Search Instagram Reels by Keyword
View all Instagram Data API endpoints →Search public Reels by keyword. Pass keyword, e.g. travel; continue with the pagination_token from the previous response. Items follow the Reel post shape: id, code, taken_at, caption, author user object, video renditions, clips_metadata audio fields and engagement counts. Keyword matching only finds candidates — verify a Reel's author and fit with a profile lookup instead of assuming relevance from the match alone.
API Features
Keyword Reel discovery Finds public Reels matching a topic or product term.
Full Reel records Items include video renditions, captions, author identity and play/like/comment counts.
Audio linkage clips_metadata.audio_canonical_id connects results to the audio endpoints.
Paged search results Walk further result pages with the returned pagination_token.
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GET
/api/project/instagram/search-reels API Response (JSON)
{} curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/instagram/search-reels?key=<API_KEY>&keyword=travel'
curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/instagram/search-reels?key=<API_KEY>&keyword=travel'
Query Result
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Use Cases
- Discover Reels around a product category for creative-format research.
- Identify candidate creators from Reel authorship, then enrich profiles separately.
- Sample how a topic is presented in short video across accounts.
- Collect Reel examples for a content-inspiration board with source shortcodes.