# Compare Instagram Competitors & Creator Performance

**Use case:** 

Compare Instagram profiles by likes, comments, engagement, followers, posting frequency, CTA signals, sponsorship signals and content performance.

## Input

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "nike",
    "adidas"
  ],
  "maxMediaPerProfile": 3,
  "skipPinnedPosts": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "username": {
    "label": "Username"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Owner username"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Media URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "comments": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "engagementTotal": {
    "label": "Engagement",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "engagementRatePct": {
    "label": "Engagement %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "videoViews": {
    "label": "Video views"
  },
  "videoPlays": {
    "label": "Video plays"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "following": {
    "label": "Following"
  },
  "postsCount": {
    "label": "Posts count"
  },
  "mediaAnalyzed": {
    "label": "Media analyzed"
  },
  "averageLikes": {
    "label": "Average likes"
  },
  "averageComments": {
    "label": "Average comments"
  },
  "averageEngagementRatePct": {
    "label": "Average engagement rate pct"
  },
  "estimatedPostsPerWeek": {
    "label": "Estimated posts per week"
  },
  "ctaPostRatePct": {
    "label": "Cta post rate pct"
  },
  "sponsorSignalRatePct": {
    "label": "Sponsor signal rate pct"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Competitor & Creator Intelligence](https://apify.com/datavaultlabs/instagram-competitor-intelligence) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/datavaultlabs/instagram-competitor-intelligence) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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