Limitations

Each source can only be used to fetch up to 30 hashtags.

Using less popular hashtags can sometimes result in a feed only returning a couple posts or even no posts at first, especially when using “Recent posts”.

As more posts are found, they will build up over time, until the feed is fully populated (ie. It matches the “Number of posts” setting)

Generally all matching posts are returned, but sometimes the Instagram API will exclude a post from hashtag results seemingly at random. Instagram hasn’t offered an explanation of why this occurs, but it’s useful to know that you can’t be 100% sure every single post with a given hashtag will be returned.

Creating a hashtag feed

Before you begin you will need to connect an

Once that’s done, proceed with the following steps:

1. Navigate to the feeds page, click on ”+ Add Feed”
2. Select “Hashtag”
3. Choose a source
4. Select Widget or JSON
5. Pick a name for your feed, and click “Create feed”

After the feed is created, you will be prompted to select hashtags for your feed.

1. Type in the hashtag you want and click ”# Search”
2. If your hashtag exists, it will appear under “search results”. Click on the hashtag to add it to your feed
3. If you have a paid account you can add additional hashtags, up to a limit determined by your plan. See the pricing page for details
4. Click “Done” - and that’s it!

Hastag feed settings

Hashtags

This is the same search interface that you saw when you first created your hashtag feed. You can add, remove and swap hashtags in a feed whenever you like.

Feed Type

• Top posts: Returns “popular” posts with this hashtag according to a proprietary Instagram algorithm.

• Recent posts: Returns the most recent 24 hours of posts with this hashtag.

Multi-hashtag sort

This setting only applies if your feed is mixing more than one hashtag.

• Mix: Your feed will return an even mix of posts from each hashtag.

• Timestamp: Your feed will return the most recent posts first, regardless of hashtag.