Instagram Follower Counter (Bulk)

Monitor Instagram follower counts at scale for competitive analysis and influencer research. Paste a list of profile URLs, and this actor returns follower counts, following counts, post counts, and bios without launching a browser. Fast, lightweight, and designed for scheduled runs that feed dashboards and spreadsheets.

Features

• Bulk input — check dozens or hundreds of Instagram profiles in one run
• No headless browser — extracts data from public HTML meta tags for speed and low cost
• Three key metrics — follower count, following count, and post count per profile
• Profile bio extraction — captures the bio text alongside numeric stats
• Schedule-friendly — run daily or weekly to build a follower-growth time series
• Pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for profiles successfully checked

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
urls	array	Yes	—	List of Instagram profile URLs to check (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/nike/)
timeoutSeconds	integer	No	15	Maximum seconds to wait for each profile page to respond

Input Example

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/nike/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"
  ]
}

Output

Each profile produces one dataset item containing the input URL, username, display name, follower count, following count, post count, and bio. If a profile cannot be reached, the item includes an error field.

Output Example

{
  "inputUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
  "username": "natgeo",
  "fullName": "National Geographic",
  "followerCount": "284M",
  "followingCount": "198",
  "postCount": "32.7K",
  "bio": "Experience the world through the eyes of National Geographic photographers."
}

Pricing

Event	Cost
Profile Check	Pay per event on Apify platform

Use Cases

• Competitive analysis — compare follower sizes across brands in your category on a regular schedule
• Influencer scouting — quickly verify audience size before reaching out to creators
• Campaign measurement — track follower lifts before and after marketing campaigns
• Data enrichment — add Instagram audience data to CRM or lead-gen records
• Agency dashboards — automate weekly follower snapshots for client reports

Related Actors

Actor	What it adds
Twitter/X Follower Counter	Extend the same tracking to Twitter/X profiles
YouTube Subscriber Counter	Add YouTube channel subscriber counts to your reports
TikTok Profile & Video Intelligence	Scout TikTok creators with video-level engagement data

Notes

• Instagram may restrict meta-tag data for private or age-gated profiles. The actor returns whatever is publicly available.
• Counts are returned as formatted strings (e.g. "284M") matching Instagram's display format.