get_reel_details_by_shortcode
instagram.comReturns detailed metadata for one Instagram Reel on https://www.instagram.com by shortcode, including engagement counts, creator and caption details, audio metadata, location when present, and all non-empty source media fields.
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What is get_reel_details_by_shortcode?
Returns detailed metadata for one Instagram Reel on https://www.instagram.com by shortcode, including engagement counts, creator and caption details, audio metadata, location when present, and all non-empty source media fields. It runs on Notte's browser infrastructure and returns structured JSON, so you can call it like any other API — pass shortcode and get the result back without maintaining a scraper.
Response
{
"user": {},
"audio": {},
"media": {},
"caption": "<string>",
"location": {},
"media_id": "<string>",
"shortcode": "<string>",
"like_count": 0,
"play_count": 0,
"source_url": "<string>",
"view_count": 0,
"comment_count": 0,
"video_versions": [
{}
]
}Call it
curl --location 'https://us-prod.notte.cc/functions/4b481223-e0af-4878-9372-aae2cca9dbd4/runs/start' \
--header 'x-notte-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
--data '{
"function_id": "4b481223-e0af-4878-9372-aae2cca9dbd4",
"variables": {
"shortcode": "Db9myCmRszu"
}
}'Ask an agent
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Use the Anything API MCP server (https://anything.notte.cc/mcp). Call run(function_id="4b481223-e0af-4878-9372-aae2cca9dbd4") — the "get_reel_details_by_shortcode" function, which returns detailed metadata for one Instagram Reel on https://www.instagram.com by shortcode, including engagement counts, creator and caption details, audio metadata, location when present, and all non-empty source media fields.. It takes shortcode (str). Return the result as structured JSON.