Instagram Profile Scraper

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Scrape public profile data from one or many Instagram usernames — followers, following, posts, bio, profile picture, verification status, and more. Ideal for lead generation, audience research, and creator outreach.

How it works

Enter a list of usernames and hit Start. The actor fetches each profile and returns a clean, normalized dataset you can download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

If Instagram blocks the private API endpoint, the actor automatically falls back to scraping the public profile page — so you still get the core metrics even without a session cookie.

Output

Successful result (API path)

The richest data comes from Instagram's private API when it's available:

{
"inputUsername":"natgeo",
"pk":"787132",
"username":"natgeo",
"fullName":"National Geographic",
"isPrivate":false,
"isVerified":true,
"isBusiness":true,
"profilePicUrl":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../100x100.jpg",
"profilePicUrlHd":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../full.jpg",
"biography":"Experience the world through the eyes of a National Geographic photographer.",
"bioLinks":["https://www.nationalgeographic.com/"],
"externalUrl":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/",
"category":"Magazine",
"followersCount":284100001,
"followingCount":124,
"mediaCount":14523,
"hasHighlightReels":true,
"hasClips":true,
"hasBiography":true,
"profileUrl":"https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"
}

Fallback result (HTML path)

When the API is blocked, the public profile page is scraped instead. Core metrics are preserved but some fields are unavailable (pk, isBusiness, category, bioLinks will be null/empty):

{
"inputUsername":"cristiano",
"pk":null,
"username":"cristiano",
"fullName":"Cristiano Ronaldo",
"isPrivate":false,
"isVerified":true,
"isBusiness":false,
"profilePicUrl":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../472007201_...jpg",
"profilePicUrlHd":"https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../472007201_...jpg",
"biography":"",
"bioLinks":[],
"externalUrl":null,
"category":null,
"followersCount":666000000,
"followingCount":646,
"mediaCount":4086,
"hasHighlightReels":false,
"hasClips":false,
"hasBiography":false,
"profileUrl":"https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
"_source":"html_fallback"
}

Error result

When a profile can't be fetched, the reason is recorded clearly:

{
"inputUsername":"nonexistent_user_xyz",
"ok":false,
"status":404,
"error":"User not found"
}

{
"inputUsername":"suspended_account",
"ok":false,
"status":429,
"error":"HTTP 429 — Instagram rate limit hit. HTML fallback also failed.",
"isRateLimit":true
}

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