POST/v1/instagram/post-likers

Instagram Post Likers API

Get users who liked an Instagram post. Engagement analysis from $0.01/call.

Fetch users who liked a specific Instagram post. Returns liker profiles with pagination.

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POST/v1/instagram/post-likersig-post-likers$0.01/call

Response

Example response — hit "Send Request" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "users": [
      {
        "username": "liker123",
        "full_name": "Liker",
        "is_verified": false
      }
    ],
    "end_cursor": "...",
    "has_next_page": true
  }
}

Features

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Likers list

Resolves a post by shortcode and returns a users array of the accounts that liked it — the people behind the like count, not just the number.

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Profile metadata

Each liker includes username and full_name, so the engagers arrive as identifiable profiles you can study or enrich further.

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Verification status

Every liker reports is_verified, letting you spot notable or verified accounts that engaged with a specific post.

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Cursor pagination

Responses include end_cursor and has_next_page; feed end_cursor back to enumerate every account that liked a popular post.

Use cases

Engagement Analysis

Analyze who engages with specific content.

Audience Overlap

Find audience overlap between posts and accounts.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/instagram/post-likers', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "shortcode": "CxYzAbCdEf"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

List the accounts that liked an Instagram post

The YepAPI Instagram Post Likers API returns the actual accounts behind a post's like count — a users array with username, full_name, and is_verified for each liker — resolved from the post's shortcode. A POST to /v1/instagram/post-likers pages through every engager with end_cursor, so you analyze who liked, not just how many.

It complements the Post Comments API: Comments are who spoke, Likers are who reacted silently. Cross-reference against the Followers API to see whether engagers actually follow the account, and profile standouts with the User Profile API. One key also covers TikTok, YouTube, SEO, and AI, so engagement research spans platforms in one integration.

What is an Instagram likers API?

An Instagram likers API returns the individual accounts that liked a specific post, as paginated structured JSON. You send {"shortcode": "CxYzAbCdEf"} and receive a users array where each liker carries username, full_name, and is_verified, plus an end_cursor for enumerating a popular post's full like base. Where a post lookup reports the like count as a number, the likers API reveals the people behind it. It is the tool for engagement analysis at the individual level: identifying who reacts to content, finding verified engagers, and mapping audience overlap between posts.

Build your own Instagram engagement-analysis tool

Use the Post Likers endpoint to identify the most engaged members of an audience, find verified accounts that liked a launch, or measure how much two posts' liker sets overlap. Because each liker is a structured profile with a verification flag, you can qualify engagers rather than count them blindly. Walk the full list with end_cursor, then compare it against the YepAPI Followers API to see what share of engagers are genuine followers versus passing traffic.

Instagram Post Likers API pricing — $0.01 per call

Each page of likers costs a flat $0.01, no tiers, no minimums. Enumerating the likers of a viral post across many paginated pages still totals only cents, and the spend draws from one balance shared with every YepAPI endpoint. You pay strictly per call, so engagement analysis scales with how completely you enumerate.

Liker identities the official API hides

Instagram's official Graph API does not expose the list of accounts that liked a post — it returns only the like count, even for your own media. The YepAPI Post Likers API returns the actual liker profiles for any public post by shortcode, with verification flags, so individual-level engagement analysis and audience-overlap research become possible — something the official API does not offer at all.

Try the Instagram Post Likers API free

Sign up for $5 in free credit, no card required. That covers 500 liker-page calls — enough to enumerate and analyze the engagers on several posts before spending anything.

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Frequently asked questions

Fetch users who liked a specific Instagram post. Returns liker profiles with pagination.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/instagram/post-likers. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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