Search Instagram hashtags by keyword API
Returns hashtags matching a search word, with post counts. One item in `results` is one hashtag; this call returned 55 (3 shown plus 52 more). `has_more` is false and `page_token` is null, so there is no next page.
1 live route on Instagram, from $0.00099 per call. Every route below answered our last live test on 2026-10-06; the gateway re-tests them daily.
Price per call, by route
The upstream price you are metered at, cheapest first. A route without a published price says so.
| Provider | Endpoint | Price |
|---|---|---|
Preliminary HashtagGET ig/preliminary_hashtag | $0.00099$0.99 / 1k calls |
What it returns
From a real call to the route: FlashAPI.
Returns hashtags matching a search word, with post counts. One item in `results` is one hashtag; this call returned 55 (3 shown plus 52 more). `has_more` is false and `page_token` is null, so there is no next page.
results[].idHashtag idresults[].nameHashtag text without the #results[].media_countNumber of posts using the hashtagresults[].formatted_media_countPost count as short text, e.g. 3.3Mresults[].search_result_subtitleDisplay subtitle such as "3.3M posts"rank_tokenToken that can be passed as rank_token to the hashtag searchhas_moreWhether more results existCall it
HTTP with your key in x-api-key, or the call_endpoint tool of our MCP server.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hashtag | string · query | required | default moto |
HTTP
curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/flashapi/ig/preliminary_hashtag?hashtag=moto" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"
MCP
call_endpoint("flashapi.preliminary_hashtag", {"hashtag": "moto"})Real example answer (trimmed) · 2026-10-03
{
"status": "ok",
"results": [
{
"id": 17843695903011718,
"name": "motogirl",
"media_count": 3381417,
"challenge_id": 1,
"use_default_avatar": true,
"formatted_media_count": "3.3M",
"search_result_subtitle": "3.3M posts"
},
{
"id": 17842126144067420,
"name": "motorcyclelife",
"media_count": 4900480,
"challenge_id": 1,
"use_default_avatar": true,
"formatted_media_count": "4.9M",
"search_result_subtitle": "4.9M posts"
},
"… 2 more"
],
"has_more": false,
"page_token": null,
"rank_token": "1791053994288|e7330795468752716c774483a58f10de1c700a547529624190d9918717dc2baa",
"inform_module": null
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