🚀 Instagram Profile List Scraper & Lead Generator

Discover, filter, and scrape targeted Instagram profiles in bulk by keyword (Name, Occupation, Location) or direct profile URLs. Extracts complete creator metadata, verified status, follower statistics, public business emails, phone numbers, bio links, highlights, and enriched recent posts with video download links.

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🌟 What Makes This Scraper The Best On Apify?

Whether you are building B2B lead lists, scouting creators for influencer marketing, or analyzing competitors, this scraper provides industry-leading reliability and speed:

• 🎯 Dual Input Mode: Search dynamically by keywords (e.g. Name: "John", Occupation: "Actor", Location: "New York") OR provide direct Instagram handles/URLs to scrape specific profiles directly.
• ⚡ 10x Faster Concurrent Architecture: Powered by Chrome 124 TLS browser impersonation with multi-threaded parallel page discovery. Scrapes 50 profiles in ~30 seconds!
• 📧 Built-In Lead Generation: Automatically extracts public contact emails and phone/WhatsApp numbers from biographies and bio links.
• 👥 Audience & Follower Filters: Filter creators by minimum and maximum followers to target exact creator tiers (Nano, Micro, Macro).
• 📸 Deep Post & Reel Analytics: Extracts recent posts with exact like counts, comment counts, play/view counts, full captions, hashtags, mentions, high-res images, and direct MP4 download links.
• 🛡️ Zero Captcha Lockouts: Designed to operate smoothly with Apify proxies (Residential and General proxies supported).

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📋 Core Features & Capabilities

1. 🔍 Keyword Discovery & Direct Profile Scraping

• Name Matching: Discovers profiles matching first/last names (e.g., John, David Furnish).
• Occupation & Industry Filter: Narrow down by niche (e.g., Photographer, Architect, Doctor, Actor, Fitness Coach).
• Geographic Targeting: Filter by city, state, or country (e.g., New York, London, California, India).
• Direct URLs Support: Paste any list of Instagram handles (@apple, apple) or full URLs (https://www.instagram.com/apple/). Direct URLs always bypass keyword search filters!

2. 📧 Contact & Lead Generation Intelligence

• Business Emails: Captures business and inquiry emails directly from creator bios and link aggregators.
• Phone & WhatsApp Numbers: Detects international contact numbers and WhatsApp booking links.
• External Websites & Bio Links: Complete list of external URLs, Linktree, and custom link titles.

3. 📊 Profile & Account Verification Metrics

• Core Counts: Exact follower counts, following count, total post count.
• Trust Badges: Verified account indicator (isVerified), business category (businessCategoryName), private status.
• Account Transparency: Registration date joined (dateJoined) and account country location (accountBasedIn).
• Profile Media: Standard and high-resolution HD profile avatars (profilePicUrl, profilePicUrlHD).
• Story Highlights: Highlight reel names, IDs, and thumbnail cover images.

4. 🎬 Enriched Recent Posts & Reels

• Post Formats: Photos, single videos, and multi-media carousels.
• Engagement Figures: Likes, comments, and video view counts.
• Direct Media Downloads: High-resolution image CDN links and direct MP4 video URLs.

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Configure search filters or paste direct profile links. All parameters are optional:

{
  "name": "john",
  "occupation": "architect",
  "location": "New York",
  "maxProfiles": 50,
  "minFollowers": 1000,
  "maxFollowers": 500000,
  "maxPosts": 5,
  "includeLatestPosts": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/apple/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

📝 Parameter Reference Table

Field	Type	Default	Description
name	String	""	Name keyword (e.g., 'john' or 'John Stamos').
occupation	String	""	Profession or niche filter (e.g., 'actor', 'photographer', 'architect').
location	String	""	Target city, region, or country (e.g., 'New York', 'California', 'London').
extraKeywords	Array	[]	Extra search tags or qualifiers (e.g., ["verified", "founder"]).
directUrls	Array / Text	[]	Direct profile URLs or handles. Direct URLs bypass keyword search filters.
minFollowers	Integer	0	Minimum follower count filter (e.g., 1000 for micro-influencer targeting).
maxFollowers	Integer	0	Maximum follower count filter (e.g., 100000).
maxProfiles	Integer	50	Maximum number of verified profiles to extract.
maxPosts	Integer	5	Recent posts/reels to extract per profile (0 to 50).
includeLatestPosts	Boolean	true	Extract recent posts and media with engagement metrics.
maxConcurrency	Integer	10	Concurrent profile scraping threads (range: 1 to 20).
proxyConfiguration	Object	Apify Proxy	Recommended: Apify Residential or General Proxy.
sessionId	String	""	Optional Instagram sessionid cookie for logged-in queries.

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📤 Sample Output Data

Output items are cleaned of null and empty values and available in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or via API:

[
  {
    "id": "1960014452",
    "username": "john_salibello",
    "fullName": "John Salibello",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/john_salibello/?hl=en",
    "email": "info@johnsalibello.com",
    "biography": "New York • Bridgehampton • Bergdorf Goodman. Contact: info@johnsalibello.com",
    "followersCount": 5070,
    "followsCount": 802,
    "postsCount": 1820,
    "highlightReelCount": 10,
    "isBusinessAccount": true,
    "businessCategoryName": "Interior Design Studio",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "isVerified": false,
    "dateJoined": "April 2015",
    "accountBasedIn": "United States",
    "externalUrl": "http://www.johnsalibello.com/",
    "bioLinks": [
      {
        "url": "http://www.johnsalibello.com/",
        "linkType": "external"
      }
    ],
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "hasClips": true,
    "highlights": [
      {
        "id": "17846716135676411",
        "title": "Showroom",
        "coverImageUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/..."
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/john_salibello/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-31T15:26:58.821Z",
    "latestPosts": [
      {
        "shortCode": "DfFjsefTS7o",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DfFjsefTS7o/",
        "type": "video",
        "caption": "A lovely collection of new arrivals are now on display at our NYC showroom! #interiordesign",
        "likesCount": 142,
        "commentsCount": 18,
        "viewsCount": 3960,
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "imageUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "videoUrl": "https://instagram.cdn.net/video.mp4",
        "isVideo": true,
        "hasVideo": true,
        "hasImage": true,
        "hashtags": [
          "interiorinspo",
          "interiordesign"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

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💡 Practical Business Use Cases

• 🎯 Cold Outreach & B2B Leads: Search creators by niche and location, export verified contact emails, and import directly into cold email sequences (Lemlist, Instantly, Apollo).
• 📈 Influencer Marketing: Filter profiles by minFollowers and maxFollowers to identify high-engagement nano and micro-influencers.
• 🎬 Talent & Model Scouting: Discover models, actors, and fitness athletes in specific cities.
• 🏷️ Competitor Analysis: Track rival brand accounts, monitor their recent posting cadence, and study their top-performing hashtags and captions.

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⚡ Speed & Performance Optimization Tips

1. Direct Profile Lists: If you already have a list of usernames or URLs, paste them into directUrls. They start extracting immediately without search overhead.
2. Speed Adjustment: Set maxConcurrency to 15 or 20 for ultra-fast runs.
3. Posts Toggle: If you only need profile contact information and statistics, disable includeLatestPosts to reduce compute unit consumption.

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💬 Support & Feedback

Need a custom integration, specific schema additions, or high-volume enterprise scraping?
Contact our development team at codenest2.0@gmail.com or open an issue on the Apify Actor console.