Instagram Username Availability Checker + Profile Intel

Check whether Instagram usernames are available or taken, in bulk, with no login or account required, and get the full public profile of every handle that is already taken in the same run.

Most availability checkers only tell you yes or no. This one also hands you the account behind every taken handle (followers, verification, category and more), so a single run doubles as lightweight profile research.

What you get

• Bulk checks. Paste a list of handles (or send a JSON array via the API) and get a clean row per username.
• Definitive verdict. Each handle comes back as available: true or available: false, resolved accurately, never a false "available".
• Profile enrichment on taken handles. For any handle that is taken, you also receive follower count, following, post count, full name, verified status, private/business flags, category, avatar and website.
• You only pay for real answers. If a handle can't be resolved on a run, that row is returned as unknown and is not billed.

Input

Field	Description
usernames	The handles to check, with or without @. One per line in the console, or a JSON array via the API. Duplicates are removed.
proxyConfiguration	Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended and used by default.
maxConcurrency	How many handles to check in parallel (default 8).

{
  "usernames": ["mybrandname", "example_handle_9f3x2", "another_idea"],
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}

Output

One dataset row per username. Available handles are compact; taken handles carry the profile.

{ "username": "example_handle_9f3x2", "available": true, "taken": false, "checked_at": "2026-07-12T09:00:00.000Z" }

{
  "username": "mybrandname", "available": false, "taken": true,
  "full_name": "My Brand", "followers": 48213, "following": 312, "posts": 190,
  "is_verified": true, "is_private": false, "is_business": true,
  "category": "Retail company", "external_url": "https://example.com",
  "profile_pic": "https://.../avatar.jpg", "checked_at": "2026-07-12T09:00:00.000Z"
}

Export as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML from the dataset.

Use cases

• Claim a new handle for a brand, campaign or personal account, checking dozens of ideas at once.
• Handle acquisition research, see who currently holds a taken handle and how active they are.
• Lead generation and prospecting, turn a list of handles into follower counts and verification status.
• Brand and impersonation monitoring, watch a set of look-alike handles for changes.

Pricing

Pay per result: $0.003 per definitive check (about $3 per 1,000 handles). No monthly rental, no per-run start fee. Unknown/rate-limited rows are free.

Notes

• Availability is a point-in-time snapshot; an available handle can be claimed by someone else moments later.
• A single fixed IP is throttled after roughly 25-30 checks, which is why residential proxy rotation is the default and recommended setting for larger lists.

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