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Search Instagram audio
Search Instagram’s audio catalog by keyword. Use the returned audioId with instagramOptions.audioConfiguration to attach the track when you publish a Reel.

Header Parameters

Query Parameters

string
required
Keyword to search for, such as an artist or track name. An empty or whitespace-only value returns code: 101.
string
default:"music"
Which catalog to search. Either music for licensed commercial tracks or original_sound for audio taken from other creators’ Reels. Any other value returns code: 101.
integer
Maximum number of tracks to return, from 1 to 100. Non-integer or out-of-range values return code: 101. When omitted, Instagram’s own default applies.

Response Fields

Instagram does not return every field for every track, so treat all track fields except audioId as optional.
string
success when the search completed. An empty catalog match is still a success.
string
The keyword that was searched, echoed back.
array
Matching tracks. An empty array means the search ran and matched nothing.

Errors

Codes 514 to 518 are described in Instagram Reels audio errors; the rest are in the Ayrshare error reference.

Next Steps

Attach the track to a Reel

Look up a single track