# GrowthAgent IG (`edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent`) Actor

GrowthAgent IG — high-performance Apify actor.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent.md
- **Developed by:** [Edward Martinez](https://apify.com/edgeofcali) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🚀 GrowthAgent IG — Master AI Instagram Growth Strategy Engine

[![Apify Actor](https://img.shields.io/badge/Apify-Actor-brightgreen)](https://apify.com) [![Instagram](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Instagram-E1306C)](https://instagram.com) [![Node.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-20+-339933)](https://nodejs.org) [![AI Powered](https://img.shields.io/badge/AI-Powered-blueviolet)](https://apify.com)

> **The #1 AI-powered Instagram growth strategy generator on Apify.** GrowthAgent IG analyzes your profile, competitors, and hashtag landscape to produce a complete, actionable 30-day growth roadmap — complete with content calendar, optimal posting times, hashtag sets, engagement tactics, and revenue-driving action plans.

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### 🎯 What Does GrowthAgent IG Do?

GrowthAgent IG is the master orchestrator of your Instagram growth. It:

1. **Scrapes your Instagram profile** — extracts follower count, engagement metrics, bio, and recent posts
2. **Analyzes up to 5 competitors** — identifies their follower counts, posting patterns, top hashtags, and engagement rates
3. **Explores trending hashtags** — scans Instagram's /explore/tags/ for niche-relevant hashtag opportunities
4. **Generates a complete AI growth strategy** — tailored to your goal (growth, engagement, or sales)
5. **Produces a 30-day content calendar** — with content types, topics, captions, hashtags, and optimal post times for every single day
6. **Calculates estimated growth rates** — weekly, monthly, and quarterly projections based on real data

***

### 💼 Use Cases

| Use Case | Who It's For | Expected Output |
|----------|-------------|----------------|
| 🌱 Organic Growth | Content creators, influencers | Follower growth strategy + Reels plan |
| 💬 Engagement Boost | Community builders, coaches | Engagement tactics + Live session plan |
| 💰 Sales Funnel | E-commerce, service businesses | Conversion content calendar + CTA strategy |
| 🔍 Competitor Analysis | Brands, marketers | Competitor gap analysis + steal-their-audience tactics |
| 📅 Content Planning | Social media managers | 30-day calendar with captions + hashtags |
| 📊 Strategy Audit | Agencies, consultants | Full strategy score + priority action list |

***

### 📥 Input Fields

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `targetUsername` | String | `instagram` | 📸 The Instagram username to build the strategy for (without @) |
| `goals` | String | `growth` | 🎯 Primary goal: `growth`, `engagement`, or `sales` |
| `currentMetrics` | Object | `{}` | 📊 Optional: provide known metrics (followers, engagementRate, avgViews, etc.) |
| `competitors` | Array | `[]` | 🔎 List of competitor Instagram usernames to analyze |

***

### 📤 Output Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `url` | String | Source Instagram URL scraped |
| `scrapedAt` | String | ISO timestamp of when data was collected |
| `actorVersion` | String | Actor version string |
| `aiInsight` | String | AI-computed 1-sentence strategic insight |
| `aiScore` | Number (0-10) | Relevance/quality score of the scraped data |
| `growthStrategy` | Object | Complete strategy: summary, primary tactic, secondary tactics, content mix |
| `contentCalendar30Days` | Array | Day-by-day 30-day content plan with topics, captions, hashtags, times |
| `hashtagSets` | Array | 5 curated hashtag sets (high-volume, mid-range, long-tail, engagement, competitor) |
| `optimalPostingTimes` | Array | Best posting times per day of week with engagement multipliers |
| `priorityActions` | Array | Top 5 ranked actions with impact, effort, and timeframe |
| `estimatedGrowthRate` | Object | Weekly, monthly, and quarterly growth projections |
| `confidenceScore` | Number (0-100) | Confidence percentage of the strategy recommendations |
| `weeklyMilestones` | Array | 4-week milestone plan with KPIs and targets |
| `aiStrategyScore` | Number (0-10) | Overall AI-assessed strategy score |
| `profileData` | Object | Extracted profile metrics (followers, following, posts, bio, engagement) |
| `competitorInsights` | Array | Analyzed competitor data (followers, avg likes, top hashtags, frequency) |

***

### 🔧 Technical Details

- **Scraping Engine:** Playwright (Chromium) via PlaywrightCrawler
- **Rate Limiting:** 800–2000ms random delays between requests
- **Retry Logic:** Up to 3 retries per failed request
- **Pagination:** Auto-scrolls profiles, enqueues post and hashtag links
- **Proxy Support:** Automatic proxy rotation (Apify Proxy)
- **Validation:** Zod schema validation on every output record

***

### 📊 Example Output

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/yourbrand/",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "actorVersion": "0.1.0",
  "aiInsight": "@yourbrand shows exceptional engagement at 5.8% — prioritize Reels virality to rapidly convert this loyal audience into follower growth.",
  "aiScore": 8.5,
  "growthStrategy": {
    "summary": "Focus on top-of-funnel awareness by publishing 5-7 Reels per week targeting high-volume discovery hashtags.",
    "primaryTactic": "Aggressive Reels strategy with trending audio and viral hooks to maximize reach",
    "secondaryTactics": [
      "Collaborate with micro-influencers (10K-100K followers) in your niche",
      "Daily Stories with interactive polls and question stickers",
      "Carousel posts with educational value to maximize saves and shares"
    ],
    "contentMix": { "reels": 50, "carousels": 25, "stories": 20, "staticPosts": 5 }
  },
  "estimatedGrowthRate": {
    "weekly": "+8.0% (~1,200 followers/week)",
    "monthly": "+35.9% (~5,385 followers/month)",
    "quarterly": "+172.2% (~25,830 followers/quarter)",
    "basis": "Based on 15,000 current followers, 5.8% engagement rate, and growth-focused strategy"
  },
  "confidenceScore": 85,
  "aiStrategyScore": 8.5
}
```

***

### 💡 Pro Tips

- **Add 3-5 competitors** for the most accurate strategy — the more data, the higher the confidence score
- **Set `currentMetrics`** with your known stats to improve projection accuracy
- **Run weekly** to track progress and get updated strategy recommendations
- **Combine with PostHarvester and HashtagIntel** actors for even deeper analysis

***

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor scrapes publicly available Instagram data. Always comply with Instagram's Terms of Service and applicable data privacy laws. The growth projections are estimates based on industry benchmarks and scraped data — actual results will vary based on content quality and consistency.

***

### 🛡️ Pricing & Usage

See pricing suggestion below. Typical run costs 10-50 compute units depending on number of competitors analyzed.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

List of URLs to start scraping from.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://apify.com"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent").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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://apify.com" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,edgeofcali/ig-growth-agent"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ayiZqge7TkdyuhnwI/builds/6HngWcdhgtu9wdYHF/openapi.json