EasyDown REST API platform guide
One REST request supports post, Reel, embed, and share URLs. Carousel order is preserved so integrations can display or store the complete public post instead of only the first item.
Use the EasyDown Instagram Download API to parse public Reels, video posts, photos, and carousels into complete image, video, cover, and metadata arrays.
Instagram video download API · Instagram Reels download API
Production REST endpoint
POST https://api.easydown.org/api/v1/parseinstagram.com/p/{code}instagram.com/reel/{code}instagram.com/reels/{code}instagram.com/share/...https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2PcmxiBE2/
curl -X POST https://api.easydown.org/api/v1/parse \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ed_live_xxx" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2PcmxiBE2/"}'The shared envelope stays stable while this platform determines which media arrays and attributes are populated.
The response can contain both images[] and videos[] for mixed or carousel posts. Available cover and thumbnail candidates remain separate from downloadable post media.
{
"status": 200,
"data": {
"platform": "instagram",
"title": "Example instagram public post",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.example.com/thumbnail.jpg",
"duration": 24,
"images": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.example.com/content-image.jpg",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1350
}
],
"videos": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.example.com/video.mp4",
"quality": "HD",
"mimeType": "video/mp4",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"hasAudio": true,
"source": "direct"
}
],
"audios": []
},
"msg": "success"
}Use a backend request with Referer: https://www.instagram.com/ and a browser User-Agent. Direct browser previews can fail because Instagram CDNs enforce CORS, CORP, cookies, or expiring signatures.
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0
Referer: https://www.instagram.com/
Origin: https://www.instagram.com/
Range: bytes=0-Profiles, Highlights, Explore pages, direct messages, private posts, login-only media, and expired Stories are not supported.
Only process public media you have the right to use. EasyDown does not bypass privacy controls, DRM, deleted content, or platform access restrictions.
Use the full public post or Reel URL rather than an account profile.
Proxy CDN media through your backend when the browser reports CORS or CORP.
Re-parse the post after an Instagram CDN URL expires.
Create a private API token and allow this platform in its permissions.
POST one complete public post URL to the shared endpoint.
Select and proxy the required items from images, videos, and audios.
Use the MCP endpoint for AI agents, or open the browser tool for a manual public-media workflow.
Supported public single-post formats include instagram.com/p/{code}, instagram.com/reel/{code}, instagram.com/reels/{code}, instagram.com/share/.... Profiles, Highlights, Explore pages, direct messages, private posts, login-only media, and expired Stories are not supported.
The response can contain both images[] and videos[] for mixed or carousel posts. Available cover and thumbnail candidates remain separate from downloadable post media.
Use a backend request with Referer: https://www.instagram.com/ and a browser User-Agent. Direct browser previews can fail because Instagram CDNs enforce CORS, CORP, cookies, or expiring signatures.
A response containing at least one image, video, or audio URL costs 1 credit. Failed, unsupported, authentication, and empty-media results do not consume credits.