diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/__init__.py
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+"""``instagram.details`` verb: profile/hashtag/place URLs or search → metadata."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/definition.py b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/definition.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/definition.py
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+"""``instagram.details`` capability registration (billed per item; see config
+``INSTAGRAM_SCRAPE_MICROS_PER_ITEM``)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from app.capabilities.core import BillingUnit, Capability, register_capability
+from app.capabilities.instagram.details.executor import build_details_executor
+from app.capabilities.instagram.details.schemas import DetailsInput, DetailsOutput
+
+INSTAGRAM_DETAILS = Capability(
+    name="instagram.details",
+    description=(
+        "Fetch Instagram profile, hashtag, or place metadata by URL or discovery "
+        "search. Each item carries a detailKind discriminator."
+    ),
+    input_schema=DetailsInput,
+    output_schema=DetailsOutput,
+    executor=build_details_executor(),
+    billing_unit=BillingUnit.INSTAGRAM_ITEM,
+    docs_url="/docs/connectors/native/instagram",
+)
+
+register_capability(INSTAGRAM_DETAILS)
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/executor.py b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/executor.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/executor.py
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+"""``instagram.details`` executor: verb input → scraper → detail items."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+
+from app.capabilities.core import Executor
+from app.capabilities.core.progress import emit_progress
+from app.capabilities.instagram.details.schemas import DetailsInput, DetailsOutput
+from app.exceptions import ForbiddenError
+from app.proprietary.platforms.instagram import (
+    InstagramAccessBlockedError,
+    InstagramScrapeInput,
+    scrape_instagram,
+)
+
+ScrapeFn = Callable[..., Awaitable[list[dict]]]
+
+
+def build_details_executor(scrape_fn: ScrapeFn | None = None) -> Executor:
+    """Bind the executor to a scraper fn (defaults to the proprietary actor)."""
+    scrape_fn = scrape_fn or scrape_instagram
+
+    async def execute(payload: DetailsInput) -> DetailsOutput:
+        actor_input = InstagramScrapeInput(
+            resultsType="details",
+            directUrls=payload.urls,
+            search=",".join(payload.search_queries),
+            searchType=payload.search_type,
+            searchLimit=payload.search_limit,
+        )
+        emit_progress(
+            "starting",
+            "Resolving Instagram detail targets",
+            total=payload.max_items,
+            unit="item",
+        )
+        try:
+            items = await scrape_fn(actor_input, limit=payload.max_items)
+        except InstagramAccessBlockedError as exc:
+            raise ForbiddenError(
+                f"Instagram refused anonymous access: {exc}",
+                code="INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_BLOCKED",
+            ) from exc
+        emit_progress(
+            "done", f"Scraped {len(items)} item(s)", current=len(items), unit="item"
+        )
+        return DetailsOutput(items=items)
+
+    return execute
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/schemas.py b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/schemas.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/instagram/details/schemas.py
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+"""``instagram.details`` I/O contracts.
+
+A lean surface over ``InstagramScrapeInput`` (``resultsType="details"``). Each
+output item is a profile / hashtag / place, discriminated by the synthesized
+``detailKind`` field (a SurfSense addition; every other field mirrors the actor).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Annotated, Literal
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
+
+from app.capabilities.instagram.scrape.schemas import (
+    MAX_INSTAGRAM_ITEMS,
+    MAX_INSTAGRAM_SOURCES,
+)
+from app.proprietary.platforms.instagram import (
+    InstagramHashtag,
+    InstagramPlace,
+    InstagramProfile,
+)
+
+InstagramDetailItem = Annotated[
+    InstagramProfile | InstagramHashtag | InstagramPlace,
+    Field(discriminator="detailKind"),
+]
+
+
+class DetailsInput(BaseModel):
+    urls: list[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        max_length=MAX_INSTAGRAM_SOURCES,
+        description=(
+            "Profile / hashtag / place URLs (or bare profile IDs). The URL type "
+            "determines the detail kind. Provide these OR search_queries."
+        ),
+    )
+    search_queries: list[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        max_length=MAX_INSTAGRAM_SOURCES,
+        description="Discovery keywords. Provide these OR urls (never both).",
+    )
+    search_type: Literal["hashtag", "profile", "place"] = Field(
+        default="hashtag",
+        description="What to discover from search_queries (no 'user' — use instagram.scrape).",
+    )
+    search_limit: int = Field(
+        default=10,
+        ge=1,
+        le=MAX_INSTAGRAM_ITEMS,
+        description="Max discovered entities per query.",
+    )
+    max_items: int = Field(
+        default=10,
+        ge=1,
+        le=MAX_INSTAGRAM_ITEMS,
+        description="Max total detail items to return.",
+    )
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def _exactly_one_source(self) -> DetailsInput:
+        if not self.urls and not self.search_queries:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Provide at least one of 'urls' or 'search_queries'."
+            )
+        if self.urls and self.search_queries:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Provide 'urls' OR 'search_queries', not both (they cannot be combined)."
+            )
+        return self
+
+    @property
+    def estimated_units(self) -> int:
+        return self.max_items
+
+
+class DetailsOutput(BaseModel):
+    items: list[InstagramDetailItem] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="One item per profile/hashtag/place, keyed by detailKind.",
+    )
+
+    @property
+    def billable_units(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.items)