> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sociavault.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Search Hashtag Posts > Find public Instagram posts and reels for a hashtag. This endpoint discovers Google-indexed content and then reads the public Instagram pages, so it works without Instagram's login-gated search and relies only on publicly available data. πŸ’³ **1 credit** per request ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/scrape/instagram/search/hashtag openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: SociaVault API version: 1.0.0 description: >- # SociaVault API Documentation The SociaVault API provides comprehensive access to social media data extraction across multiple platforms. ## Features - **Multi-Platform Support**: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Threads, and more - **Credit-Based System**: Pay-as-you-go pricing with transparent credit costs - **High Performance**: Fast, reliable data extraction - **Comprehensive Data**: Detailed user profiles, videos, posts, comments, and analytics ## Authentication All API requests require authentication using an API key in the `X-API-Key` header: ```bash X-API-Key: sk_live_your_api_key_here ``` Get your API key from the [SociaVault Dashboard](https://sociavault.com/dashboard). ## Credits Each endpoint consumes credits based on data complexity: - Simple requests (profiles): 1 credit - Complex requests (demographics): 20+ credits - Paginated requests: Credits per page Check your credit balance in the dashboard or via the API. ## Support - **Documentation**: https://docs.sociavault.com - **Email**: support@sociavault.com - **Discord**: https://discord.gg/sociavault contact: name: SociaVault Support email: support@sociavault.com url: https://sociavault.com/support license: name: Commercial url: https://sociavault.com/terms servers: - url: https://api.sociavault.com description: Production API security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: account description: Account management and credit balance externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/account - name: tiktok description: Scrape TikTok profiles, videos, and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/tiktok - name: tiktok-shop description: Everything about TikTok Shop externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/tiktok-shop - name: instagram description: Gets Instagram profiles, posts, and reels externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/instagram - name: youtube description: Scrape YouTube channels, videos, and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/youtube - name: linkedin description: Scrape LinkedIn externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/linkedin - name: facebook description: Get public Facebook profiles and posts externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebook - name: facebookAdLibrary description: Scrapes the Facebook (Meta) Ad Library externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebookAdLibrary - name: facebookMarketplace description: Search Facebook Marketplace and pull full listing details externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebookMarketplace - name: googleAdLibrary description: >- Scrape the Google Ad Transparency Library. *This only gets the public ads. Some ads you need to log in for and sadly we can't get those. Also, since there are so many variations, the return types might not all be 100% the same. externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/googleAdLibrary - name: linkedinAdLibrary description: Search the LinkedIn Ad Library externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/linkedinAdLibrary - name: twitter description: Get Twitter profiles, tweets, followers and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/twitter - name: reddit description: Scrape Reddit posts and comments externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/reddit - name: threads description: Get Threads posts externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/threads - name: google description: Scrape Google search results externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/google paths: /v1/scrape/instagram/search/hashtag: get: tags: - instagram summary: Search Hashtag Posts description: >- Find public Instagram posts and reels for a hashtag. This endpoint discovers Google-indexed content and then reads the public Instagram pages, so it works without Instagram's login-gated search and relies only on publicly available data. operationId: instagram_SearchHashtag parameters: - name: hashtag in: query description: 'The hashtag to search for. The # is optional.' required: true schema: type: string example: makeup - name: date_posted in: query description: Only return posts Google indexed within this recent window. required: false schema: type: string enum: - last-hour - last-day - last-week - last-month - last-year example: last-week - name: media_type in: query description: >- Use `all` to search public posts and reels, or `reels` to return only reels. Defaults to `all`. required: false schema: type: string enum: - all - reels default: all example: all - name: cursor in: query description: >- Cursor from the previous response. Here it is the next Google results page number. required: false schema: type: string example: '2' responses: '200': description: >- Successful response **Key Response Fields:** - `data.hashtag`: The hashtag that was searched - `data.media_type`: Media-type filter applied (`all` or `reels`) - `data.posts`: Matched posts/reels, keyed by index (`"0"`, `"1"`, ...) - `data.posts[0].shortcode`: The post/reel shortcode - `data.posts[0].url`: Direct Instagram URL to the post or reel - `data.posts[0].caption`: Caption text (includes hashtags) - `data.posts[0].is_video`: Whether the item is a video/reel - `data.posts[0].product_type`: Content type (e.g. `clips` for reels) - `data.posts[0].display_url`: Full-size image/thumbnail URL - `data.posts[0].video_url`: Direct video file URL (videos only) - `data.posts[0].video_view_count`: View count (videos only) - `data.posts[0].video_play_count`: Play count (videos only) - `data.posts[0].like_count`: Number of likes - `data.posts[0].comment_count`: Number of comments - `data.posts[0].taken_at`: ISO timestamp of when it was posted - `data.posts[0].owner.username`: Author's Instagram username - `data.posts[0].owner.follower_count`: Author's follower count - `data.posts[0].owner.is_verified`: Whether the author is verified - `data.posts[0].clips_music_attribution_info.song_name`: Audio/song name (reels) - `data.posts[0].comments[0].text`: Text of an attached top-level comment - `data.cursor`: Next Google results page number β€” pass to the `cursor` parameter to fetch more content: application/json: example: success: true data: success: true hashtag: football media_type: all posts: '0': id: '3935303022056391819' __typename: XDTGraphVideo shortcode: DadAT-ZMUSL url: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DadAT-ZMUSL/ caption: |- βš½οΈβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή #danibantai #football #explorepage #trending #lrva thumbnail_src: >- 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application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Invalid API key docs: type: string example: https://docs.sociavault.com/authentication required: - error '402': description: Payment Required - Insufficient credits content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Insufficient credits required: type: integer example: 1 description: Credits required for this request available: type: integer example: 0 description: Credits currently available required: - error - required - available '500': description: Internal Server Error - Service configuration or processing error content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Service configuration error required: - error components: securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: X-API-Key description: |- API key for authentication. Format: `sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx` Get your API key from the [Dashboard](https://sociavault.com/dashboard). ````