Instagram API - POST Method /create

Allows creating new Workers with their keywords.

What is a Worker?

A Worker in TrawlingWeb is a user-configured entity to perform specific searches on social networks using Keywords. These Keywords are search terms configured within the Worker and are based on the contracted credits (1 credit = 1 Keyword).

Creation and Configuration of Workers

Users can create and define search terms for each Worker directly on the dashboard (https://dashboard.trawlingweb.com/workers) or using the method provided by the API. Once a Worker is created, it begins deployment to initiate its configuration process, which may take up to an hour.

Workers Functionality

• Keywords: Workers function as a list of keywords. They use the configured Keywords to perform searches on social networks.

• Search Process: Workers deliver the Keywords to TrawlingWeb's spiders to execute searches on the social network.
• Delivery Process: Each time the client calls the Worker, it uses the list of Keywords to launch the search against the database of results obtained by TrawlingWeb and retrieve only those results related to the list of Keywords.

Implementing and managing Workers efficiently allows users to maximize the relevance and accuracy of the processed data, tailored to the specific needs of their social media analysis and monitoring.

POST Parameters

Let's examine the structure of the example query:

https://instagram.trawlingweb.com/create/?token={APIKEY}

PATH Parameters:

QUERY Parameters:

BODY Parameters:

Structure of the words parameter

The words parameter must be sent as a JSON array of text strings, where each array element represents a Keyword. Each Keyword can contain advanced Instagram syntax (hashtags, mentions, etc.).

Example body in JSON format:

{
    "description": "Example Worker for brand monitoring",
    "words": [
        "#pepsi",
        "@cocacola",
        "#openai"
    ]
}

In this example, the Worker is created with 3 Keywords:

1. A hashtag: "#pepsi"
2. A mention: "@cocacola"
3. A specific hashtag: "#openai"

Each element in the words array consumes 1 credit (1 credit = 1 Keyword).

Output Response - RESPONSE

Upon making a request to the Instagram API, it will return a structured response as follows:

Status 200 - Return Data

Example response in JSON format:

"response" : {
    "worker" : "...",
    "msg" : "..."
}

Status 400 - Return Data

Example response in JSON format:

json
"response" : {
    "error" : "..."
}

Enhanced Searches with Instagram Syntax

Instagram utilizes its own advanced syntax to execute specific and detailed searches within its platform. This syntax allows filtering results by keywords, hashtags, mentions, locations, dates, and other parameters. When defining keywords for a Worker, you can use this syntax to launch precise queries against Instagram's search engine. This maximizes the efficiency and relevance of the data processed by each Worker, facilitating more effective monitoring and analysis of conversations on Instagram.

Here's a list of elements you can combine with your keywords when creating them within a worker:

Reserved Characters in Search Keywords

The reserved characters are: + - = & | > < ! ¡ () {} [] ^ " ~ * ¿ ?: \ / ' -

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