Fast Instagram Profile Stats Checker

Check publicly available metadata for Instagram profiles. Supply profile URLs or handles and receive one dataset record per distinct profile, including profile counts, public bio information, profile image URL, and a status when a profile cannot be retrieved.

The actor checks the public Instagram profile page through Apify Residential Proxy. Each short-lived profile session keeps its proxy, cookies, and generated browser-like request headers together; blocked sessions are replaced before a bounded retry. It does not require an Instagram login, supplied cookies, or a third-party scraping service.

Quick start

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
    "cristiano"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 1,
  "maxRequestRetries": 6
}

Each supplied profile is normalized and duplicate handles are skipped. Use a small concurrency value for more conservative request pacing.

Input

Input	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array of strings	Required	Instagram profile URLs or usernames to check. Post, reel, and Instagram system URLs are ignored. Up to 250 distinct profiles are processed in one run.
proxyOptions	object	Apify Residential Proxy	Standard Apify proxy configuration. The actor is configured to use Residential Proxy.
maxConcurrency	integer	2	Requested number of concurrent profile checks. The actor limits this to two to avoid bursts.
maxRequestRetries	integer	6	Requested retry rounds for transient request failures. The actor applies a maximum of three retries.

Output

The default dataset contains flat profile records. status is Active, 404 Not Found, or Failed (Blocked). Fields unavailable from a public response are null.

Field	Type	Description
id	string or null	Instagram’s public profile identifier when returned.
username	string	Checked Instagram handle.
status	string	Result of the profile lookup.
fullName	string or null	Display name.
biography	string or null	Public biography text.
is_private	boolean or null	Whether Instagram marks the account as private.
is_verified	boolean or null	Whether Instagram marks the account as verified.
facebook_id	string or null	Connected Facebook identifier when supplied by Instagram.
followers	integer or null	Follower count.
following	integer or null	Following count.
posts	integer or null	Feed post count.
video_count	integer or null	Video count when returned.
highlight_reel_count	integer or null	Story-highlight count when returned.
category_name	string or null	Public business or creator category.
external_url	string or null	Profile’s public external link.
url	string	Canonical Instagram profile URL.
image	string or null	Profile-image URL when returned.
bio_links	array or null	Structured links supplied in the biography.
biography_with_entities	object or null	Structured biography entity metadata when returned.
error	string or null	Sanitized reason when the lookup did not succeed.

Example successful record:

{
  "id": "25025320",
  "username": "instagram",
  "status": "Active",
  "fullName": "Instagram",
  "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram.",
  "is_private": false,
  "is_verified": true,
  "facebook_id": null,
  "followers": 0,
  "following": 0,
  "posts": 0,
  "video_count": null,
  "highlight_reel_count": null,
  "category_name": null,
  "external_url": null,
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
  "image": null,
  "bio_links": null,
  "biography_with_entities": null,
  "error": null
}

Limits and troubleshooting

• Instagram can restrict anonymous requests, vary responses by proxy location, or omit fields. A Failed (Blocked) record preserves the checked URL and a sanitized error instead of fabricating profile data.
• The actor handles profiles only; it does not download posts, reels, media, or private-account content.
• Start with a small batch and maxConcurrency: 1. If Instagram returns rate limits, wait before retrying a new run rather than increasing concurrency.
• Use the dataset’s Overview view or the actor output link to retrieve all records after a run.

Use this actor only for public data and in accordance with Instagram’s terms, applicable laws, and privacy obligations.