Instagram Profile Scraper

Scrape public profile data from one or many Instagram usernames — followers, following, posts, bio, profile picture, verification status, and more. Ideal for lead generation, audience research, and creator outreach.

How it works

Enter a list of usernames and hit Start. The actor fetches each profile and returns a clean, normalized dataset you can download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

If Instagram blocks the private API endpoint, the actor automatically falls back to scraping the public profile page — so you still get the core metrics even without a session cookie.

Output

Successful result (API path)

The richest data comes from Instagram's private API when it's available:

{
  "inputUsername": "natgeo",
  "pk": "787132",
  "username": "natgeo",
  "fullName": "National Geographic",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isBusiness": true,
  "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../100x100.jpg",
  "profilePicUrlHd": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../full.jpg",
  "biography": "Experience the world through the eyes of a National Geographic photographer.",
  "bioLinks": ["https://www.nationalgeographic.com/"],
  "externalUrl": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/",
  "category": "Magazine",
  "followersCount": 284100001,
  "followingCount": 124,
  "mediaCount": 14523,
  "hasHighlightReels": true,
  "hasClips": true,
  "hasBiography": true,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"
}

Fallback result (HTML path)

When the API is blocked, the public profile page is scraped instead. Core metrics are preserved but some fields are unavailable (pk, isBusiness, category, bioLinks will be null/empty):

{
  "inputUsername": "cristiano",
  "pk": null,
  "username": "cristiano",
  "fullName": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isBusiness": false,
  "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../472007201_...jpg",
  "profilePicUrlHd": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../472007201_...jpg",
  "biography": "",
  "bioLinks": [],
  "externalUrl": null,
  "category": null,
  "followersCount": 666000000,
  "followingCount": 646,
  "mediaCount": 4086,
  "hasHighlightReels": false,
  "hasClips": false,
  "hasBiography": false,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
  "_source": "html_fallback"
}

Error result

When a profile can't be fetched, the reason is recorded clearly:

{
  "inputUsername": "nonexistent_user_xyz",
  "ok": false,
  "status": 404,
  "error": "User not found"
}

{
  "inputUsername": "suspended_account",
  "ok": false,
  "status": 429,
  "error": "HTTP 429 — Instagram rate limit hit. HTML fallback also failed.",
  "isRateLimit": true
}

Field reference

Field	Type	Description
inputUsername	string	The username you submitted.
pk	string|null	Instagram's internal user ID. API path only.
username	string	Normalized username from Instagram.
fullName	string	Display name on the profile.
isPrivate	boolean	Is the account private?
isVerified	boolean	Does the account have a blue badge?
isBusiness	boolean	Is it a business/creator account?
profilePicUrl	string	Profile picture URL (standard).
profilePicUrlHd	string	Profile picture URL (high resolution).
biography	string	Bio text.
bioLinks	string[]	Links embedded in the bio.
externalUrl	string|null	External website URL.
category	string|null	Account category (e.g. "Magazine", "Personal blog").
followersCount	number	Number of followers.
followingCount	number	Number of accounts followed.
mediaCount	number	Total number of posts.
hasHighlightReels	boolean	Are there story highlights?
hasClips	boolean	Are there Reels?
hasBiography	boolean	Is the bio non-empty?
profileUrl	string	Full Instagram profile URL.
_source	string	"api" or "html_fallback".
ok	boolean	false on error results.
status	number	HTTP status code.
error	string	Error message.
isRateLimit	boolean	true when rate-limited.
requiresLogin	boolean	true when a session cookie is needed.