A lightweight and framework-agnostic package to fetch Instagram media (reels, posts, videos, etc.) using the Instagram Graph API. Simply provide your account_id and access_token to retrieve all media content from your account effortlessly. Caching is supported to reduce API requests and improve performance.

npm install insta-scoop

Store your credentials securely in a .env file:

INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID=your-instagram-id
INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token

import { getInstagramMedia } from "insta-scoop";
import dotenv from "dotenv";

dotenv.config();

const accountId = process.env.INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID;
const accessToken = process.env.INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN;

async function getInstagramData() {
	try {
		const media = await getInstagramMedia({ accountId, accessToken });
		console.log(media);
	} catch (error) {
		console.error("Error fetching Instagram data:", error);
	}
}

getInstagramData();

• Go to Facebook Developer Platform
• Create a new app and choose Other as the app type
• On the next screen, select Business and proceed

• Once your app is created, navigate to the Dashboard
• Click on Instagram and press Set Up

• Under the Generate Access Tokens section, click Add Account
• Log in to the Instagram account you want to retrieve data from
• After logging in, you will see a numeric account ID below the username. Save this value

• In the Access Token section, click Generate Token
• Log in again to confirm and retrieve the generated token
• Copy and store the access token securely

• Visit: Access Token Debugger
• Enter your token to check if it is valid and active

MIT