Instagram Related Profiles Scraper

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Discover Instagram accounts similar to any public profile using Instagram's own "Suggested for You" graph. No login required. Give the actor 1 to 5 seed usernames and get back the accounts Instagram itself recommends alongside them.

What you get

Each dataset record is one related profile:

• seedUsername: which input seed produced this discovery
• depth: 1 (related to a seed) or 2 (related-of-related)
• userId, username, fullName
• isVerified, isPrivate
• profilePicUrl
• socialContext: the label Instagram surfaces alongside the suggestion (e.g. "National Geographic Travel")
• chainingAlgorithm: the algorithm tag Instagram attaches to the suggestion, when present

Up to about 80 related accounts per seed at depth 1.

Use cases

• Influencer discovery: find creators in the same niche as a known account
• Competitor mapping: see who Instagram clusters alongside a competing brand
• Audience research: surface adjacent communities for ad targeting
• Lead generation: build prospect lists of similar businesses or creators
• Niche expansion: grow an outreach list beyond your existing follow graph

How to use

1. Enter 1 to 5 Instagram seed usernames (with or without @)
2. Pick Search Depth: 1 returns related profiles for each seed; 2 also expands one more hop (related-of-related) for broader discovery
3. Set Max Items (default 500; set 0 for unlimited within the chosen depth)
4. Run the actor. Results appear in the Dataset tab and can be exported to JSON, CSV, or Google Sheets

Duplicate accounts across seeds (and across depth levels) are deduplicated automatically.

Example input

{
"usernames":["natgeo","nasa"],
"searchDepth":1,
"maxItems":200
}

Example output record

{
"seedUsername":"natgeo",
"depth":1,
"userId":"23947096",
"username":"natgeotravel",
"fullName":"National Geographic Travel",
"isPrivate":false,
"isVerified":true,
"profilePicUrl":"https://scontent...cdninstagram.com/...jpg",
"socialContext":"National Geographic Travel",
"chainingAlgorithm":null
}

Notes

• Only public profiles can be used as seeds. Private profiles cannot be scraped.
• Instagram's recommender shifts daily, so re-running the actor on the same seed will return overlapping but not identical results.
• Depth 2 multiplies API usage significantly. A 5-seed run at depth 2 can fetch hundreds of profiles. Use maxItems to cap spend.

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Part of a complete Instagram scraping toolkit — explore the rest of the suite:

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• Instagram Post Likers Scraper — Users who liked a post or Reel
• Instagram Followers Scraper — Followers and following lists
• Instagram Hashtag Scraper — Top posts and Reels for any hashtag
• Instagram Location Posts Scraper — Posts tagged at any location
• Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper — Posts a profile is tagged in
• Instagram Reels Search Scraper — Find Reels by keyword
• Instagram User Search Scraper — Discover accounts by keyword
• Instagram Story Scraper — Active stories for any profile
• Instagram Highlights Scraper — Highlights and their stories
• Instagram Email & Phone Scraper — Emails and phone numbers from profiles
• Instagram Influencer Analytics Scraper — Engagement rate and creator analytics
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