Instagram Profile Scraper

Scrape public Instagram profile data — bio, follower/following counts, post count, profile picture URL, and verification status — by supplying a list of usernames or profile URLs. No login is required, and only data visible on the public, unauthenticated profile page is collected.

Features

• Accepts usernames (natgeo) or full profile URLs (https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/)
• Extracts: full name, bio, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, verification status
• Optional Apify Proxy support to reduce rate limiting
• Configurable delay between requests
• Results saved to the Actor's default dataset (exportable as JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.)

Input

Field	Type	Description
usernames	array of strings	Usernames or profile URLs to scrape
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy configuration (recommended)
requestDelaySecs	integer	Delay in seconds between each profile request (default: 2)

Example input:

{
  "usernames": ["natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"],
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true },
  "requestDelaySecs": 2
}

Output

Each scraped profile is pushed to the dataset as a record, e.g.:

{
  "username": "natgeo",
  "fullName": "National Geographic",
  "bio": "Experience the world through the eyes of National Geographic...",
  "followers": "279M",
  "following": "150",
  "posts": "28.4K",
  "profilePicUrl": "https://...",
  "isVerified": true,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"
}

If a profile can't be parsed (private, restricted, or page structure changed), the record will include an error or warning field explaining why.

Important notes on scope and compliance

• This Actor only reads data that Instagram serves on the public profile page without authentication (meta tags such as og:title, og:description, og:image). It does not log in, use session cookies, or attempt to access private profiles or data hidden behind authentication.
• Instagram's page structure and public data availability can change at any time, which may require updates to the parsing logic in src/main.py.
• Automated scraping of Instagram is subject to Instagram's Terms of Use. Review current terms and applicable laws in your jurisdiction (e.g. data protection regulations) before using this Actor at scale or on data involving identifiable individuals.
• Using Apify Proxy and a reasonable requestDelaySecs is strongly recommended to avoid triggering rate limits.

Local development

This Actor uses the Apify SDK for Python and the standard Apify Python Actor project layout:

.actor/
  actor.json          # Actor metadata
  input_schema.json    # Input UI schema
src/
  main.py               # Scraping logic (entry point)
Dockerfile
requirements.txt

To build and run, use the Build and Start buttons in the Apify Console — no terminal required.