API Integration Engineer for Instagram and TikTok Social Data - Proof of Concept

Torcha is an Italian digital media publisher with over 1 million followers. We are assessing the technical feasibility of a future editorial intelligence platform. This assignment is a standalone, fixed-scope proof of concept. It does not include or commit either party to subsequent development. Please test: (1) retrieval of available historical content and performance metrics from our own Instagram and TikTok accounts, subject to access permissions; (2) collection of new posts and legally accessible public metrics from up to five selected external accounts; (3) storage of sample records in a structured database; (4) realistic options and limitations for expanding monitoring to 20 or 100 accounts. Deliverables: 1. A repeatable working demonstration using real data, with any mocked data clearly labelled. 2. Sample structured records and brief setup instructions. 3. A short written assessment distinguishing owned-account and third-party access, official API restrictions, required permissions, and provider fees. 4. A recommended modular technical approach and indicative recurring costs at 20 and 100 accounts. 5. A concise outline of optional future phases, without assuming the freelancer will be hired for them. We prefer experience with Meta Instagram Graph API, TikTok integrations, compliant social listening providers, n8n, Supabase and API integration. No promises of unrestricted third-party access or brittle scraping. If some requirements are not feasible, document that transparently rather than simulating success. Fixed budget cap: USD 350. Expected turnaround: approximately 3 to 5 working days. The purpose is to validate data availability and technical constraints, not build the full product. Torcha will own the agreed deliverables and may independently choose any future implementation partner.