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Instagram Related Accounts
Discover Instagram lookalike accounts by crawling related profiles. Start from any username to find similar creators, competitors, and influencers in any niche. Get enriched data including follower counts, engagement rates, bios, and contact emails.
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Instagram Related Accounts Scraper
Apify actor that discovers Instagram lookalike accounts by crawling Instagram's "related accounts" feature.
Features
- Crawl related accounts from any public Instagram profile
- Configurable depth (1-3 levels)
- Full profile scraping including:
- Follower/following counts
- Bio and external URLs
- Email extraction from bio
- Engagement metrics (likes, comments, engagement rate)
- Recent posts data
- Deduplication across crawl paths
- Residential proxy support for avoiding rate limits
Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | string | Yes | - | Instagram username to start from |
| depth | integer | No | 1 | Crawl depth (1-3). Depth 1 ≈ 50 accounts, Depth 2 ≈ 2500 accounts |
| delayMin | integer | No | 2000 | Minimum delay between requests (ms) |
| delayMax | integer | No | 5000 | Maximum delay between requests (ms) |
| proxyConfiguration | object | No | Residential | Proxy settings |
Output
Each discovered account is saved with:
Usage
Via Apify Console
- Go to the actor page
- Enter the seed username
- Set desired depth
- Run the actor
Via API
Cost Estimation
| Depth | Approx Accounts | Estimated Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ~50 | 2-5 minutes |
| 2 | ~2,500 | 1-2 hours |
| 3 | ~125,000 | 10-20 hours |
Limitations
- Instagram typically returns ~50 related accounts per profile
- Rate limits may slow down crawling
- Private accounts are skipped
- No follower list access (only Instagram's related accounts algorithm)
