# Cheapest Instagram Email Phone Extractor (`astounding_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor`) Actor

Turn Instagram profiles into ready-to-use lead data faster. Find emails, phone numbers, and profile details in bulk. Pay only for successful results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/astounding\_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Aditya](https://apify.com/astounding_stork) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $8.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Instagram Profile Contact Data, Ready to Use

Turn Instagram profiles into usable contact and profile data for sales,
research, and client work.

Add usernames or profile URLs. Get publicly available email addresses, phone
numbers, and profile signals in a clean dataset. Start with **5 successful
results every month for free**, then upgrade when you need unlimited monthly
access.

### Built For

| Team                        | Use it to                                                 |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sales and lead generation   | Find public contact details while building prospect lists |
| Agencies and data providers | Enrich client datasets without manual profile checks      |
| Instagram researchers       | Organize profile, audience, and contact research          |

### From Profile To Prospect

| 1. Add profiles                                        | 2. Enrich data                                        | 3. Use the results                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Paste usernames, `@handles`, or Instagram profile URLs | Receive public email, phone, bio, and profile signals | Review, export, or connect the dataset to your workflow |

### What You Can Find

- Public email addresses and phone numbers when available.
- Display name and biography.
- Follower and following counts.
- Post count and highlight-reel presence.
- Profile verification status.
- A clean, consistent result for every successful profile found.

Email or phone may be blank when the information is not publicly available.
The profile can still be a successful result because the account was found and
checked.

### Why Teams Choose It

#### Move From Profiles To Actionable Data

Stop opening profiles one by one just to copy contact details. Submit a list
and receive structured results that are easier to review, filter, and use.

#### Pay For Results, Not Failed Attempts

Only successful results are billed. Invalid inputs, failed lookups, timeouts,
and profiles without a discovered username do not create a billed result.

#### Start Small, Scale When Ready

Try the Actor with 5 successful results each month at no additional Actor
subscription cost. Paid Apify plans unlock unlimited monthly results and lower
per-result pricing.

### Pricing

You pay only when a successful result is delivered to your dataset.

| Apify plan | Price per successful result | Equivalent per 1,000 | Monthly access       |
| ---------- | --------------------------: | -------------------: | -------------------- |
| Free       |                     `$0.02` |                `$20` | 5 successful results |
| Bronze     |                    `$0.016` |                `$16` | Unlimited            |
| Silver     |                    `$0.012` |                `$12` | Unlimited            |
| Gold       |                    `$0.008` |                 `$8` | Unlimited            |

Apify may display the equivalent per-1,000 price on the Store page. For
example, `$20 / 1,000` means `$0.02` for each successful result.

**Upgrade your Apify plan when you need more than 5 successful monthly
results.** Paid plans also give you a lower price per result.

### How To Use It

1. Enter Instagram usernames, `@handles`, or profile URLs in the input field.
2. Start the Actor.
3. Review the successful results in the dataset or export them as CSV or
   another available format.

These formats work:

- `birds_of_india_`
- `@birds_of_india_`
- `https://www.instagram.com/birds_of_india_/`
- `https://www.instagram.com/birds_of_india_/?812`

Profile URLs are normalized automatically. Duplicate usernames are removed,
and post, reel, TV, and story URLs are skipped because they do not identify a
profile.

### What A Result Looks Like

| Profile            | Contact data                         | Profile data                                          |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `@example_profile` | `email@example.com`<br>`+1 555 0100` | Bio, followers, following, posts, verified status     |
| `@another_profile` | `null`<br>`null`                     | Profile found; contact details not publicly available |

Every successful result follows the same structure, making the output easy to
scan, filter, export, or pass into another workflow.

### Free And Paid Access

Free users can receive up to **5 successful results per UTC calendar month
across all runs**. When the limit is reached, the Actor stops cleanly before
processing more profiles.

Paid Apify users have **unlimited monthly results**. Apify's normal maximum
cost per run still applies so you remain in control of each run's spend.

### Frequently Asked Questions

#### Am I charged for a failed lookup?

No. You are charged only for a successful profile result delivered to the
dataset.

#### Why is an email or phone number blank?

The information may not be publicly available on that profile. A blank contact
field does not mean the profile lookup failed.

#### What happens after the 5 free results?

The Actor stops before processing additional profiles and clearly reports that
the free monthly limit was reached. Upgrade your Apify plan to continue with
unlimited monthly access.

#### Can I use profile URLs instead of usernames?

Yes. Add usernames, `@handles`, or Instagram profile URLs. The Actor removes
duplicates and normalizes the inputs automatically.

### Start Finding More From Instagram

Build a prospect list, enrich a client dataset, or organize your next round of
Instagram research without copying profile details by hand.

**Start with 5 successful results. Upgrade when you need unlimited access and
lower per-result pricing.**

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Enter one username or Instagram profile URL per line. Examples: birds\_of\_india\_, @cristiano, instagram.com/nike

## `timeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum time to wait for each request in seconds (e.g., 10 = 10 seconds)

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Number of retry attempts for network errors

## `maxUsernames` (type: `integer`):

Safety limit to avoid accidental huge runs. Extra usernames are ignored.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "birds_of_india_",
    "therock",
    "instagram.com/nike"
  ],
  "timeoutMs": 10,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "maxUsernames": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

No description

## `resultsXlsx` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "birds_of_india_",
        "therock",
        "instagram.com/nike"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("astounding_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": [
        "birds_of_india_",
        "therock",
        "instagram.com/nike",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("astounding_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "birds_of_india_",
    "therock",
    "instagram.com/nike"
  ]
}' |
apify call astounding_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,astounding_stork/cheapest-instagram-email-phone-extractor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/7yJQD5sSOg2w1KnpA/builds/GCveQjdsNpgZY2YVI/openapi.json