Get instagram media array by tag

instagram-parser-by-tag.js

const request = require('async-request');

module.exports = async (tag) => {
  try {
    const response = await request(`https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}/?__a=1`);

    if (response.statusCode != 200) {
      return throw response.statusCode;
    }
    
    try {
      const jsonResponse = JSON.parse(body);
      
      return jsonResponse.tag.media.nodes;
    } catch (error) {
      return throw error;
    }
  } catch (error) {
    return throw error;
  }
};