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Instagram Hashtags API

Hashtag search and media discovery

Instagram Hashtags API is one of 9 APIs that Instagram publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Hashtags. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, authentication docs, and a changelog.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 21.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0, https://graph.instagram.com/v21.0.

3 operations 3 paths 3 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
21.0
Base URL
https://graph.instagram.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Instagram Hashtags API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 7 scopes.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication via Instagram Login or Facebook Login.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Hashtags 3

Hashtag search and media discovery

GET
/ig_hashtag_search
Instagram Search Hashtag
searchHashtag 3 params → 200
GET
/{hashtag_id}/top_media
Instagram Get Hashtag Top Media
getHashtagTopMedia 4 params → 200
GET
/{hashtag_id}/recent_media
Instagram Get Hashtag Recent Media
getHashtagRecentMedia 4 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Media (14 properties), Paging (3 properties), MediaList (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Media
object
14 properties
Paging
object
3 properties
MediaList
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

instagram-hashtags-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Instagram publishes across the network.

Instagram Messaging API
Instagram oEmbed API
Instagram Comments API
Instagram Insights API
Instagram Media API
Instagram Mentions API
Instagram Publishing API
Instagram Users API