> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scrapebadger.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hashtag Info & Feeds

> Hashtag metadata by name, plus a paginated recent feed for the tag.

Fetch a hashtag's metadata by `tag` (no `#`), then page its `recent` media feed.

**Credits:** 5 (hashtag info) · 8 (`recent` feed)

## Authorization

<ParamField header="X-API-Key" type="string" required>
  Your ScrapeBadger API key.
</ParamField>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="tag" type="string" required>
  Hashtag without the `#`, e.g. `travel`.
</ParamField>

## Query Parameters (feed paths)

<ParamField query="amount" type="integer" default="20">Page size.</ParamField>
<ParamField query="cursor" type="string">Opaque next-page token from a previous `next_cursor`.</ParamField>

## Paths

* `GET /v1/instagram/hashtags/{tag}` — hashtag info. **5 credits.**
* `GET /v1/instagram/hashtags/{tag}/recent` — most recent media. **8 credits.**

## Response

<ResponseField name="hashtag" type="object">
  For the info path — a `Hashtag`: `id`, `name`, `media_count`, `profile_pic_url`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="items" type="Media[]">
  For feed paths — see the [Get Media](/api-reference/endpoint/instagram/get-media)
  field reference. Wrapped in `{ items, count, next_cursor, has_more }`.
</ResponseField>

## Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl "https://scrapebadger.com/v1/instagram/hashtags/travel" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

  curl "https://scrapebadger.com/v1/instagram/hashtags/travel/recent?amount=20" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch(
    "https://scrapebadger.com/v1/instagram/hashtags/travel/recent?amount=20",
    { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY } },
  );
  const { items, next_cursor } = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  res = requests.get(
      "https://scrapebadger.com/v1/instagram/hashtags/travel",
      headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
  )
  hashtag = res.json()["hashtag"]
  ```
</CodeGroup>

```json Response theme={null}
{
  "hashtag": {
    "id": "17843712345678901",
    "name": "travel",
    "media_count": 712345678,
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/tag.jpg"
  }
}
```