Instagram Search Music API
Returns audio tracks matching a keyword, each with artist, title, audio and cover artwork URLs, duration, and usage details.
GET /v1/instagram/search/musicLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Instagram Search Music API
Use it to find a specific sound by name; music/trending is the choice when you want whatever is popular right now.
Not for what is popular right now (instagram/music/trending).
From the API reference
Searches Instagram's audio (music) library by keyword. Returns matching tracks, each with artist and title, audio and cover-artwork URLs, duration, and usage metadata. Page through with cursor. When the main source is unavailable, page 1 can come from a backup source: about 10 tracks, song_monetization_info null, and no next_cursor. That page is not cached, so calling again later returns the full page with its cursor.
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What can you do with the Search Music API?
The Search Music endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/instagram/search/music: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 10: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
# Next page: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until pagination.has_more is false.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 10 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/music?query=beyonce" && cat response.json# GET /v1/instagram/search/music: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 10 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/music"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"query": "beyonce",
}
# Walk the list: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until has_more is false.
MAX_PAGES = 10 # each page is one call
items = []
for _ in range(MAX_PAGES):
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is None:
break
items.extend(body["data"]["items"])
page = body.get("pagination") or {}
if not page.get("has_more") or not page.get("next_cursor"):
break
params["cursor"] = page["next_cursor"]
print(f"{len(items)} items")// GET /v1/instagram/search/music: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/music");
url.searchParams.set("query", "beyonce");
// Walk the list: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until has_more is false.
const MAX_PAGES = 10; // each page is one call
const items: unknown[] = [];
for (let page = 0; page < MAX_PAGES; page++) {
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (!body) break;
items.push(...body.data.items);
const next = body.pagination?.next_cursor;
if (!body.pagination?.has_more || !next) break;
url.searchParams.set("cursor", next);
}
console.log(`${items.length} items`);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search keyword or phrase to find Instagram audio tracks. |
| cursor | No | Pagination cursor. Use the `next_cursor` from the previous response to fetch the next page. |
| max_pages | No | 1 to 50 (default 1, or 50 when `max_items` or `max_credits` is sent). Walk up to this many pages in one call and return the rows from all of them. Each page walked is billed exactly as one call to this endpoint (a cached page is free) and counts against your rate limit; its charge and any refund are recorded under the page's own request id, listed in `data.walk.request_ids`. The walk stops early at the last page, or when the request's time budget runs low; `data.walk.stopped` says why (`end`, `max_pages`, `max_items`, `max_credits`, `time_budget`, `page_error`) and `pagination.next_cursor` continues from where it stopped. |
| max_items | No | 1 to 5000. Get more in one call: keep walking pages until the response holds at least this many rows, then stop with `data.walk.stopped: "max_items"`. The last page is returned whole (it was billed), so `data.items` can hold up to one page more than this, and `pagination.next_cursor` resumes right after it without skipping a row. Walks up to 50 pages unless `max_pages` says fewer; each page is billed as one call (a cached page is free). Add `max_credits` to cap the spend. A long walk can stop on the time budget first (`"time_budget"`): send the returned cursor with the same params to continue. |
| max_credits | No | 1 to 100000. The most this call may spend, across every page it walks. A page starts only while the credits already spent plus that page's price (or, when higher, the most any page of this walk has cost) still fit, so the call never goes past it; the walk then stops with `data.walk.stopped: "max_credits"` and the cursor to resume. Sent alone, it walks as far as the budget goes (up to 50 pages). A value below the price of one page is a free 400 whose `error.details.page_credits` names that price. Credits a row join (`include=`) adds are known only once a page has run, so page 1 is checked against its own price. |
What does the Instagram Search Music API return?
This example shows the endpoint's response shape and fields. Values are illustrative; this is not a live capture.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "instagram",
"endpoint": "/v1/instagram/search/music",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"metadata": {
"allow_media_creation_with_music": true,
"is_bookmarked": false,
"is_trending_in_clips": false
},
"track": {
"allows_saving": true,
"audio_asset_id": "1494662545202817",
"audio_cluster_id": "2252835162207684",
"cover_artwork_thumbnail_uri": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/737075669_71061199190385_7495716542981038660_n.jpg",
"cover_artwork_uri": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/737075669_71061199190385_7495716542981038660_n.jpg",
"dark_message": null,
"display_artist": "Beyoncé",
"duration_in_ms": 243896,
"fast_start_progressive_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQOjRWAyAjBN8YHI-zS7HbSIDhRkA15-OJ-0kS3FseG5r2P1hlwQ6tVv4Kzgs_6ozE_-7_3xbl1pqUXoynm5nYWV.mp4",
"has_lyrics": false,
"highlight_start_times_in_ms": [
10500,
36500,
61500
],
"id": "1494662545202817",
"is_eligible_for_audio_effects": false,
"is_eligible_for_vinyl_sticker": true,
"is_explicit": false,
"licensed_music_subtype": "DEFAULT",
"progressive_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQOjRWAyAjBN8YHI-zS7HbSIDhRkA15-OJ-0kS3FseG5r2P1hlwQ6tVv4Kzgs_6ozE_-7_3xbl1pqUXoynm5nYWV.mp4",
"reactive_audio_download_url": null,
"sanitized_title": null,
"song_monetization_info": "REVSHARE",
"subtitle": "",
"title": "MORNING DEW (DONK)",
"web_30s_preview_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQPlzIe8B3TBtMu3lNNeoD8Rm9WV4SncV_3zfPRBQgSfBJSlVs7YsP3X0xwwgr-ex84A5YOn6OHyXCWZByQPrx9o.mp4",
"duration_seconds": 243.896
}
},
{
"metadata": {
"allow_media_creation_with_music": true,
"is_bookmarked": false,
"is_trending_in_clips": false
},
"track": {
"allows_saving": true,
"audio_asset_id": "203162623835617",
"audio_cluster_id": "178714732818051",
"cover_artwork_thumbnail_uri": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/426569212_2248773155514537_1424354714209947880_n.jpg",
"cover_artwork_uri": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/426569212_2248773155514537_1424354714209947880_n.jpg",
"dark_message": null,
"display_artist": "Beyoncé",
"duration_in_ms": 200613,
"fast_start_progressive_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQMrTpSLE7CU7Bepu9hbNRV9gxJmg-ZuV_eYmkOlzOxeOht_EEHNeN1Bs_3rEjeelhSOUsSmpocYu9UhVD7BcAE8.mp4",
"has_lyrics": true,
"highlight_start_times_in_ms": [
12000,
101000,
39000
],
"id": "203162623835617",
"is_eligible_for_audio_effects": false,
"is_eligible_for_vinyl_sticker": true,
"is_explicit": false,
"licensed_music_subtype": "DEFAULT",
"progressive_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQMrTpSLE7CU7Bepu9hbNRV9gxJmg-ZuV_eYmkOlzOxeOht_EEHNeN1Bs_3rEjeelhSOUsSmpocYu9UhVD7BcAE8.mp4",
"reactive_audio_download_url": null,
"sanitized_title": null,
"song_monetization_info": "REVSHARE",
"subtitle": "",
"title": "Diva",
"web_30s_preview_download_url": "https://scontent-hel3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m69/AQNxpNH5SP0wRVuDr-Qwtpgt_FAycLYpxa9AKnRz-zxz-fSg-GYfYl31UxsE-WA7kYaH0kUuGGuTlTyeXdk3GMUq.mp4",
"duration_seconds": 200.613
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "30",
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 5,
"credits_remaining": 9995,
"request_id": "req-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMzAiLCJwIjoiY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 30
}
}Illustrative fixture for the documented response shape. Values are examples, not a production capture.
How does the Instagram Search Music API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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