curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "cars"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search"

payload = { "query": "cars" }
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({query: 'cars'})
};

fetch('https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'query' => 'cars'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"query\": \"cars\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"query\": \"cars\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.sideshift.app/api/v1/scrape/instagram/popular-search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"query\": \"cars\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "data": {
    "cursor": "AQHSalwPujAUe4ikvXqVXpT7uyOab360cwTb8N86pAVWCyF0OPy8V_iCHQJMGjbLC1CC",
    "description": "ET Auto reports popular 2026 models in India include the Mahindra Bolero at ₹6.98 lakh and Hyundai Creta at ₹10.44 lakh, with new launches like the Tata Nexon starting at ₹7.40 lakh. Buyers can filter by budget, fuel type, and body style for sedans, SUVs, and hatchbacks.\n\nAAA’…",
    "has_more": true,
    "query": "cars",
    "success": true,
    "title": "Cars",
    "total_media_count": 572000000,
    "total_media_count_is_approximate": true,
    "description_sources": [
      "https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/cars",
      "https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2026/06/11/aaa-2026-car-guide-best-cars-suvs-trucks/90400986007/",
      "https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/shopping/2026/08/03/best-new-cars-under-30000-dollars/91120408007/"
    ],
    "posts": [
      {
        "caption": "The most iconic BMW spec in the world ♦️\n.\n#ruby #diamond #luxury #cars #bmwrepos\n@bmwqatarofficial @bmwmiddleeast @bmw\nCrafted by Imed Benkolli founder of DeSharpen.",
        "code": "DVCDl8qjcrj",
        "display_uri": "https://scontent-det1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/640785301_17980172048980063_7284395060205295302_n.jpg",
        "id": "POLARIS_3837645634371701475",
        "is_video": true,
        "play_count": 234312419,
        "shortcode": "DVCDl8qjcrj",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVCDl8qjcrj/",
        "video_url": "https://scontent-det1-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m69/AQNgQLtffln_zgqNE38N0BbFMoDCK9uL8vgygVPda9zsIDts7gNQzEXQwuV_dVPgE7spHZNPkrn0SlBvV18jp0nl.mp4",
        "user": {
          "id": "17841459401872912",
          "is_verified": true,
          "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-det1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/626667495_17977952783980063_4603710452593790065_n.jpg",
          "username": "desharpen"
        },
        "video_versions": [
          {
            "url": "https://scontent-det1-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m69/AQNgQLtffln_zgqNE38N0BbFMoDCK9uL8vgygVPda9zsIDts7gNQzEXQwuV_dVPgE7spHZNPkrn0SlBvV18jp0nl.mp4"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "suggested_terms": [
      "cars memes pixar",
      "car bow ribbon",
      "bugatti car photos"
    ]
  },
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70",
  "upstream_calls": 1,
  "meta": {
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "credits_remaining": 9998
  }
}

{
  "error": "INVALID_INPUT",
  "message": "Invalid request body.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "message": "Invalid scraper API key.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "INSUFFICIENT_SCRAPER_CREDITS",
  "message": "Insufficient scraper credits.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
  "message": "Requested resource not found or unavailable.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE",
  "message": "Request body must be 32KB or smaller.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "SCRAPER_RATE_LIMITED",
  "message": "Scraper API rate limit exceeded.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
  "message": "Request failed. Your credits were refunded.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "UPSTREAM_ERROR",
  "message": "Data source failed. Your credits were refunded.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}

{
  "error": "UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT",
  "message": "Data source timed out. Your credits were refunded.",
  "request_id": "req_8f3c9a2b1d4e6f70"
}