Instagram Competitor Analysis: Daily Follower Growth

Instagram Competitor Analysis - Drop in competitors or creators, schedule it, and see who gained followers, posted, or changed their bio.

What does Instagram Competitor Analysis do?

Every row already has the change since your last run - follower gain and %, new posts, bio edits with the old text, posting pace - so there is no export-and-compare in a spreadsheet; profile scrapers only give you today's numbers.

• Exact follower count, post count and bio links (all external links)
• New posts since last run, latest post day, posts in the last 7 and 30 days
• Bio change flag with the previous bio text
• Bulk accounts in one run, no login
• Accepts other Instagram scrapers' input names (directUrls, resultsLimit) and returns url, biography, followersCount, followsCount; onlyNew for changed accounts

Who uses Instagram Competitor Analysis, and for what

• Marketers - see which competitors gained followers this week
• Agencies - track creators' growth and posting pace before a deal
• Brands - get told when a competitor changes its bio or link
• Analysts - a daily follower history for many accounts without spreadsheets

Why this Instagram Competitor Analysis?

Many need cookies or break when Instagram changes its pages. This Instagram Competitor Analysis checks every run and tells you plainly when a page could not be read, instead of returning empty or wrong rows.

Data you get from Instagram Competitor Analysis

Every result is one flat row with these fields (values from a real run):

Field	Example
username	nasa
status	tracked
fullName	NASA
followers	104354370
following	94
followersChange	-6805
followersChangePct	-0.01
followingChange	null
newPostsSinceLastRun	2
bio	Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨
bioChanged	true
previousBio
externalUrl	null
externalUrls	[]
postsCount	4986
verified	true
private	false
latestPostAt	2026-10-30T19:59+00:00
postsLast7Days	6
postsLast30Days	6
avgDaysBetweenPosts	0.6
lastRunAt	2026-10-30T09:44:26+00:00
checkedAt	2026-10-31T07:09:54+00:00
profileUrl	https://www.instagram.com/nasa/
profilePicUrl	https://scontent-arn2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/29090...

How to use Instagram Competitor Analysis

1. Press Start - the form already holds an example that works.
2. Put in your own input (see the fields on the Input tab).
3. Run it once, or put it on an Apify Schedule (with only new on, where the form has it) to get just what is new every day; add a webhookUrl to get each run's rows sent to your own system, Zapier, Make or Slack.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, the Apify API or an AI agent (Apify MCP server).

Input example

{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "maxItems": 2,
  "useApifyProxy": true,
  "onlyNew": false
}

Output example (a real run)

[
  {
    "username": "nasa",
    "status": "tracked",
    "fullName": "NASA",
    "followers": 104354370,
    "following": 94,
    "followersChange": -6805,
    "followersChangePct": -0.01,
    "followingChange": null,
    "newPostsSinceLastRun": 2,
    "bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
    "bioChanged": true,
    "previousBio": "",
    "externalUrl": null,
    "externalUrls": [],
    "postsCount": 4986,
    "verified": true,
    "private": false,
    "latestPostAt": "2026-10-30T19:59+00:00",
    "postsLast7Days": 6,
    "postsLast30Days": 6,
    "avgDaysBetweenPosts": 0.6,
    "lastRunAt": "2026-10-30T09:44:26+00:00",
    "checkedAt": "2026-10-31T07:09:54+00:00",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-arn2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/29090066_159271188110124_1152068159029641216_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key=GBLhuwEsG5c225AAAAAAAADj9-wPbkULAAAB1501500j-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=669407&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=Ca3wEg9L7ygQ7kNvwGnutp2&_nc_oc=Adr3-4i5BmbYB7oi08dgWdpj6EtPzRNIU5aVrX1pIHL6pdYUVS2z18HAazFeIFaQDkk&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b60f&oh=00_AQQkFpXqWqr8w2oq5uXZAzCKArBD9G1TQFyjnEw1KA0vsg&oe=6AEB5669",
    "dataSource": "embed",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
    "inputUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
    "type": "profile",
    "biography": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
    "followersCount": 104354370,
    "followsCount": 94,
    "externalUrlShimmed": null,
    "changeType": "changed",
    "_change": true
  }
]

One flat row per result.

Built for pipelines

• Field names never change - fixes and new features only ever add fields, so your code keeps working.
• Every row has the same shape - a missing value is null, never a dropped field.
• A plain status line on every run - how many results, and on a problem what to change in the input - for your logs and for AI agents.
• Runs on its own - put it on an Apify Schedule and add a webhookUrl: each run's rows go straight to your system, Zapier, Make or Slack.

How much does Instagram Competitor Analysis cost?

You pay only per result (pay per event) - no monthly fee, no minimum, and the price per result is lower on Apify's Bronze, Silver and Gold plans. The exact price is on the Pricing tab. Apify's free plan credit is enough to try it on real input.

You want	What you pay for
A quick test with the example	a few results
A daily scheduled run	only the rows that run returns
A big one-off export	the results delivered - set a maximum in the input

Also searched as

• instagram profile scraper
• instagram follower tracker
• follower growth
• instagram monitor

FAQ

Does Instagram Competitor Analysis need a login, cookies or an API key? No. It reads public pages only.

Can I run Instagram Competitor Analysis on a schedule? Yes - with Apify Schedules; each run returns fresh rows.

Can I call it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent? Yes - through the Apify API, the Apify client libraries or the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal? It collects only data anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for using it within the source site's terms and data protection law (GDPR, CCPA).

What if the site blocks a request? The run retries from a fresh connection and, if it still cannot read the page, stops with a clear message - never with made-up rows.

Do I need proxies? No setup needed - Instagram Competitor Analysis uses Apify Proxy by default where the site needs it.

Troubleshooting

• No results: check the input (a public URL or a search term that returns results in a normal browser), then try the example input once.
• Fewer results than expected: raise the maximum in the input; some sites show only a part of their data without logging in, and Instagram Competitor Analysis never logs in.
• The run stopped with a message: the message says what the site answered; run it again later or with fewer items.

Your feedback

Missing a field, found a bug, or need another site? Open an issue on the Issues tab - issues are answered and fixed. If Instagram Competitor Analysis saved you time, a short review on this page helps others find it.

Data source: www.instagram.com

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