape reels using the lobstr.io API
POST
/
v2
/
squid
/
{squid_id}
/
task
Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'import requests
url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": "<authorization>",
"Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};
fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <authorization>",
"Content-Type: <content-type>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
.header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
.header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyAdd Instagram URLs as tasks to your squid. You can provide either a direct reel URL to scrape a specific reel, or a profile URL to collect all reels from that profile.
Headers
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value:
Token YOUR_API_KEYstring
required
Request body format. Value:
application/jsonSupported URL Formats
Direct Reel URL:https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/
Profile URL (collects all reels from profile):
https://www.instagram.com/username/
Post URL:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/
Request Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Instagram Reel URL or Profile URL. If a profile URL is given, the scraper will collect reels from that profile. |
Use profile URLs to bulk collect all reels from a creator’s account in one task.
When scraping a profile, use
max_results setting to limit how many reels are collected per profile.Both
instagram.com and www.instagram.com URL formats are supported.Code Examples
curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/api/v2/squid/YOUR_SQUID_ID/task" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/"
}'
import requests
API_TOKEN = "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
SQUID_ID = "YOUR_SQUID_ID"
url = f"https://api.lobstr.io/api/v2/squid/{SQUID_ID}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Token {API_TOKEN}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())
Response
200
{
"id": "task_abc123def456",
"status": "pending",
"created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/"
}
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