How to get Instagram trending reels

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/instagram/trending-reels?country=US" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "instagram",
    "country": "United States",
    "totalReturned": 2,
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      {
        "platform": "instagram",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYmqpplO_N/",
        "id": "3952078729724096461",
        "shortcode": "DbYmqpplO_N",
        "postType": "Video",
        "productType": "clips",
        "section": null,
        "topic": null,
        "caption": "The Sun and Moon are coming together to put on a show for Earth, and we'll be sharing it with you. 😎\n\nOn Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will pass over Earth, and we'll be broadcasting it live along the path of totality. Check our link in bio to learn how to watch along with us!\n\n#NASA #Sun #TotalSolarEclipse2026",
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        "author": {
          "username": "nasa",
          "url": "https://instagram.com/nasa"
        },
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          "likes": 10645,
          "comments": 149,
          "viewsInstagram": 40862,
          "viewsFacebook": 10216
        },
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          "NASA",
          "Sun"
        ],
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        "platform": "instagram",
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        "shortcode": "DbL6n0ggXDZ",
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        "caption": "Sound on!\n\nSonifications take images from across the universe and turn them into music, with different notes corresponding to different frequencies of light.\n\nThis sonification of NGC 4736, a bright spiral galaxy found 16 million light-years from Earth, sweeps clockwise around the image. As it reaches neutron stars and black holes (spotted by our @nasachandraxray telescope), it turns them into pitched tones on a glass marimba. Other sources of light are represented by piano notes or a low, ethereal drone.\n\n#NASA #Space #MusicLife",
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          "username": "nasa",
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        },
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        },
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          "NASA",
          "Space"
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "note": "Snapshot-backed trending list (typical freshness under 24h). Instagram returns a small overlapping batch per scrape; duplicates across requests are expected. For live keyword search use /v1/instagram/reels-search.",
    "cached": true,
    "cachedAt": "2026-07-29T18:00:00Z",
    "stale": true,
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}