Instacart API

Instacart grocery categories and products with nutrition, ingredients and dietary tags as JSON.

The API.SH Instacart API returns public Instacart catalogue data as JSON. Open a category to get its name, breadcrumbs, subcategories and products, then pull one product with brand, size, description, ingredients, directions, warnings and allergens, nutrition values and dietary tags such as gluten-free or vegetarian.

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2 endpoints
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Instacart product

GET https://api.api.sh/instacart/v1/product

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the Instacart API

Grocery catalog building

Walk categories and subcategories to collect product ids, names, sizes, links and images.

/category

Nutrition and allergen databases

Read nutrition values, ingredients, allergens and dietary tags for each product when the listing shows them.

/product

Diet and recipe apps

Match foods to dietary attributes like gluten-free or vegetarian for meal planners.

/product

Product research for brands

Review how products in a category are named, sized and described.

/category /product

Grocery assistants and agents

Let an AI agent look up a product's ingredients and nutrition from its link or id.

/product

Instacart data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

Instacart API endpoints and prices

Every Instacart endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

Products, listings and places2

Instacart category /instacart/v1/category	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
Instacart product /instacart/v1/product	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

Call the Instacart API

Instacart product: GET https://api.api.sh/instacart/v1/product

curl "https://api.api.sh/instacart/v1/product?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instacart.com%2Fproducts%2F3293710-iceberg-lettuce-each" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/instacart/v1/product",
    params={"url": "https://www.instacart.com/products/3293710-iceberg-lettuce-each"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/instacart/v1/product");
url.searchParams.set("url", "https://www.instacart.com/products/3293710-iceberg-lettuce-each");

const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/instacart/v1/product", "url", "https://www.instacart.com/products/3293710-iceberg-lettuce-each")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "Instacart" and "Instacart product".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Why API.SH for Instacart data

Public data only: no Instacart login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for Instacart and 481 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official Instacart API

Instacart has official APIs: the Instacart Developer Platform for recipe and shopping-list integrations, and Instacart Connect for enterprise retail partners, both documented at docs.instacart.com and requiring access approval. API.SH instead reads Instacart's public catalogue pages for product details and categories without an application.

Instead of scraping Instacart yourself or using a grocery data vendor, you get one key, a fixed price per call and the same response shape as every other platform.

Instacart API questions

What Instacart data can I get?+

A category with subcategories and products (/instacart/v1/category) and one product with brand, size, ingredients, allergens, nutrition and dietary tags (/instacart/v1/product). It reads Instacart's public catalogue, not store inventory or your orders.

How much does the Instacart API cost?+

Every Instacart endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /instacart/v1/category at 1 credit each.

Is there an official Instacart API?+

Yes. The Instacart Developer Platform serves app developers and recipe or meal-planning sites, and Instacart Connect serves enterprise retail partners, each with its own access process. API.SH is unofficial and covers public product and category data only.

Do I need a Instacart account or login?+

No. API.SH reads Instacart's public catalogue only. No endpoint uses a login, cookies or anyone's account, and it cannot place orders, add to cart or read order history.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /instacart/v1/product with the url or id of an Instacart product. Request examples and every parameter are in the docs at https://api.sh/docs. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.

Does Instacart have a free API?+

Instacart's developer platform has its own access process, and search results show approval for access. API.SH gives every account 1,000 free credits every month to try the public catalogue routes.

Is scraping Instacart legal?+

API.SH reads only data that Instacart shows publicly, with no login. Whether your use is allowed also depends on the site's terms and the laws where you are, including privacy rules for any personal data, so check both before you build on it. This is general information, not legal advice.