# See which accounts an Instagram profile follows

**Use case:** 

Give it a public Instagram username and get about the first 50 accounts it follows: user ID, username, display name, profile picture, profile link and whether each account is verified or private. Use it to map a creator's network or find related accounts. This example reads natgeo.

## Input

```json
{
  "username": "natgeo",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "id": {
    "label": "id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "handle": {
    "label": "handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "image": {
    "label": "image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "private": {
    "label": "private",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "source",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Instagram Following Scraper | $0.14/1K Results | Pay Per Result Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "See which accounts an Instagram profile follows". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ig7diwMeNjJNxq12w) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "See which accounts an Instagram profile follows" task

The Instagram Following Scraper | $0.14/1K Results | Pay Per Result Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like username and maximum results, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "See which accounts an Instagram profile follows" 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 id, handle, name, 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 "See which accounts an Instagram profile follows" task via API](https://apify.com/getanyapi/instagram-following-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Following Scraper | $0.14/1K Results | Pay Per Result](https://apify.com/getanyapi/instagram-following-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/getanyapi/instagram-following-scraper.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/getanyapi/instagram-following-scraper.md

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`).