# Instagram Profile Scraper · Email, Join Date, Country (`instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Instagram profiles: followers, following, posts, bio, links, category, business email, phone and address. Add Instagram's “About this account” join date and country, or up to 80 related accounts, as optional add-ons. No login needed. Usernames that don't exist are free.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Instagram Data API](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.44 / 1,000 profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

### Instagram profile scraper with business contacts, join date and country

> 🆕 **New:** Instagram's join date & country as an add-on. Tried it? Tell us in a review.

**Paste usernames and get one clean row per profile: followers, following, posts, bio, links, category, account type, business email, phone and address.** Switch on add-ons for Instagram's “About this account” (join month, country, former usernames) or up to 80 related profiles.

- 📇 **Business contacts in the same row** — public email, phone, city, street address and zip when the account shows them.
- 🗓️ **Join date & country add-on** — $2.70 per 1,000 profiles, charged only when you turn it on.
- 🪢 **Related profiles add-on** — up to 80 accounts Instagram suggests, charged per account found ($0.39 per 1,000).
- 🚩 **Handy flags** — verified, business, private, story live now, has highlights, active on Threads, AI-account label.
- 🔓 **No login**; usernames that don't exist come back as free rows.

### Why this one

- 🔓 **No Instagram login or cookies** — you paste usernames; your own account is never involved.
- 🧾 **Usernames that don't exist are free** — they come back as rows with `error: "not_found"`; duplicates are never returned or charged.
- 🧯 **Your budget is a hard stop** — set **Maximum cost per run** and the run stops at your limit (the run summary says so).
- 📊 **A summary you can check** — every run saves a `SUMMARY` record: results, free rows, what was skipped and why.

### Why scrape Instagram profiles?

- **Enrich username lists** with followers, category, business email and phone.
- **Find the right influencers** by size, category and country (join date & country add-on).
- **Spot fake or brand-new accounts** before you partner with them.

### Compared with Apify's Instagram Profile Scraper

| | This Actor | Apify's Instagram Profile Scraper (Starter) |
|---|---|---|
| Price per 1,000 profiles | $0.63 | $2.30 |
| Join date & country add-on | $2.70 per 1,000 | +$6.00 per 1,000 |

Their prices and fields as listed on Apify on 28 October 2026 — check their page for today's.

### How to scrape Instagram profiles

1. Paste usernames or links into the input, one per line.
2. Press **Start** — rows stream into the Output tab while the run goes.
3. Download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or get them through the API.

Works with any public profile on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/) — no login, no cookies, no Instagram account
of yours.

**No input at hand?** Press **Start** with an empty input — you get a 3-row sample.

### Input example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "includeAbout": false,
  "includeRelated": false
}
```

### Output example: Instagram profiles data

```json
{
  "username": "natgeo",
  "fullName": "National Geographic",
  "followers": 283000000,
  "following": 160,
  "posts": 30000,
  "category": "Media/news company",
  "accountType": "business",
  "isVerified": true,
  "publicEmail": null,
  "publicPhone": null,
  "joined": "2012-01",
  "country": "United States",
  "hasActiveStory": true
}
```

Each row has up to 41 fields — the **Output** tab describes every one of them. Fields Instagram
doesn't show come as `null`, never as a fake `0`.

### Limits

- Private accounts: you get the profile row (followers, bio, category), not their posts.
- Join date & country (add-on): Instagram doesn't answer for every profile every time — then there is no add-on charge (`aboutAvailable: false`).
- Related profiles: up to 80 per profile; some creators hide them (free, `relatedHidden: true`).

### How much does it cost to scrape Instagram profiles?

Pay per event: you pay for the rows you get, plus $0.0005 per run. No subscription to this Actor.

| Apify plan | Per 1,000 profiles | What $5 of free credit gets you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0.693 | ≈ 7,200 profiles |
| Starter | $0.63 | — |
| Business and higher | $0.44 | — |

Every event of this Actor on the Starter plan:

| Event | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | Each profile returned | $0.63 per 1,000 |
| Add-on: join date & country | “About this account” for a profile (only when enabled) | $2.70 per 1,000 |
| Add-on: related profile | Each related profile returned (only when enabled), up to 80 per profile | $0.39 per 1,000 |

**Typical jobs on Starter:**

- 1,000 profiles ≈ $0.63
- 1,000 profiles with join date & country ≈ $3.33

**Always free:** usernames that don't exist and duplicates. Set **Maximum cost per run** in the run options to cap any run.

### Chain it with other Actors

Use the rows of an earlier run as the input: paste its **dataset ID** into *Or: dataset from another run*. For example,
run [Instagram Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-followers-scraper) on a brand, then give its dataset to
[Instagram Email & Phone Scraper](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-email-phone-scraper) — you get the emails of the brand's
followers. Works with the datasets of Apify's own Instagram Actors too.

### Instagram profiles API: Python, n8n, Make, Zapier and AI agents

Python:

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper").call(run_input={'usernames': ['natgeo'], 'includeAbout': False, 'includeRelated': False})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)
```

**n8n, Make, Zapier or any HTTP client:** one request runs the Actor and returns the rows —
`POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN`
with the input JSON as the body.

**AI agents (MCP)** — your agent gets this Actor as a tool:

- **Claude Code:** `claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper"`
- **Claude, Cursor, VS Code, n8n:** add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper` as a remote MCP server and sign in to Apify.
- **Ask it:** *“Get followers, category and business email for these 50 usernames.”* · *“When did @natgeo join Instagram and where is it based?”*

### FAQ: scraping Instagram profiles

**What's in “About this account”?**
The month the account was created (`joined`, for example `2012-01`), the country it's based in (`country`; `null` with `countryShared: false` when hidden) and how many times the username changed (`formerUsernames`).

**Are private profiles charged?**
Yes — Instagram still shows their followers, bio and category, so you get a full row. Only usernames that don't exist are free.

**Where do emails and phones come from?**
From the public contact buttons of business and creator accounts on Instagram. We don't guess emails or use outside databases. For emails and phones written in the bio text and links, use Instagram Email & Phone Scraper.

**How do I vet influencers with it?**
Turn on the join date add-on: join month, country, former usernames and followers in one row help spot brand-new or repurposed accounts before you pay for a collaboration.

**Do I need an Instagram account or cookies?**
No. You only paste usernames, links or keywords. Nothing to log in, nothing to install, and your own Instagram account is never involved.

**What am I charged for — and what's free?**
Only the events in the pricing table, plus $0.0005 per run. Rows with an `error` field are free, and duplicates are never returned or charged. Each run's `SUMMARY` record shows results and free rows.

**Can I cap what a run costs?**
Yes. Set **Maximum cost per run** in the run options — the run stops at your limit and `SUMMARY` shows `stoppedAtChargeLimit: true`.

**Can I use it from n8n, Make, Zapier or an AI agent?**
Yes, like any Apify Actor: REST API, webhooks, the n8n, Make and Zapier integrations, and the Apify MCP server for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients.

**Is it legal to scrape Instagram?**
We only collect what public profiles show publicly. Results can include personal data such as names, usernames or public business contacts, which laws like GDPR protect — use the data for a legitimate purpose and ask a lawyer if unsure.

### For AI agents

```text
Actor:   instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper
Does:    Scrape Instagram profiles: followers, bio, links, category, business email and phone, plus a join date and country add-on. No login.
Input:   {"usernames": ["natgeo"], "includeAbout": false, "includeRelated": false}
Output:  one JSON row per result, up to 41 fields; main: username, fullName, followers, following, posts, category, publicEmail, publicPhone, joined, country, isVerified
Free:    usernames that don't exist and duplicates
Price:   event "profile" $0.63 per 1,000 on Starter + $0.0005 per run
Run:     POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=APIFY_TOKEN
```

### More Instagram Actors from us

| Content | People | Stories |
|---|---|---|
| [Reels](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-reels-scraper) · [Posts](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-posts-scraper) · Post details (coming this week) · Hashtags (coming this week) · Search (coming this week) · Transcripts (coming this week) | [Profiles](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper) · Account age (coming this week) · [Emails & phones](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-email-phone-scraper) · Similar (coming this week) · Lookalikes (coming this week) · [Followers](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-followers-scraper) · Comments (coming this week) · Likers (coming this week) | Stories (coming this week) · Highlights (coming this week) |

### Changelog

- **1.0** (October 2026) — first release.

*Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.*

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

One per line: <code>natgeo</code>, <code>@natgeo</code> or <code>https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/</code>.

## `includeAbout` (type: `boolean`):

Charged as a separate add-on event.

## `includeRelated` (type: `boolean`):

Charged per related profile returned — the same price as our Similar Accounts actor.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Pick the dataset of an earlier run (or paste its ID). We take usernames from <code>username</code> / <code>ownerUsername</code>.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "includeAbout": false,
  "includeRelated": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All rows of this run (JSON, CSV, Excel).

## `summary` (type: `string`):

What was returned, what was free and why (SUMMARY record).

# 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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper").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 = { "usernames": ["natgeo"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper").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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ]
}' |
apify call instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,instagram-data-api/instagram-profile-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/oPO4ISn9eabzcnAqQ/builds/d44stY6igJqYRh4UA/openapi.json