| name | instagram |
| description | Instagram public posts and reels search via TikHub. Best for product demos, tutorials, and visual content. English-first but works with any language keyword. |
| version | 1 |
| languages | ["en","mixed"] |
| methods | [{"id":"via_tikhub","impl":"methods/via_tikhub.py","requires":["env:TIKHUB_API_KEY"],"rate_limit":{"per_min":60,"per_hour":1000}}] |
| fallback_chain | ["via_tikhub"] |
| when_to_use | {"query_languages":["en","zh","mixed"],"query_types":["tutorial","product","brand","lifestyle","visual-demo"],"avoid_for":["academic-papers","code-repositories","technical-docs"]} |
| quality_hint | {"typical_yield":"medium","content_type":"visual-posts"} |
| layer | leaf |
| domains | ["social","lifestyle","consumer","brand"] |
| scenarios | ["product research","brand monitoring","tutorial discovery"] |
| model_tier | Fast |
| experience_digest | experience/experience.md |
Use this channel to search Instagram posts and reels for a keyword.
Returns post URL, caption text, and author username.
When to use
- Product demos and tutorials
- Brand/influencer research
- Consumer lifestyle content
- Visual how-to content
When NOT to use
- Academic research (use arxiv/pubmed)
- Code search (use github/stackoverflow)
- News (use ddgs/google_news)
MCP tool example
run_channel("instagram", "Python machine learning tutorial", k=10)
Quality Bar
- ≥3 results with valid
instagram.com/p/... URLs
- Caption text extracted into
title / snippet
source_channel = "instagram:{username}"
