Instagram Following to Emails - Find Brand & Sponsor Contacts 2026

Extract business emails from accounts a user follows. Discover brands, sponsors, and partnership opportunities by analyzing who influencers and competitors are connected with.

No Login Required

Your Instagram account stays safe. This Actor:

• Does NOT require your Instagram login or cookies
• Uses our own infrastructure to fetch data
• Zero risk of account suspension for you
• Works with any public Instagram profile

Unlike browser extensions or tools that use your account, we handle all scraping server-side. Your credentials are never needed.

Important: Processing Time

This Actor performs two operations:

1. First, it scrapes the list of accounts a user follows
2. Then, it extracts emails from each followed account's profile

Scale	First Results	Complete Results
100 following	5-10 min	10-15 min
200 following	8-15 min	15-25 min
500 following	12-20 min	25-45 min
1,000+ following	20-30 min	50-90+ min

Why does it take time?

• Each followed account must be visited individually to extract contact info
• Instagram rate limits require careful request pacing
• We validate emails to ensure quality results

Your data is protected! Streaming mode saves results every 60 seconds.

What You Get

For each followed account with extractable contact info:

• Email address (from bio or business contact)
• Phone number (if available)
• Username and user ID
• Full name
• Follower count
• Verified status
• Account type (business/creator/personal)
• Business category
• Website URL

Typical email extraction rate: 20-40% of followed accounts have public business emails. Influencers tend to follow brands and businesses, resulting in higher extraction rates.

Why Analyze Following Lists?

The accounts someone follows reveal valuable business intelligence:

• Sponsors - Influencers often follow brands they work with
• Suppliers - Businesses follow their vendors and partners
• Competitors - See who your competitors are watching
• Industry leaders - Discover key players in any niche

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
username	string	Yes	-	Instagram username to analyze
limit	integer	No	200	Maximum accounts to process

Example input:

{
    "username": "fitness_influencer",
    "limit": 500
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
position	number	Order in which account was found
userId	string	Instagram user ID
username	string	Instagram handle
fullName	string	Display name
email	string	Business email (null if not found)
phone	string	Phone number (null if not found)
website	string	Website URL (null if not found)
followers	number	Follower count
isVerified	boolean	Blue checkmark status
isBusiness	boolean	Business account flag
category	string	Business category
scrapedFrom	string	Source account username
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

Example output:

{
    "position": 1,
    "userId": "87654321",
    "username": "athletic_brand",
    "fullName": "Athletic Brand Co.",
    "email": "partnerships@athleticbrand.com",
    "phone": "+1-800-555-1234",
    "website": "https://athleticbrand.com",
    "followers": 500000,
    "isVerified": true,
    "isBusiness": true,
    "category": "Clothing Brand",
    "scrapedFrom": "fitness_influencer",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Find Sponsors - Discover which brands influencers partner with
• Brand Outreach - Get contact info for brands in your niche
• Competitor Research - See which accounts your competitors follow
• Partnership Mapping - Map influencer-brand relationships
• Supplier Discovery - Find vendors in your industry
• Investment Research - Identify emerging brands getting influencer attention

Streaming Mode

Results are saved automatically every 60 seconds. If the Actor stops unexpectedly:

• All previously saved results are preserved
• You can download partial results anytime
• Resume from where you left off

Integrations

Export your data to:

• Google Sheets - Direct integration, auto-sync results
• Zapier / Make (Integromat) - Trigger workflows when scrape completes
• Webhooks - Get real-time notifications
• API - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Download - JSON / CSV / Excel files

FAQ

Why analyze following lists instead of followers?

Following lists often contain more businesses and brands. When an influencer follows an account, it's often a sponsor, partner, or business relationship - making these higher-value contacts.

Can I see who follows a private account?

No. This Actor only works with public Instagram accounts.

Why don't all accounts have emails?

Only business and creator accounts with public contact info will have extractable emails. Personal accounts typically don't expose email addresses.

What's the typical email extraction rate?

Since following lists tend to contain more business accounts, extraction rates are typically 20-40%, higher than follower lists.

Is this GDPR compliant?

This Actor extracts publicly available business contact information. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Support

Need help? Contact us on Telegram: @taskforceorange

Need Custom Solutions?

Looking for custom scraping, higher limits, or dedicated infrastructure?

📩 Contact us:

• Telegram: @taskforceorange
• Website: socialswarm.com

We offer:

• Custom actor development
• Enterprise-grade scraping solutions
• Dedicated proxy infrastructure
• White-label integrations
• Priority support

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