# Instagram Follower Checker for Sports Brands

**Use case:** 

Compare public sports brand Instagram profiles using follower and following counts, verified status, bio links, and recent post captions, likes, and comments. For brand marketers assessing competitors or partnership opportunities, change usernames to choose the profiles and maxPosts to set how many recent posts to collect.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "nike",
    "adidas",
    "puma",
    "underarmour",
    "reebok"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 20,
  "skipPinnedPosts": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "post_url": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "media_type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "comment_count": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "pub_date": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "media_count": {
    "label": "Media Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scraped_at": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author_meta.full_name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author_meta.followers_count": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "author_meta.is_verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "author_meta.is_business": {
    "label": "Business",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "author_meta.category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Profile Scraper - Bio & Posts Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Instagram Follower Checker for Sports Brands". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/kN9VT6ro4O1LKf8H1) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Instagram Follower Checker for Sports Brands" task

The Instagram Profile Scraper - Bio & Posts Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like instagram usernames, maximum posts to scrape, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Instagram Follower Checker for Sports Brands" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as username, post url, type, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Instagram Follower Checker for Sports Brands" task via API](https://apify.com/dataspryva/instagram-profile-scraper-bio-and-posts.md).

## FAQ

### How can I check Instagram followers for sports brands?

Compare follower and following counts for nike, adidas, puma, underarmour and reebok with the Instagram follower checker task. Public profile details include exact follower and following counts.

### What Instagram profile details does the Instagram follower checker task collect?

Each post record includes the profile's follower count, verified status, bio and bio links in the Instagram follower checker task. It also collects the display name and following count.

### How many recent Instagram posts can I get for each sports brand?

The Instagram follower checker task is set to collect up to 20 posts per profile, with one result per post. Set maxPosts to 0 for profile details without posts.

### What post data does the Instagram follower checker task return?

Each successful post result can include its caption, hashtags, likes, comments, publication date, media type and thumbnail URL in the Instagram follower checker task.

### Do I need to log in to check public Instagram profiles?

Public Instagram profiles and posts need no sign-in for the Instagram follower checker task. Private profiles and age-restricted posts require your own Instagram cookies for a signed-in view.

### Can I schedule Instagram sports brand follower checks?

Run the Instagram follower checker task on an Apify Schedule to repeat checks, or use the Apify API or integrations such as Zapier, Make and n8n.

### Is it lawful to collect public Instagram data with this checker?

The Instagram follower checker task collects public profile and post data without sign-in, but whether a use is lawful depends on its purpose, Instagram's terms and data-protection laws such as GDPR or CCPA. The person running it is responsible.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Profile Scraper - Bio & Posts](https://apify.com/dataspryva/instagram-profile-scraper-bio-and-posts.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dataspryva/instagram-profile-scraper-bio-and-posts.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/dataspryva/instagram-profile-scraper-bio-and-posts.md

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