# Find similar Instagram accounts & competitors

**Use case:** 

Discover accounts similar to any seed profile using Instagram's own suggestions, enriched with followers, category, and contact info for each match.

## Input

```json
{
  "operationMode": "networkExpansion",
  "targetUsernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "analyzeFollowers": true,
  "analyzeFollowing": false,
  "maxCount": 0,
  "specificUsernamesList": [
    "openai",
    "claudeai"
  ],
  "maxCountList": 0,
  "startUsernames": [
    "nike"
  ],
  "searchDepth": "1",
  "maxCountExpansion": 10,
  "searchQueries": [],
  "searchHashtags": [],
  "maxSearchPagesPerQuery": 5,
  "maxCountDiscovery": 0,
  "locationSeeds": [],
  "maxCountLocation": 0,
  "extractEmail": true,
  "extractPhoneNumber": false,
  "extractWebsiteUrl": true,
  "extractBusinessCategory": true,
  "extractPhysicalAddress": false,
  "analyzeQuality": true,
  "minEngagementRate": 0,
  "extractPosts": false,
  "searchContactsInPosts": false,
  "keywords": [],
  "keywordLocation": "bio_or_name",
  "locationKeywords": "",
  "profileLanguage": "any",
  "minFollowers": 0,
  "maxFollowers": 0,
  "lastPostDays": 0,
  "lastReelDays": 0,
  "minPostsInPeriod": 0,
  "postsCheckPeriodDays": "30",
  "minMedianViews": 0,
  "viewFollowerRatioMin": 0,
  "viewFollowerRatioMax": 0,
  "contactInfoType": "any",
  "hasWebsite": false,
  "accountType": "any",
  "filterForInfluencers": false,
  "categoryFilter": "any",
  "filterCombination": "AND",
  "mustBeVerified": false,
  "clearSavedData": true,
  "enableOfflineMode": false,
  "excludeAccounts": []
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "Account": {
    "label": "Instagram account URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Full Name": {
    "label": "Display name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Source": {
    "label": "Discovery source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Tagged Location": {
    "label": "Tagged location",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Matched By": {
    "label": "Matched by",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Mutual Follow": {
    "label": "Mutual follow",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Followers Count": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Following Count": {
    "label": "Following",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Biography": {
    "label": "Bio text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Email": {
    "label": "Email (from bio / contact button)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Email Source": {
    "label": "Email source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Phone": {
    "label": "Phone (from bio / contact button)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "External URL": {
    "label": "Website (bio link)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Address": {
    "label": "Physical address (business)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Category": {
    "label": "Business category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Profile Picture": {
    "label": "Avatar URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Reels Count": {
    "label": "Reels posted",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Last Reel (Days Ago)": {
    "label": "Days since last Reel",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Median Views": {
    "label": "Median Reel views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Avg Likes": {
    "label": "Average likes per post",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Avg Comments": {
    "label": "Average comments per post",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Views/Followers Ratio": {
    "label": "Views per follower (%)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Posts per Month": {
    "label": "Posting frequency (per month)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "Total Posts": {
    "label": "Total posts on profile",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Detected Language": {
    "label": "Detected language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Last Post Within (Days)": {
    "label": "Days since last post",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Median ER": {
    "label": "Engagement rate (%)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Quality": {
    "label": "Account quality",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 1": {
    "label": "Post caption #1",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 2": {
    "label": "Post caption #2",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 3": {
    "label": "Post caption #3",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 4": {
    "label": "Post caption #4",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 5": {
    "label": "Post caption #5",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 6": {
    "label": "Post caption #6",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 7": {
    "label": "Post caption #7",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post 8": {
    "label": "Post caption #8",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Email from Posts": {
    "label": "Email parsed from post captions",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Phone from Posts": {
    "label": "Phone parsed from post captions",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/afanasenko/instagram-profile-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/afanasenko/instagram-profile-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.