Instagram Followers & Following Extractor

Turn any Instagram audience into qualified leads. Extract followers and following from public accounts and get 20+ enriched data points per profile — including emails, engagement rates, and contact info. Filter by language, category, or activity to find exactly who you need.

Not just a list of usernames — actionable lead intelligence with built-in qualification.

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🚀 Why This Actor?

Most Instagram scrapers give you basic data. This one gives you actionable insights:

Feature	Basic Scrapers	This Actor
Followers/Following count	✅	✅
Profile picture & bio	✅	✅
Email extraction	❌	✅
Phone number	❌	✅
Engagement rate	❌	✅
Language detection	❌	✅
Business category	❌	✅
Reels activity	❌	✅
Quality scoring	❌	✅
Advanced filters	❌	✅

Private accounts are skipped for free. You pay per profile analyzed.

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💼 Use Cases

Lead Generation
Find potential customers following your competitors. Filter by language and contact info to get outreach-ready leads.

Influencer Marketing
Identify micro-influencers with high engagement rates. Filter by category (Food Blogger, Fitness Coach, etc.) and minimum ER.

Market Research
Analyze audience demographics by language and business category. Understand who follows industry leaders.

Sales Outreach
Extract business accounts with verified emails. Target active accounts (posted within X days) with contact info.

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⚡ Quick Start (5 minutes)

1. Enter target accounts — usernames or Instagram URLs
2. Set maxResults — how many profiles to analyze
3. Run → Download JSON, CSV, or Excel

Example: 500 qualified leads from @nike followers in under 5 minutes.

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💰 Pricing

What you pay for	Price
Profile analyzed	$0.006
Private accounts	FREE (skipped automatically)

Free tier: 200 profiles/month
Cost example: 1,000 profiles analyzed = $6

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📊 What You Get (20+ fields per profile)

Category	Fields
Identity	Account URL, Full Name, Profile Picture (HD), Followers, Following
Business Info	Biography, Business Category, Verified status
Contact	Email, Email Source, Phone, Website
Engagement	Median ER, Quality Score, Median Views, Views/Followers Ratio
Activity	Last Post (Days), Last Reel (Days), Reels Count
Metadata	Detected Language, Source (follower/following of X)

Bold = unique fields not available in basic scrapers

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🔍 Filters

Filter	What it does
minFollowers / maxFollowers	Target specific audience sizes
accountType	Business, Creator, or Personal
isVerified	Verified accounts only
profileLanguage	60+ languages supported
minEngagementRate	Quality threshold (%)
lastPostDays	Active accounts only
lastReelDays	Recent Reels creators
contactInfoType	Must have Email, Phone, or Website
keywords	Search in bio, name, or posts
categoryFilter	1000+ business categories

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📤 Sample Output

{
  "Account": "https://instagram.com/chef.maria.recipes",
  "Profile Picture": "https://...jpg",
  "Source": "Follower of @competitor",
  "Full Name": "Maria Rodriguez",
  "Followers Count": 45300,
  "Following Count": 1200,
  "Biography": "Chef & Recipe Developer | 📧 collabs@chefmaria.com",
  "Email": "collabs@chefmaria.com",
  "Email Source": "bio",
  "Phone": "N/A",
  "External URL": "https://linktr.ee/chefmaria",
  "Category": "Chef",
  "Verified": false,
  "Detected Language": "English",
  "Median ER": "2.45%",
  "Quality": "Good",
  "Median Views": 18500,
  "Views/Followers Ratio": "40.85%",
  "Last Post Within (Days)": 1,
  "Reels Count": 32,
  "Last Reel (Days Ago)": 3
}

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🔌 Integrations

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("afanasenko/instagram-followers-scraper").call({
    "usernames": ["nike", "adidas"],
    "extractFollowers": True,
    "maxResults": 500,
    "minEngagementRate": 1.0
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const { defaultDatasetId } = await client.actor("afanasenko/instagram-followers-scraper").call({
    usernames: ["nike"],
    extractFollowers: true,
    maxResults: 500
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(defaultDatasetId).listItems();

No-Code

• n8n / Make / Zapier — Use Apify integration node
• Google Sheets — Direct export via Apify integration
• AI Agents / LangChain — Structured JSON output, ready for RAG pipelines

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❓ FAQ

How is this different from other Instagram scrapers?
Most scrapers give you basic profile info (username, bio, follower count). This actor enriches each profile with engagement metrics, contact extraction, language detection, and quality scoring — giving you actionable data, not just lists.

Do I need Instagram login?
No. Works with public data only. Private accounts are automatically skipped (and not charged).

How is engagement rate calculated?
Median ER from the first ~12 posts using industry-standard formula: (likes + comments) / followers × 100.

What's the Quality score?
Compares engagement rate to benchmarks by follower count. "Good" = above average for that audience size.

Can I filter by country?
Use profileLanguage as a proxy — filter by Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, etc. to target specific regions.

What if a profile has no email?
Email field shows "N/A". Use contactInfoType: "email" filter to only get profiles with emails.

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⚖️ Compliance

• Public data only — private accounts automatically skipped
• No login required — safe and compliant
• Use responsibly and comply with local regulations (GDPR, CAN-SPAM)

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