> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/audio/search/get>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/audio/search/get.mdx>

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` 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>

## 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()`.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages.
- [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 264 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls).
- [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist.
- [`/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`).
- Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`).

---
# Search Instagram audio (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/audio/search/get)

## Summary

Search Instagram songs and original sounds by keyword to get audio ids.

**Tags:** `Instagram`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v2/instagram/audio/search`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.instagram.searchAudioV2({ query })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `query` (query)
- **Pagination:** none

## Agent notes

- **Disambiguation:** Find songs and original sounds by name. Pass an `audio[].id` as `audioId` to GET /v2/instagram/audio/{audioId} for the full details, or to GET /v2/instagram/audio/{audioId}/media for the Reels that use it.
- **Empty results:** Instagram matches loosely, so an unusual query still returns audio. Results come as one ranked set; there is no cursor. `reelCount` is null when Instagram only gives a rounded figure.

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit.
- **Failed requests (`lookup_failed`, `503`):** not charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

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

## Parameters

### `query` (query)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 512
- **Description:** Song or sound to search for.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: Audio matching the query.
- **400**: Invalid query parameters
- **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)

Audio matching the query.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **audio** (required) — type `array`. Audio matching the query, in Instagram's ranking. Licensed music and original sounds are mixed. Instagram returns one ranked set per query, so there are no further pages. Instagram matches loosely, so an unrelated query can still return results. Each `id` works as `audioId` on the audio endpoints.
    - _items:_
      - **id** (required) — type `string`; pattern: `^\d+$`. Audio id. The audio endpoints take it as `audioId`, and it matches `audio.id` on a Reel.
      - **assetId** (required) — type `string`; pattern: `^\d+$`; nullable. A second id Instagram gives some audio, set only when it differs from `id`. If `GET /v2/instagram/audio/{audioId}` answers not_found for an `id` from search, try `assetId`. Null when none.
      - **title** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Song or sound title.
      - **artist** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Artist name.
      - **artistHandle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Username of the account behind the audio: the creator of original audio, or the artist's account for licensed music when Instagram links one. Null when none or not reported.
      - **durationMs** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Length in milliseconds.
      - **isOriginal** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether it is original audio rather than licensed music.
      - **isExplicit** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether it is marked explicit.
      - **reelCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Reels using it, as an exact count. Null when Instagram only gives a rounded figure (such as 2.5M).
      - **isTrending** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether Instagram marks it trending.
      - **coverUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cover art. Null for original audio. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
      - **previewUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Short audio clip of the track. Null for original audio and when Instagram gives none. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
      - **spotifyUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Spotify page of the track. Null for original audio and when Instagram links none.
      - **hasLyrics** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether Instagram has lyrics for the track. Null for original audio and when not reported.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata about the API response.
  - **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: v2. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (empty)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "audio": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_instagram_audio_search_v2",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v2"
  }
}
```

### 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 query parameters **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.searchAudioV2({
  query: "espresso",
});

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

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/audio/search?query=espresso",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

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

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/audio/search?query=espresso" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/audio/search?query=espresso",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```