# Instagram Profile List Scraper (`codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper`) Actor

Input a name, occupation, location, extra keywords, or direct profile URLs with configurable profile and post limits. Outputs full profile data: followers, bio, bio links, verification status, highlights, and latest posts with likes, comments, views, captions, hashtags, thumbnails, and video URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [CodeNest](https://apify.com/codenest) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 profile scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🔍 Instagram Profile List Scraper - Bulk Profile Discovery & Data Extraction

**Effortlessly discover and scrape multiple Instagram profiles with our powerful **Instagram Profile List Scraper**! This Apify actor enables keyword-based profile discovery, bulk profile scraping, and comprehensive data extraction with optional post enrichment.**

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### 📋 Overview

Need to find Instagram profiles by name, occupation, or location? This **Instagram Profile List Scraper** delivers:

- 🔍 **Keyword-Based Discovery** - Find profiles by name, occupation, and location
- 📋 **Bulk Profile Scraping** - Process multiple profiles in a single run
- 👤 **Complete Profile Data** - Bio, followers, verification status, and bio links
- 📊 **Post Enrichment** - Optional latest posts with likes, comments, and captions
- 🌐 **Proxy Support** - Built-in Apify residential proxy integration
- 📁 **Direct URL Support** - Scrape specific profiles directly

Perfect for influencer marketers 📈, talent scouts 🎬, brand analysts 📊, and researchers 🔬!

***

### ⭐ Core Capabilities of Instagram Profile List Scraper

#### 🔍 Profile Discovery

- **Name-Based Search** - Find profiles by first/last name
- **Occupation Filter** - Filter by profession (actor, model, etc.)
- **Location Filter** - Geographic profile discovery
- **Extra Keywords** - Additional search refinement
- **Direct URLs** - Scrape specific profiles directly

#### 👤 Profile Data Extraction

- **Complete Profile Info** - Username, full name, and biography
- **Follower Statistics** - Followers count, following count, posts count
- **Verification Status** - Detect verified accounts
- **Business Account Detection** - Business account flag and category
- **Profile URLs** - Direct profile links

#### 🔗 Bio Link Mastery

- **External URL Extraction** - Website links from bio
- **Bio Link Titles** - Descriptive link titles
- **Multiple Link Support** - All bio links extracted
- **Link Type Detection** - External or internal link classification

#### 📊 Post Enrichment

- **Latest Posts Extraction** - Recent posts from profile (configurable limit)
- **Engagement Metrics** - Likes, comments, and views counts
- **Post Captions** - Full text captions with hashtags
- **Hashtag Detection** - Extracted hashtags from captions
- **Mention Detection** - Extracted @mentions from captions
- **Media URLs** - Thumbnails, images, and video URLs

#### 📁 Highlights & Features

- **Highlight Reels** - Profile highlights with titles and cover images
- **Clips Detection** - Check if profile has Reels
- **Profile Pictures** - Standard and HD profile images

***

### ⚙️ Input Configuration

Simply enter search criteria or direct URLs, configure limits, and click "Start". Input looks like this:

```json
{
  "includeLatestPosts": true,
  "maxPosts": 5,
  "maxProfiles": 10,
  "name": "john",
  "occupation": "actor",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "location": "",
  "extraKeywords": [],
  "directUrls": [],
  "sessionId": ""
}
```

#### 📝 Input Specifications

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `name` | String | ❌ No | - | Name to search for profiles |
| `occupation` | String | ❌ No | - | Occupation filter (actor, model, etc.) |
| `location` | String | ❌ No | - | Location filter for profiles |
| `extraKeywords` | Array | ❌ No | \[] | Additional search keywords |
| `directUrls` | Array | ❌ No | \[] | Direct profile URLs to scrape |
| `maxProfiles` | Integer | ❌ No | 10 | Maximum profiles to scrape |
| `maxPosts` | Integer | ❌ No | 5 | Maximum posts per profile |
| `includeLatestPosts` | Boolean | ❌ No | true | Include latest posts data |
| `proxyConfiguration.useApifyProxy` | Boolean | ❌ No | true | Enable Apify proxy |
| `proxyConfiguration.apifyProxyGroups` | Array | ❌ No | \["RESIDENTIAL"] | Proxy groups |
| `sessionId` | String | ❌ No | "" | Session ID for cookie persistence |

***

### 📤 Output Structure

Your **Instagram Profile List Scraper** produces comprehensive profile data with engagement metrics and post details:

```json
[
  {
    "id": "321031375",
    "username": "thejohnabraham",
    "fullName": "John Abraham",
    "profile URL": "https://www.instagram.com/thejohnabraham/?hl=en",
    "followersCount": 11087092,
    "followsCount": 17,
    "postsCount": 972,
    "highlightReelCount": 1,
    "isBusinessAccount": false,
    "isPrivate": false,
    "isVerified": true,
    "externalUrl": "https://linktr.ee/",
    "bioLinks": [
      {
        "url": "https://linktr.ee/",
        "linkType": "external"
      }
    ],
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "hasClips": true,
    "highlights": [
      {
        "id": "17914924394063797",
        "title": "COVID Resources"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/thejohnabraham/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-18T06:12:13.166952Z",
    "latestPosts": [
      {
        "shortCode": "Db56I8Os8n4",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db56I8Os8n4/",
        "type": "video",
        "caption": "Introducing *Swoofi* 🐾...",
        "likesCount": 16288,
        "commentsCount": 666,
        "viewsCount": 322953,
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "imageUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
        "videoUrl": "https://instagram.fsgn5-8.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
        "isVideo": true,
        "hashtags": ["swoofi", "petapp"],
        "mentions": ["myswoofi"],
        "hasVideo": true,
        "hasImage": true
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

#### 📖 Output Field Documentation

**🔹 Profile Identification**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Instagram user ID (unique) |
| `username` | Instagram handle |
| `fullName` | Display name on profile |
| `profile URL` | Direct profile URL with locale |
| `url` | Clean profile URL |

**🔹 Profile Statistics**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `followersCount` | Total followers count |
| `followsCount` | Total following count |
| `postsCount` | Total posts count |
| `highlightReelCount` | Number of highlights |
| `isVerified` | Verification badge status |
| `isPrivate` | Private account status |
| `isBusinessAccount` | Business account flag |

**🔹 Bio & Links**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `biography` | Full profile bio text (when available) |
| `externalUrl` | Primary external URL |
| `bioLinks` | Array of bio links with titles |
| `bioLinks.title` | Descriptive link title |
| `bioLinks.url` | Link destination URL |
| `bioLinks.linkType` | Link type (external) |

**🔹 Media Assets**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `profilePicUrl` | Standard profile picture URL |
| `profilePicUrlHD` | HD profile picture URL |
| `hasClips` | Reels availability flag |
| `highlights` | Array of profile highlights |
| `highlights.id` | Highlight unique ID |
| `highlights.title` | Highlight title |
| `highlights.coverImageUrl` | Highlight cover image |

**🔹 Post Data (when enriched)**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `shortCode` | Unique post shortcode |
| `url` | Direct post URL |
| `type` | Post type (image, video, carousel) |
| `caption` | Full post caption |
| `likesCount` | Like count |
| `commentsCount` | Comment count |
| `viewsCount` | View count (videos) |
| `thumbnailUrl` | Post thumbnail URL |
| `imageUrl` | Direct image URL |
| `videoUrl` | Direct video URL |
| `isVideo` | Video post indicator |
| `hashtags` | Extracted hashtags |
| `mentions` | Extracted @mentions |
| `carouselMediaCount` | Number of carousel items |

**🔹 Metadata**
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601) |

***

### 🎨 Key Features of This Instagram Profile List Scraper

#### 🔍 Smart Discovery

- **Multi-Filter Search** - Combine name, occupation, and location
- **Direct URL Support** - Scrape known profiles instantly
- **Keyword Refinement** - Extra keywords for precise targeting
- **Bulk Processing** - Handle multiple profiles in one run

#### 📊 Engagement Analytics

- **Follower Metrics** - Track audience size
- **Post Engagement** - Likes, comments, and views
- **Content Analysis** - Hashtag and mention detection
- **Cross-Profile Comparison** - Compare multiple profiles

#### 🔗 Bio Link Intelligence

- **External URL Extraction** - Website links from bio
- **Multiple Link Support** - All bio links captured
- **Link Title Detection** - Descriptive link names
- **Link Type Classification** - External link detection

#### 📁 Highlights & Stories

- **Highlight Reel Detection** - Profile highlights count
- **Highlight Titles** - Descriptive highlight names
- **Highlight Cover Images** - Visual highlight covers

#### 🚀 Performance Features

- **Configurable Post Limits** - Control enrichment depth
- **Proxy Rotation** - Residential proxy support
- **Session Management** - Cookie persistence option
- **Timestamp Tracking** - Scrape time recording

***

### 💡 Use Cases for Instagram Profile List Scraper

- **📈 Influencer Marketing** - Discover influencers by niche
- **🎬 Talent Scouts** - Find actors, models, and creators
- **📊 Competitor Analysis** - Track competitor profiles
- **🔬 Research** - Study social media patterns
- **💰 Brand Partnerships** - Identify potential collaborators
- **📱 Content Strategy** - Analyze top-performing profiles
- **🎯 Lead Generation** - Build targeted profile lists
- **📋 Database Building** - Create profile databases by category

***

### ✨ Why Choose Our Instagram Profile List Scraper?

- **⚡ Fast & Efficient** - Quick profile discovery and extraction
- **🎯 100% Accurate** - Preserves all data without alteration
- **📦 Complete Data** - Everything from bio to post engagement
- **🔄 Regular Updates** - Adapts to Instagram changes
- **🛡️ Production Ready** - Reliable with thousands of profiles
- **💰 Cost Efficient** - Optimized for minimal compute time
- **🔒 Privacy Focused** - No personal data stored or shared

***

### ⚠️ Limitations

- Only works with public Instagram profiles
- Private accounts are not accessible
- Search results depend on Instagram's discoverability
- Post enrichment adds additional processing time
- Rate limits may apply for high-volume scraping

***

### 📧 Need Custom Features for Your Instagram Profile List Scraper?

Want **additional search filters**, **specific profile fields**, **custom output formats**, **advanced analytics**, or **automated reporting**?

✉️ Email **<codenest2.0@gmail.com>** for tailored enterprise solutions!

***

# Actor input Schema

## `name` (type: `string`):

Name of the person to search for on Instagram. Example: 'john' or 'John Stamos'.

## `occupation` (type: `string`):

Profession, title, or industry to search for. Example: 'actor', 'singer', 'photographer', 'fitness coach'.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, state, or country to narrow down search results. Example: 'California', 'New York', 'London'.

## `extraKeywords` (type: `array`):

Any additional search terms to include in the search query. Example: 'verified', 'comedy', 'director'.

## `directUrls` (type: `array`):

Optionally enter direct Instagram profile URLs or usernames to scrape directly (e.g. 'https://www.instagram.com/johnstamos/' or 'johnstamos').

## `maxProfiles` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of Instagram profiles to discover and scrape. Leave empty or 0 to scrape all discovered profiles without limit.

## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`):

Number of recent posts/reels to extract per profile with full media and likes/comments counts. Default is 5.

## `includeLatestPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Enable to extract and include recent posts/reels in the output ('latestPosts' field) with full-resolution images, direct MP4 video download links, likes, views, and comments. When disabled, only basic profile metadata is scraped at base price.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by the scraper. By default, Apify Google SERP proxy is used for Google search queries.

## `sessionId` (type: `string`):

Optional: Your Instagram sessionid cookie value if you want to scrape with an authenticated session.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "name": "",
  "occupation": "",
  "location": "",
  "extraKeywords": [],
  "directUrls": [],
  "maxPosts": 5,
  "includeLatestPosts": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "GOOGLE_SERP"
    ]
  },
  "sessionId": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset containing verified Instagram profiles with metadata and recent posts

## `outputStore` (type: `string`):

Full JSON export of all verified profiles stored in Key-Value Store

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,codenest/instagram-profile-list-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/IQO5leEmuSEqxztFC/builds/W6M1NbKQYXdaSkY4S/openapi.json