> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). The sections below mirror the orientation block in [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need a structured operation inventory. The catalog covers documented operations with on-site reference pages.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/profiles/handle/posts/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/profiles/handle/posts/get)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/profiles/handle/posts/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/profiles/handle/posts/get.mdx)

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json)

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [SDK reference](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk-reference.mdx) — exhaustive SDK method inventory and route mapping for agents, tooling, and power users.
- [Choose the right endpoint](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/choose-endpoint.mdx) — task-oriented route selection for smoke tests, profiles, list endpoints, and single-item lookups.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — fast comparison of identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, and SDK coverage.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).

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# List Instagram profile posts (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/profiles/handle/posts/get)

## Summary

Lists public posts for an Instagram profile with cursor-based pagination. Private accounts, missing handles, and accounts with no posts can all surface as HTTP `200` with an empty `data.posts` page—this route does not expose `lookupStatus`. Call `GET /v1/instagram/profiles/{handle}` first when you need explicit `found` / `private` / `not_found` before interpreting an empty list.

**Tags:** `Instagram`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/instagram/profiles/{handle}/posts`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.instagram.getProfilePosts({ handle, cursor? })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `handle` (path)
- **Pagination:** cursor via `cursor`, next cursor: `data.page.nextCursor`, has more: `data.page.hasMore`

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `handle` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 64
- **Description:** Instagram handle whose posts should be listed.

### `cursor` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1
- **Description:** Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response (`data.page.nextCursor`).

## Pagination

This endpoint uses **cursor-based pagination** via the `cursor` query parameter.

- Read **hasMore** from `data.page.hasMore`.
- When that value is `true`, read **nextCursor** from `data.page.nextCursor` and pass it as the `cursor` query parameter on the **next** request (URL-encode when building a query string).
- Omit `cursor` on the **first** request.
- Stop when **hasMore** is `false` or **nextCursor** is null (end of list).

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: Instagram posts for the requested profile page. Empty `data.posts` is ambiguous without a profile preflight—see the operation description.
- **400**: Invalid handle, cursor, or bad request
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data).
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

Instagram posts for the requested profile page. Empty `data.posts` is ambiguous without a profile preflight—see the operation description.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **posts** (required) — type `array`. Instagram posts for the requested profile page. An empty array can represent a private account, a missing handle, or simply no posts—use the profile endpoint first when you need explicit `lookupStatus`.
    - _items:_
      - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Instagram media id for this item (vendor-defined composite id).
      - **shortcode** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Public shortcode used in the Instagram post URL.
      - **mediaType** (required) — type `string`; enum: image, video, sidecar, unknown. Normalized media type.
      - **caption** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Caption text when Instagram provides one.
      - **takenAt** (required) — type `integer`. When the media was taken or posted (Unix epoch seconds).
      - **url** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Canonical public Instagram URL for this media.
      - **displayUrl** (optional) — type `string`. Primary display image URL when available.
      - **thumbnailUrl** (optional) — type `string`. Thumbnail or cover image URL when available.
      - **videoUrl** (optional) — type `string`. Direct video URL when this item is a video and a URL is available.
      - **likeCount** (optional) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Like count when Instagram exposes it.
      - **commentCount** (optional) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Comment count when Instagram exposes it.
      - **playCount** (optional) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Play or view count for video content when Instagram exposes it (Instagram-only views when distinguishable).
      - **dimensions** (optional) — type `object`. Width and height when available.
        - **width** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Media width in pixels.
        - **height** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Media height in pixels.
      - **taggedUsers** (optional) — type `array`. Users tagged in the media when Instagram exposes them.
        - _items:_
          - **handle** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Tagged Instagram username without a leading @.
          - **platformUserId** (optional) — type `string`. Instagram numeric user id for the tagged account when present.
  - **page** (required) — type `object`. Pagination state for the current response.
    - **nextCursor** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cursor to pass as `cursor` in the next request when more posts are available.
    - **hasMore** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether another page of posts is available from Instagram.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (first_page)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "posts": [
      {
        "id": "3600545900919030401_260462810",
        "shortcode": "DH3tWudxIKB",
        "mediaType": "video",
        "caption": "Example caption text.",
        "takenAt": 1743438570,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/barstoolsports/p/DH3tWudxIKB/",
        "displayUrl": "https://example.com/display.jpg",
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/thumb.jpg",
        "videoUrl": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
        "likeCount": 387,
        "commentCount": 12,
        "playCount": 35499,
        "dimensions": {
          "width": 720,
          "height": 1280
        },
        "taggedUsers": [
          {
            "handle": "danabeers",
            "platformUserId": "212690485"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "page": {
      "nextCursor": "3599731065704772932_260462810",
      "hasMore": true
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Example JSON (paginated)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "posts": [
      {
        "id": "3599731065704772932_260462810",
        "shortcode": "ABCdefGhIjK",
        "mediaType": "image",
        "caption": null,
        "takenAt": 1743000000,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/barstoolsports/p/ABCdefGhIjK/",
        "displayUrl": "https://example.com/page2.jpg",
        "likeCount": 120,
        "commentCount": 3
      }
    ],
    "page": {
      "nextCursor": "3599000000000000000_260462810",
      "hasMore": true
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_page_2",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Example JSON (empty)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "posts": [],
    "page": {
      "nextCursor": null,
      "hasMore": false
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid handle, cursor, or bad request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.instagram.getProfilePosts({
  handle: "charlidamelio",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/profiles/charlidamelio/posts",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    }
  }
);

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

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/profiles/charlidamelio/posts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/profiles/charlidamelio/posts",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```

### Example: next page (pagination)

After a successful response, if pagination is not finished, request the next page using `cursor` (URL-encode when composing the query string):

```javascript
const previous = await response.json();
const nextCursor = previous?.data?.page?.nextCursor;
const hasMore = previous?.data?.page?.hasMore;
if (!hasMore || nextCursor == null) {
  // no more pages
} else {
  const nextUrl = new URL("https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/profiles/charlidamelio/posts");
  nextUrl.searchParams.set("cursor", nextCursor);
  // optionally preserve sort: nextUrl.searchParams.set("sortBy", "latest");
  const nextResponse = await fetch(nextUrl.toString(), {
    headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
  });
  const nextData = await nextResponse.json();
}
```