Instagram Stories API for BBC News and CNN
Current stories from both accounts as JSON: media URLs, type, duration, posted time and caption. Call it from your own code, no login required.
What this run is set to
The settings saved on this example. Every one of them is editable once you open it on Apify — these are a starting point, not a limit.
| Setting | Value | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Public Instagram profiles | bbcnews, cnn | Up to five public Instagram usernames, @handles, or profile URLs. |
Maximum current stories per profile | 25 | Most rows returned for each profile, counting current stories and highlights together. |
Pricing
$0.0025 per result = $2.5 per 1,000
| You are charged for | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Result returned | Charged once per genuine result row. Samples, diagnostics and blocked runs are never charged. | $0.0025 |
Pay-per-event pricing: you are billed per result, not per subscription. Billing is handled by Apify on your own account. These are the live Apify store prices, in effect since 2026-09-18, and they are what you are actually charged.
What you get
A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:
sourceUsernamestoryIdmediaTypetakenAtexpiresAtcaptionstoryUrlExport every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
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