Analytics · Watchlist
Watches a public account. Works with Instagram and YouTube accounts.
https://api.pozy.ai/v1/watchlist/accountsRequest
Send your API key as Authorization: Bearer pz_live_.... Read-only keys cannot call it. Keys with the analytics resource group disabled get 403 resource_group_disabled. Authentication
Request body
application/json, required
platformstringrequiredOne of
instagram,youtube.handlestringrequiredUsername, @handle, channel id or profile link.
liststringList id or name; a new name creates the list.
Example
curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/watchlist/accounts" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"platform": "instagram",
"handle": "acme"
}'const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/watchlist/accounts", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
platform: "instagram",
handle: "acme"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);import os
import requests
resp = requests.post(
"https://api.pozy.ai/v1/watchlist/accounts",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
json={
"platform": "instagram",
"handle": "acme",
},
timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())Response
201 on success
accountobject14 child fields
idstringrequiredplatformstringrequiredOne of
instagram,youtube.handlestringrequireddisplayNamestringCan be null.
avatarUrlstringCan be null.
profileUrlstringfollowersintegerCan be null.
followingintegerCan be null.
mediaCountintegerCan be null.
statusstringrequiredOne of
pending,ok,not_found,needs_lookup_account,not_configured,error.lastErrorstringCan be null.
listobjectCan be null.
2 child fields
idstringnamestring
lastSnapshotAtstring (date-time)Can be null.
createdAtstring (date-time)
snapshotobject
{
"account": {
"id": "6bfebd43ddc270f6d2c56fc5",
"platform": "instagram",
"handle": "acme",
"displayName": "Acme",
"avatarUrl": "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg",
"profileUrl": "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg",
"followers": 1,
"following": 1,
"mediaCount": 42,
"status": "pending",
"lastError": "string",
"list": {
"id": "6bfebd43ddc270f6d2c56fc5",
"name": "Acme"
},
"lastSnapshotAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z",
"createdAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z"
},
"snapshot": {}
}Errors
Errors use one shape: { error, type, code, param?, details? }. The ones you are most likely to see here:
| 400 | invalid_request_error | A parameter or body field is missing or invalid. param names it. |
| 401 | authentication_error | The API key is missing, revoked or expired. |
| 403 | permission_error | The key is read-only, scoped to other profiles, or has this resource group disabled. |
| 429 | rate_limit_error | Too many requests this minute. Wait for Retry-After seconds. |
Every code is listed in Errors.