POST/v1/instagram/user-tagged

Instagram User Tagged Posts API

Get posts where an Instagram user is tagged. UGC and mention tracking from $0.01/call.

Fetch posts where a specific Instagram user has been tagged. Returns tagged post metadata with pagination.

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Try it live

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POST/v1/instagram/user-taggedig-user-tagged$0.01/call

Response

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

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "shortcode": "ABC123",
        "caption": "Loving this!",
        "like_count": 1000
      }
    ],
    "end_cursor": "...",
    "has_next_page": true
  }
}

Features

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Tagged posts feed

Returns an items array of posts where the given user has been tagged by others — the user-generated content that mentions them, not their own grid.

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Post metadata

Each tagged post includes its shortcode and caption, so you can link back to the original and read what was said.

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Engagement stats

Tagged items carry like_count (and engagement fields), letting you measure how much traction each mention received.

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Cursor pagination

Responses include end_cursor and has_next_page; pass end_cursor back to page through every post that tags the account.

Use cases

UGC Discovery

Discover user-generated content featuring a brand or creator.

Mention Tracking

Track where a user is being mentioned across Instagram.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

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

Find every Instagram post that tags a given user

The YepAPI Instagram Tagged Posts API returns the posts other accounts have tagged a user in — the user-generated content and mentions that live outside the account's own grid. A POST to /v1/instagram/user-tagged returns each tagged post's shortcode, caption, and engagement, with end_cursor pagination to capture them all.

It is the mention-tracking counterpart to the YepAPI User Posts API: User Posts is what they published, Tagged is what others published about them. Drill into any tag with the Post API or read reactions with Post Comments. One key also reaches TikTok, YouTube, SEO, and AI, so brand-mention monitoring spans platforms with a single integration.

What is an Instagram tagged posts API?

An Instagram tagged posts API returns the posts created by other accounts that tag a specific user, as structured JSON. Where a posts API returns content an account published itself, the tagged endpoint returns content the wider community produced and attributed to them — the photos, reviews, and shout-outs that mention a brand or creator. You send {"username": "instagram"} and get an items array of those tagged posts, each with shortcode, caption, and engagement, plus an end_cursor. It is the canonical source for user-generated content and brand-mention discovery on Instagram.

Build your own Instagram UGC and mention tracker

Use the Tagged Posts endpoint to surface user-generated content for a brand, find creators already organically featuring a product, or monitor where a person is being mentioned. Because each item includes engagement stats, you can prioritize high-reach mentions for reposting or outreach. Page through the full set with end_cursor, then enrich any tagger by handing their post shortcode to the YepAPI Post API or profiling them with the User Profile API.

Instagram Tagged Posts API pricing — $0.01 per call

Each page of tagged posts costs a flat $0.01, no tiers, no minimums. Continuously monitoring a brand's mentions across paginated pages stays in the cents range per sweep, and the spend shares one balance with all your YepAPI calls. You pay per call only, so mention tracking scales with how closely you watch.

Mention discovery the official API can't do

Instagram's official Graph API surfaces tags and mentions only for business accounts you manage, and only through limited mention webhooks — it offers no way to list every post tagging an arbitrary account. The YepAPI Tagged Posts API returns the public tagged-post feed for any username, so you can track UGC and mentions for brands and creators outside your own portfolio, which the official API cannot.

Try the Instagram Tagged Posts API free

Sign up for $5 in free credit, no card needed. That is 500 paginated tagged-post calls — enough to build and test a brand-mention tracker before you pay a cent.

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Frequently asked questions

Fetch posts where a specific Instagram user has been tagged. Returns tagged post metadata 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/user-tagged. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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