Changelog

Release 1.7.6

27.02.2026

• Deprecated /v3/fbsearch/topsearch and /v3/fbsearch/reels
• Added /gql/topsearch
• Added flat parameter to /gql/topsearch, which flattens nested media objects into a single list
• Deprecated /v1/user/web_profile_info
• Added /gql/user/web_profile_info
• Added /g2/user/followers and /g2/user/following
• Fixed /v1/hashtag/medias/top/chunk
• Added Polygon network as a new deposit method
• Updated @HikerapiBot : notification threshold setting now available

Release 1.7.5

19.01.2026

• Added /v2/media/comments/replies
• Added sort_by_views parameter to /gql/user/clips
• Added flat parameter to /gql/user/clips and /gql/user/reposts, which flattens nested media objects into a single list
• Fixed /v1/user/about
• Deprecated /v2/search endpoints
• Upgraded User Dashboard interface
• New currencies: ETH and TRX are now accepted
• USDT (TRC20): Now includes a 2% fee (gift removed)
• USDT (ERC20): No fees! + gift for payments over $200
• NEW Affiliate Program terms

Release 1.7.4

14.11.2025

• Deprecated /gql/user/related/profiles
• Added /v2/user/suggested/profiles (instead of /gql/user/related/profiles)
• Added the flat parameter on gq/user/medias, which flattens nested media objects into a single list
• Change the field name target_user_id to user_id on /gql/user/clips

Release 1.7.3

11.10.2025

• Added /gql/media/usertags (to get usertags for reels)
• Added /gql/user/medias
• Fixed /v1/search/music , /v2/search/music
• Deprecated /v2/user/medias/

Release 1.7.2

03.10.2025

• Added /gql/user/clips
• Added /gql/user/reposts
• Added /v3/fbsearch/accounts
• Added /v3/fbsearch/places
• Added /v3/fbsearch/topsearch
• Added /v3/fbsearch/reels
• Added media_repost_count on /v2/media/info/by/id, /v2/media/info/by/code, /v2/media/info/by/url, /v2/user/medias, /v2/user/clips
• Fixed play_count on /v2/media/info/by/id, /v2/media/info/by/code, /v2/media/info/by/url, /v2/user/clips
• Deprecated /v2/hashtag/medias/clips

Release 1.7.1

12.08.2025

• Added parameter safe_int on /v2/user/medias, /v2/user/clips, to be able to convert all large integers to strings
• Added latest_reel_media to v2/user/followers and gql/user/followers/chunk
• Added nested dictionary reel with additional info on /v2/user/followers and /gql/user/followers/chunk
• Fixed duplicate issue on /v2/hashtags/medias/top
• Added info about products from the shop section on /v2/user/medias
• Trial is now available to all users upon account confirmation via the Telegram bot
• Fixed pagination in the section Billing

Release 1.7.0

04.07.2025

• Updated and improved Dashboard, now it works 300% faster
• Added the ability to download the Dashboard report as csv
• Added a new payment method for international cards - RoboKassa: WorldWide Visa/MasterCard
• Deprecated /v1/user/clips
• Fixed the Pricing page. Now it is available to non-registered users

Release 1.6.9

04.06.2025

• Added the rank_token parameter on /v2/search/reels
• Added the Authorize button 🔓 with APIKeyHeader https://api.hikerapi.com/docs
• Added API with support for creating, getting, changing, and deleting tokens and promocodes
  Authorization by APIKey, which can be created in the account here https://hikerapi.com/settings#apikey
• Removed the deleted tokens from the list . They are still available for viewing in the dashboard.

Release 1.6.8

12.05.2025

• Added parameter safe_int on /v1/user/stories/by/username, /v1/user/stories, /v2/user/stories/by/username, /v2/user/stories to be able to convert all large integers to strings
• Added JivoChat to the homepage of the website
• Fixed /gql/user/related/profiles

Release 1.6.7

25.04.2025

• Fixed /gql/user/following/chunk and /gql/user/followers/chunk
  Endpoints are available again!
  Please pay attention /gql/user/following/chunk and gql/user/followers/chunk endpoints use reqs=2, for details see Requests Information
• Average latency reduced by 35%
• Resolved duplicate issue on /v2/media/comments
• Fixed missing information in response in some requests on /v1/user/by/username, /v1/user/by/id, /v2/user/by/username, /v2/user/by/id endpoints
• Fixed other minor bugs

Release 1.6.6

04.04.2025

• Improved the service, resolved the issue with 429 error
• Added Requests Information section to documentation, where you can find information about endpoints using reqs > 1
• Updated documentation section - Timeout Information
• Fixed /v1/user/stories , /v1/user/stories/by/username , /v2/user/stories , /v2/user/stories/by/username, endpoints are working fast again
• Added a new payment method - International cards (AMD)
• Added a new payment method for Russian Federation - Robokassa

Release 1.6.5

11.03.2025

• Was changed the count of requests used on
  /v1/user/stories and /v2/user/stories
/v1/user/highlights and /v2/user/highlights

Now endpoints use 2 requests due to using an additional request to check if the user is private to get the correct response.

• Added a new force flag on
  /v1/user/stories and /v2/user/stories
/v1/user/highlights and /v2/user/highlights

  • If you are sure the user is not private, you can get stories and highlights by disabling this check using the force = on parameter.
    In this case, only 1 request will be used.
    Note, if you use this flag but don't know the user is private or not, the response you get may not be what you expect.

  • If you aren't sure the user is private and you want to check this, you can choose not to use the force flag, by default we offer this check.
    In this case 2 requests will be used with a response code 200 or 1 request will be used with a response code 403.
    In the headers you can always find the count of requests used (X-Hiker-Info : "reqs":)

• Temporarily deprecated /gql/user/followers/chunk . We are working on fixing it. Estimate 1-2 weeks
  Use /v2/user/followers

• Temporarily deprecated /gql/user/following/chunk . We are working on fixing it. Estimate 1-2 weeks
  Use /v2/user/following

• Added description to endpoints
  /v2/media/info/by/id, /v2/media/info/by/code, /v2/media/info/by/url
  “Returns 200 for found posts and 404 for inaccessible or deleted posts. No other responses are provided.”

• Fixed issues with card payment
• Fixed an error when registering on the website . Sign up is available!

Release 1.6.4

27.02.2025

• Fixed response codes for private user and not found user on
  /v1/user/highlights/by/id and /v2/user/highlights/by/id
/v1/user/stories/by/id and /v2/user/stories/by/id
  Now the response codes comply with the Documentation

• Pagination is available for verified users on /v2/user/followers (Please note that these changes are due to Instagram's response, errors may occur!)

Release 1.6.3

28.01.2025

• Fixed /v1/user/by/username, /v2/user/by/username
  404 NotFound error is resolved
• Updated Affiliate Program
  You can read the Instructions for the HikerAPI Affiliate Program here https://hikerapi.com/help/affiliate
• Fixed an issue in @HikerapiBot, trial is available

Release 1.6.2

17.01.2025

• Updated /v2/search/topsearch
  Added rank_token and reels_max_id for query
• Updated information in FAQ
• Improved system, average rate limit increased by 50%

Release 1.6.1

24.12.2024

• Added new endpoint:
  /v2/user/explore/businesses/by/id
• Fixed
  /v2/media/info/by/id
/v2/media/info/by/code
/v2/media/info/by/url
• Fixed bug in @HikerapiBot

Release 1.6.0

18.12.2024

• Updated /v2/user/followers
• Fixed /v1/search/users
• Fixed /v1/reel/by/url
• Added https://api.hikerapi.com/sys/healthcheck
  You could also find here https://hikerapi.com/status

Release 1.5.9

11.12.2024

• Updated:
  /v1/user/by/id
/v2/user/by/id
/v1/user/by/username
/v2/user/by/username
• Fixed /v1/user/about
• Added a new payment method:
  Ethereum Tether USDC (ERC20)

Release 1.5.8

05.12.2024

• Added /v1/share/reel/by/url
  for links in the new format:
  https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/CODE and https://www.instagram.com/share/CODE
• Payment by foreign cards is available again
• 'Insufficient balance' error has been fixed
• Access to the website is again available without using VPN
• Improved our API on RapidAPI : fixed errors, added soft limit for each plan

Release 1.5.7

20.11.2024

• Added captcha when registering to provide more security
• An even higher rate limit is available
• Fixed automatic crediting of funds to balance at account top-up (for some methods)
• Updated the API to the latest version (including all new endpoints) on RapidAPI

Release 1.5.6

29.10.2024

• Added a new /v2/search/ section that allows you search based on keywords:
  /v2/search/hashtags
/v2/search/accounts
/v2/search/music
/v2/search/places
/v2/search/topsearch
/v2/search/reels
• Additionally added /v2/fbsearch/ section with endpoints:
  /v2/fbsearch/accounts
/v2/fbsearch/places
/v2/fbsearch/reels
/v2/fbsearch/topsearch
• Provided Visa/MasterCard payment option when using our API on RapidAPI
  More information in your account

Release 1.5.5

10.10.2024

• Improved system, average rate limit increased by 50%, higher rate limit is also available
• Added comments to stories at /v2/story/by/id , /v2/story/by/url
• For those who need the ability to pay by card, write to the support team

Release 1.5.4

07.10.2024

• Added new endpoints:
  /v2/media/info/by/id
/v2/media/info/by/code
/v2/media/info/by/url
  Attention! Please use the new endpoints instead of :
  /v1/media/by/id , /v2/media/by/id
/v1/media/by/code , /v2/media/by/code
/v1/media/by/url , /v2/media/by/url
  as they will be deprecated in the near future due to IG updates.
  Added new keys: {'social_context', 'reshare_count', 'prefetch_instructions', 'logging_info_token', 'enable_waist'}

• Deprecated /v1/user/videos and /v1/user/videos/chunk
  Prefer using /v2/user/clips or /v2/user/medias instead

• Added ability to unsubscribe from low balance notifications in Telegram bot. You could also subscribe back.

Release 1.5.3

09.09.2024

• Updated FAQ section:
  • Added information about the difference between /v1/ and /v2/ versions
  • Added information on the best way to get followings and followers for verified accounts (with blue badge)
• Added option to swagger to choose to send request via CloudFlare or directly
• Fixed bugs /v1/user/about
• Fixed bugs /v1/media/by/code and /v2/media/by/code

Release 1.5.2

28.08.2024

• Added a link to the client library for python, examples you can find in our official documentation
• Added pagination option for the /v2/track/by/canonical/id endpoint.
• The use of accounts and proxies has been optimized to improve performance and speed of the service

Release 1.5.1

12.08.2024

• Updated documentation with a summary added in the /gql/comments/ section
• Improved the search functionality by hashtags
• Deprecated the /v1/user/guides endpoint
• Fixed errors in displaying /v2/media stats on the dashboard

Release 1.5.0

25.06.2024

• Added links to documentation for each endpoint. Navigation through methods is now much more convenient
• Fixed errors in the operation of /v1/hashtag and /v2/hashtag endpoints. Now requests with hashtags containing special characters are processed correctly
• Fixed the ability to unsubscribe from email notifications about account top-up

Release 1.4.9

05.06.2024

• Resolved issues in gql/media/likers and gql/comments/chunk
• Enhanced hashtag detection to reduce the occurrence of 5xx errors
• Implemented a new rate limit, transitioning from a per-minute to a per-day limit. More details can be found https://hikerapi.com/plan
• Optimized proxy handling, resulting in a 3% reduction in average response time

Release 1.4.8

28.04.2024

• Enhanced account privacy detection to reduce the number of requests
• Included BSC-USD currency as a top-up method
• Introduced QR code for cryptocurrency to simplify the top-up process for you
• Implemented backend fixes to enhance overall performance

Release 1.4.7

03.04.2024

• Added /v2/media/comment/check/offensive endpoint
• Added verified_date field to /v1/user/about endpoint
• We've made a backend update that has reduced the average response time by 3%. This improvement will ensure faster and more efficient performance

Release 1.4.6

29.03.2024

• Better detection of Instagram problems enables us to decrease the average response time
• Enhance the client dashboard with additional fields

Release 1.4.5

22.03.2024

• Validation has been implemented for the parameters "end_cursor/page_id/next_page_id", enabling us to reduce the number of invalid pages at the beginning of a request and decrease the overall occurrence of 5xx responses
• The rate limit can now be viewed on the dashboard at https://hikerapi.com/plan

Release 1.4.4

16.03.2024

• A new endpoint /v2/track/stream/by/id has been introduced, while the existing endpoint /v2/track/by/id will no longer be supported in the upcoming release
• The parameter media_id on the /gql/comment/likers/chunk endpoint has been updated to comment_id. The use of media_id is now deprecated and will be removed in future updates

Release 1.4.3

07.03.2024

• The response time on all /stories/* endpoints has been reduced from an average of 3.9 seconds to an average of 1.8 seconds

Release 1.4.2

06.03.2024

• The occurrence of 504 errors has been significantly decreased from 0.6% to 0.07% when compared to the previous month
• Additionally, the overall occurrence of 5xx errors has been reduced from 0.8% to 0.1% (when compared to the previous month)
• Furthermore, our system has been upgraded, resulting in a 23% increase in speed compared to the average response time of the previous month
• Deprecated /a1/*, because IG has blocked it from their side

Release 1.4.1

27.02.2024

• Deprecated /v1/media/download/*

Release 1.4.0

19.02.2024

• Fixed gql/comments/threaded/chunk
  (please,pay attantion,response could be different)
• Fixed gql/comments/media/likers
  (please,pay attantion,response could be different)
• Added /stream/by/username
• Updated /v1/user/web_profile_info
• Deprecated /a1/user

Release 1.3.9

• Added https://hikerapi.com/review
• Fixed /v1/user/web_profile_info
• Fixed /gql/user/followers/chunk

Release 1.3.8

• Added /v2/highlight
• Added /v2/media/template

Release 1.3.7

• Fixed hashtag paginantion
• Fixed /v2/media/likers
• Fixed /v1/user/about
• Added sample code for Python to ReDoc
• Added /v2/hashtag/by/name
• Added /v2/hashtag/medias/top
• Added /v2/hashtag/medias/recent
• Added /v2/hashtag/medias/clips

Release 1.3.6

• Return 403: CommentsDisabled when the author of a post disables comments
• Added /a1/hashtag/medias/top/chunk and /a1/hashtag/medias/recent/chunk

Release 1.3.5

• Added /v1/user/about
• Fixed pagination for chunks

Release 1.3.4

• Added story endpoints: /s1/story/like and /s1/story/unlike
• Fixed /a1/media

Release 1.3.3

• Added following endpoints: /v2/track/by/id and /v2/track/by/canonical/id

Release 1.3.2

• Added following endpoints: /v1/media/insight, /s1/insight/media/feed/all, /s1/insight/account, /s1/insight/media

Release 1.3.1

• Published /v2 endpoints that return raw data
• Added fields for getting a post: like_and_view_counts_disabled, coauthor_producers and is_paid_partnership