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solari fetch instagram post assets

Original-size download links for one Instagram post.

MCP tool
solari_fetch_instagram_post_assets
CLI
solari fetch instagram post assets
Access
solari:read
Plans
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Credit
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Overview

Get fresh download links for every media file of one Instagram post, at the largest size Instagram serves: a reel, a single photo or video, or every carousel slide. Every call reads the post from Instagram live.

When to use it — When you need the original files of a post. The assets on other tools point at stored copies, which can be smaller.

What comes back — The post's author and type, and one download link per media file in order.

Parameters

urlstringoptional
Public post URL (/p/, /reel/, or /tv/).≤ 512 chars
slugstringoptional
Instagram shortcode. Wins over url.pattern ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{3,20}$

Response

Response

foundboolean
false if Instagram has no public post at that reference.
slugstring | null
Shortcode of the post.
urlstring | null
Public permalink.
usernamestring | null
The author's handle.
post_typestring | null
reel, video, photo, or carousel.
media_countinteger
Number of files in assets.
assetsobject[]
The media files in order.
notestring | null
Why there is nothing to download, when that is the case.

assets[]

indexinteger
Position of the file in the post, from 1.
media_typestring
video or image.
asset_urlstring
Download link for the file at the largest size the platform serves. It is temporary, so download promptly.
fallback_urlsstring[]
Other links to the same file, to try in order when asset_url fails.
widthinteger | null
Width in pixels, when known.
heightinteger | null
Height in pixels, when known.
video_durationnumber | null
Video length in seconds.
file_extensionstring
File extension to save with, such as mp4 or jpg.
size_bytesinteger | null
File size in bytes, when known.
refererstring | null
Send this as the Referer header when downloading. Null when no header is needed.

Example

Request

$ solari fetch instagram post assets slug=DcyMAmUh6FZ

Response · Long strings and repeated array entries are trimmed for readability.

{
  "found": true,
  "slug": "DcyMAmUh6FZ",
  "video_id": null,
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyMAmUh6FZ/",
  "username": "innisfreeofficial",
  "post_type": "reel",
  "media_count": 1,
  "assets": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "media_type": "video",
      "asset_url": "https://scontent-cph2-1.cdninstagram.com/….mp4?…",
      "fallback_urls": [],
      "width": 720,
      "height": 1280,
      "video_duration": 23.868,
      "file_extension": "mp4",
      "size_bytes": null,
      "referer": null
    }
  ],
  "note": null
}

As an MCP call

{
  "name": "solari_fetch_instagram_post_assets",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "DcyMAmUh6FZ"
  }
}

Notes

  • To save the files in one step, run solari instagram download content slugs=… dir=… instead. It calls this tool and downloads every file.
  • The links are temporary signed links. Download promptly and call again for fresh ones.
  • Every call goes out to Instagram and takes a few seconds.

Related tools

Machine-readable: /docs/tools/fetch-instagram-post-assets.md