Instagram Reel Sound & Audio Downloader

Instagram

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Extracts and resolves the audio used in Instagram Reels and posts, producing structured audio metadata and direct download links. For each public Reel or post the connector determines whether the sound is a licensed music track, an original creator sound, or absent; captures song title and display artist, the creator/account behind the sound, asset and track identifiers, source media reference for original sounds, audio duration, explicit-content and lyrics flags, cover artwork, trending indicators and rank, and file size. The connector resolves direct audio CDN URLs and can optionally save a permanent hosted copy of the audio file in AAC (MP4/M4A) format. Operates on public Instagram post URLs without requiring login by parsing post metadata and audio resources.

Verified Sep 28, 12:10 AM

$0.008

per reel audio

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Trending-audio research — identify which sounds top Reels in a niche and spot trends
Content planning — build a library of proven sounds for future Reels
Sound sourcing for creators — obtain the exact audio from a Reel with artist credit
Competitor analysis — track songs and original sounds used by competitors in top-performing Reels
Music marketing — verify where and how a track is being used across Reels

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reel-audio-scraper","params":{"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbru79IAdH-/"],"maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`reelUrls`	array	required	One or more Instagram Reel or post URLs (or bare shortcodes like "Dbru79IAdH-"). For each one, the connector identifies the audio used - original sound or licensed music - with title, artist, and a direct audio URL.
`saveAudio`	boolean	optional	Also download each Reel's audio file and store it permanently in the run's Key-value store. The results then includes a kvStoreUrl you can share or feed into other tools (CDN links from Instagram expire; saved files do not).
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum number of Reels to process. Set 0 to process every URL in the list. Capped at 100 per call.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`inputUrl`	string	Input Url
`mediaId`	string	Media Id
`shortcode`	string	Shortcode
`reelUrl`	string	Reel Url
`audioType`	string	Audio Type
`audioAssetId`	null	Audio Asset Id
`trackId`	null	Track Id
`title`	null	Title
`artistUsername`	null	Artist Username
`displayArtist`	null	Display Artist
`durationMs`	null	Duration Ms
`isExplicit`	boolean	Is Explicit
`hasLyrics`	boolean	—
`isTrending`	boolean	—
`trendRank`	null	—
`audioUrl`	null	—
`coverArtworkUrl`	null	—
`originalMediaId`	null	—
`kvStoreUrl`	null	—
`fileSizeBytes`	null	—

Use Instagram Reel Sound & Audio Downloader from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Pull the last 20 posts from @natgeo and tell me which formats get the most engagement.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://sourcelane-amber.vercel.app/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reel-audio-scraper","params":{"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbru79IAdH-/"],"maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "instagram-reel-audio-scraper",
        "params": {"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbru79IAdH-/"],"maxItems":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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