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GET
https://api.ayrshare.com/api
/
analytics
/
getInstagramOnlineFollowers
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-X GET https://api.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/getInstagramOnlineFollowers?date=2023-12-03

{
  "status": "success",
  "onlineFollowersByHour": {
    "0": 120, // 12 AM
    "1": 113, // 1 AM
    "2": 117, // 2 AM
    "3": 110, // 3 AM
    "4": 129, // 4 AM
    "5": 170, // 5 AM
    "6": 166, // 6 AM
    "7": 173, // 7 AM
    "8": 177, // 8 AM
    "9": 168, // 9 AM
    "10": 178, // 10 AM
    "11": 160, // 11 AM
    "12": 154, // 12 PM
    "13": 153, // 1 PM
    "14": 131, // 2 PM
    "15": 118, // 3 PM
    "16": 109, // 4 PM
    "17": 128, // 5 PM
    "18": 129, // 6 PM
    "19": 134, // 7 PM
    "20": 123, // 8 PM
    "21": 111, // 9 PM
    "22": 102, // 10 PM
    "23": 98 // 11 PM
  },
  "startTime": "2024-03-29T07:00:00.000Z",
  "endTime": "2024-03-30T07:00:00.000Z"
}
Available on Premium, Business, Enterprise plans.
Retrieve the total historical count of your Instagram followers online per hour, which allows you to optimize posting for maximum engagement.
  • Not available on IG Users with fewer than 100 followers.
  • Analytics data only available for the last 30 days.
  • The time period for a requested day is the previous day at T07:00:00.000Z until the current day at T06:59:59.999Z in UTC.For example, use format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ and send as 2026-07-08T12:30:00Z. Please see utctime for more examples.

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Header Parameters

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Authorization
string
required
API Key of the Primary Profile.

Format: Authorization: Bearer API_KEY
​
Profile-Key
string
Profile Key of a User Profile.

Format: Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY

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Query Parameters

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date
string
required
A day with format: YYYY-MM-DD.For example, use format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ and send as 2026-07-08T12:30:00Z. Please see utctime for more examples.
​
formatUTC
boolean
default:false
required
Format the output with UTC start and end dates.
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-X GET https://api.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/getInstagramOnlineFollowers?date=2023-12-03

{
  "status": "success",
  "onlineFollowersByHour": {
    "0": 120, // 12 AM
    "1": 113, // 1 AM
    "2": 117, // 2 AM
    "3": 110, // 3 AM
    "4": 129, // 4 AM
    "5": 170, // 5 AM
    "6": 166, // 6 AM
    "7": 173, // 7 AM
    "8": 177, // 8 AM
    "9": 168, // 9 AM
    "10": 178, // 10 AM
    "11": 160, // 11 AM
    "12": 154, // 12 PM
    "13": 153, // 1 PM
    "14": 131, // 2 PM
    "15": 118, // 3 PM
    "16": 109, // 4 PM
    "17": 128, // 5 PM
    "18": 129, // 6 PM
    "19": 134, // 7 PM
    "20": 123, // 8 PM
    "21": 111, // 9 PM
    "22": 102, // 10 PM
    "23": 98 // 11 PM
  },
  "startTime": "2024-03-29T07:00:00.000Z",
  "endTime": "2024-03-30T07:00:00.000Z"
}