🚀 Instagram Profile Scraper | Scrape Instagram Followers & Custom Lists with Contacts + ER

Scrape, filter, and enrich public Instagram followers or custom user lists — with contact details, engagement rate, and business insights.

TL;DR — This Apify Actor helps you extract and analyze Instagram followers, following, or custom user lists using keyword filtering, contact detection, ER scoring, and more. No coding required. All results are saved in Apify's cloud, ready to download as CSV or JSON.

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What is Instagram Profile Scraper?

This tool turns public Instagram profiles into a structured lead database. You can:

• Scrape followers or following of any public Instagram account
• Analyze a custom list of profile usernames or URLs
• Filter using bio/name keywords, location, or business category
• Enrich with email, phone, website, ER score, and profile metadata

Perfect for lead generation, influencer research, or marketing targeting.

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🛠️ What can this Actor do?

• ✅ Scrape followers/following lists from public accounts
• ✅ Analyze your own list of usernames or profile URLs
• 🔎 Filter by keyword in name or bio (e.g. "realtor", "founder")
• 😎 Filter by businness category (e.g. "Real Estate")
• 🌎 Filter by location (e.g. "New York") or detected language
• 🧠 Detect business info, websites, contact presence
• 🤓 Get the last 8 post captions, if specified in input
• 💯 Calculate median ER (engagement rate) and label quality
• 🕵️ Deep scan for hidden emails in post captions (optional)

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📊 What data can you extract from Instagram?

Field	Sample Value	Notes
Account	https://instagram.com/natgeo	Clickable profile link
Full Name	National Geographic	Name from profile
Followers Count	283,000,000	Integer
Biography	Experience the world...	Bio description
Email & Phone	press@natgeo.com / N/A	From profile bio
External URL	https://www.nationalgeographic.com	Website in bio
Category	Media/News Company	Business category
Address	1145 17th St NW, Washington, DC	Public business address
Detected Language	English	Language of bio or latest posts
Last 8 Posts Captions	Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃🍁🍽	If this option is enabled
Median ER & Quality	1.85% / Good	Engagement score and quality label
Email from Posts	jobs@natgeo.com	If deep scan is enabled

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▶️ How to use Advanced Instagram Scraper (Tutorial)

1. Choose Operation Mode — followers/following or custom list
2. Enter target account or usernames list
3. Set filters — keywords, location, followers range, etc.
4. Adjust settings — max count, contact scan, post caption scan
5. Click Run and download results from Storage tab

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💰 How much does it cost to scrape Instagram?

Pricing model	Cost per profile	Cost per 1000 profiles
Pay per result	$0.03	$30

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🧾 Input example

{
  "analyzeFollowers": true,
  "analyzeFollowing": false,
  "analyzeQuality": true,
  "clearSavedData": true,
  "extractBusinessInfo": true,
  "extractContacts": true,
  "extractPosts": true,
  "hasWebsite": false,
  "maxCount": 10,
  "mustBeVerified": false,
  "operationMode": "analyzeFollowersFollowing",
  "searchContactsInPosts": false,
  "username": "some_real_estate_influencer",
  "keywords": [],
  "keywordLocation": "bio_or_name",
  "locationKeywords": "",
  "profileLanguage": "any",
  "minFollowers": 0,
  "maxFollowers": 0,
  "lastPostDays": 0,
  "contactInfoType": "any",
  "accountType": "any",
  "categoryFilter": "any"
}

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📤 Output example

{
    "Account": "https://instagram.com/ossy2000",
    "Source": "Follower",
    "Mutual Follow": "No",
    "Followers Count": 353,
    "Following Count": 1082,
    "Biography": "Real estate entrepreneur | Travel with purpose | Smart systems, bold experiences, curated living",
    "Email": "N/A",
    "Phone": "N/A",
    "External URL": "http://www.nashdomrealty.com/",
    "Address": "N/A",
    "Category": "N/A",
    "Median ER": "10.62%",
    "Quality": "Good",
    "Post 1": "#Shanghai #thebund #thebundshanghai",
    "Post 2": "#qatar #doha #nightsafari",
    "Post 3": "Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃🍁🍽",
    "Post 4": "#oslo #oslonorway #travel",
    "Post 5": "Who wants an awesome dog? - meet Lucy, 2 yo, 66 lb, fluent in Russian and English, super sweet and loves people. 3 months ago she was a stray in Russia, who got rescued, got neutered, dewormed, vaccinated, chipped. She flew with me from Sochi, Russia to NYC two weeks ago, and today she came to Erie on a private plane. What a twist in her life story! She wants to find a family to love ❤️ Will you welcome her to your home? Please share this post if you know someone who wants to adopt her. She’ll be the most loyal and loving friend!  DM me for Lucy’s full story and for the application link.",
    "Post 6": "Солохаул #iphonephotography",
    "Post 7": "Thank you so much for all your warm birthday wishes! I appreciate every single one of you! This was the first time celebrating my birthday with my mom since I left Sochi, Russia, in 1997, it’s super special! ❤️",
    "Post 8": "#happy #happybirthday #sochi"
  }

Download via Export ▶️ CSV/JSON/XLSX or the Dataset API.

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Frequently asked questions & Support

Can I scrape private accounts?

No. Only publicly accessible profiles are supported.

Do I need my own proxies or login?

No — everything runs on Apify infrastructure.

Can I schedule regular scraping?

Yes — use the Scheduler tab in Apify Console.

Is it legal to scrape Instagram data?

This Actor only collects public data. Still, the dataset might contain personal data. If unsure, consult legal professionals and review GDPR.

Need help or want a custom version?

Use the Issues tab or contact the developer via Apify. We're quick to respond and can help tailor the Actor to your workflow.

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9  Changelog

• 1.7.0 — README revamp v2.0.
• 1.6.0 — Added Pricing section.
• 1.5.0 — Expanded FAQ.
• 1.4.0 — README revamp.
• 1.3.0 — Emphasised keyword filtering.
• 1.0.0 — Initial public release.

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Keywords

instagram scraper, instagram followers, keyword filtering, engagement rate, lead generation, contact extractor, Apify actor, influencer research, scrape Instagram data, Instagram API alternative