# Instagram Followers Scraper (`khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper`) Actor Export the full followers or following list of any Instagram account: usernames, names, verified flags + optional email enrichment. - **URL**: https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Khadin Akbar](https://apify.com/khadinakbar) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, MCP servers - **Stats:** 0 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 scraped accounts This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Instagram Followers Scraper — Followers, Following & Email Export the **full followers or following list of any Instagram account** as clean JSON, CSV, or Excel. Get usernames, full names, Instagram IDs, verified and private flags, and profile URLs for every account — with **optional one-click enrichment** that adds bio, email, phone, website, follower/following/post counts, category, and business flag for lead generation. **No login required.** You don't supply your Instagram password or cookies — the actor runs on a managed session. Power users can optionally bring their own cookie. Built HTTP-only on Instagram's own API with residential proxies for speed and reliability, and **MCP-ready** so AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT) can call it directly. --- ### What it does Give it one or more Instagram usernames (or profile URLs), pick **followers** or **following**, and it paginates the entire connection list of each account, returning one structured record per follower. Turn on enrichment to convert raw followers into qualified leads with contact data. ### When to use it - **Lead generation** — pull a competitor's or partner's followers and enrich with email/website. - **Influencer & audience research** — see who follows a niche account; filter by verified/business. - **Competitor analysis** — map overlap between two accounts' audiences. - **Community / outreach** — build targeted outreach lists from an account's following. ### When NOT to use it - For **follower counts only** (no list) — that's cheaper with a dedicated count scraper. - For **posts, reels, comments, or hashtags** — use the matching scraper in the *related actors* section below. - For **private accounts you don't follow** — Instagram does not expose their follower lists to anyone. --- ### Output data Each result is one account from the followers/following list: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `username` | Instagram handle | | `full_name` | Display name | | `instagram_id` | Internal numeric user ID (stable across handle changes) | | `profile_url` | Direct link to the profile | | `profile_pic_url` | Profile picture URL | | `is_private` | Whether the account is private | | `is_verified` | Whether the account has a blue check | | `relationship` | `follower` or `following` | | `source_username` | The account this record was pulled from | | `scraped_at` | ISO 8601 timestamp | **With enrichment enabled (`enrichProfiles: true`), each record also includes:** | Field | Description | |---|---| | `biography` | Profile bio text | | `email` | Public/business email or email parsed from the bio | | `phone` | Public business phone | | `external_url` | Linked website | | `follower_count` / `following_count` / `media_count` | Profile counts | | `category` | Category label (e.g. "Photographer") | | `is_business` | Business/professional account flag | #### Example output ```json { "username": "janedoe", "full_name": "Jane Doe", "instagram_id": "1234567890", "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/janedoe/", "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.com/pic.jpg", "is_private": false, "is_verified": false, "relationship": "follower", "source_username": "natgeo", "biography": "Travel photographer 📷 collabs: jane@example.com", "email": "jane@example.com", "external_url": "https://janedoe.com", "follower_count": 15400, "following_count": 812, "media_count": 240, "category": "Photographer", "is_business": true, "scraped_at": "2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` *** ### Pricing (pay per result) | Event | Price (Free tier) | |---|---| | Actor start | $0.00005 | | Each account scraped | $0.0015 | | Profile enrichment (add-on, per account) | $0.0015 | So a plain run is **$0.0015 per follower**; an enriched run is **$0.003 per follower**. Lower tiers (Bronze→Diamond) reduce the per-result price. Pay only for results you actually receive — no monthly rental. **Cost examples:** 1,000 followers = ~$1.50 plain / ~$3.00 enriched. The actor prints the maximum possible cost at the start of every run and respects your `maxResults` cap. *** ### How to use 1. Add one or more accounts to **Instagram Usernames or Profile URLs**. 2. Choose **Mode** — Followers or Following. 3. Set **Max Results Per Account** (start small to test). 4. (Optional) Toggle **Enrich Each Profile** for bio/email/website/counts. 5. Run. Export from the **Output** tab or via API. #### "No login" and the optional cookie You do not need to log in or hand over credentials — the actor uses a managed session. If you are a power user and prefer to scrape with your own account, paste your Instagram cookie string (including `sessionid=...`) into the **Your Instagram Cookie** field. Use a **secondary account** — aggressive scraping can trigger Instagram rate limits on any account. *** ### Run via API & MCP (for AI agents) This actor is **MCP-ready**. Connect it to Claude or any MCP client via `https://mcp.apify.com` and call it as `khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper`. Input is a simple username + mode; output is flat, agent-friendly JSON. It also runs via the standard Apify API, scheduler, and integrations (Zapier, Make, n8n). ### Related actors (Instagram cluster) Pair this with the rest of the toolkit: - **[Instagram Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-posts-scraper)** — captions, likes, media. - **[Instagram Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-reels-scraper)** — reels with views and audio. - **[Instagram Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-hashtag-scraper)** — posts by hashtag. *** ### FAQ **Do I need to log in or provide my password?** No. The actor runs on a managed session. Providing your own cookie is optional and only for power users. **Can it scrape private accounts?** Only public accounts, plus private accounts that the scraping session already follows. Instagram never exposes a private account's followers to non-followers. **How many followers can I get?** Up to your `maxResults` cap per account (max 50,000). Very large accounts are paginated; runs are paced to stay reliable. **Why is it paced/slower than I expect?** Instagram rate-limits follower enumeration hard. The actor paces requests and backs off on limits to keep the success rate high and avoid burning sessions. **What if the session is blocked?** The run fails honestly with a clear message (it never reports success with an empty dataset). Refresh the session or use your own cookie and re-run. *** ### Legal & compliance This actor collects **publicly available data** only. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with Instagram's Terms of Service, the GDPR/CCPA, and all applicable laws. Do not use scraped personal data for spam, harassment, or any unlawful purpose. Scrape responsibly and respect data-subject rights. This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. # Actor input Schema ## `usernames` (type: `array`): Instagram accounts whose followers or following list you want to scrape. Accepts usernames (e.g. 'natgeo', 'nasa') or full profile URLs (e.g. 'https://instagram.com/natgeo'). One per line. This is NOT the list of people to look up individually — it is the account(s) whose connections are extracted. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Choose 'followers' to extract the accounts that follow each target, or 'following' to extract the accounts each target follows. Applies to every username in the list. Defaults to 'followers'. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of followers/following to collect per target account. Use a small number for testing. Large public accounts can have millions of followers; this cap protects your run cost. Defaults to 200. Range 1–50000. ## `enrichProfiles` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, visits each follower/following profile to add biography, public email, phone, external website, follower/following/media counts, category, and business flag. Great for lead generation. Adds an extra charge per enriched profile and increases run time. Defaults to off. ## `sessionCookie` (type: `string`): Leave BLANK to use the actor's built-in managed session — no login needed. Power users only: paste your own Instagram cookie string (must include 'sessionid=...') to scrape with your own account. Using your own account carries rate-limit and ban risk; use a secondary account. NOT your password. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for Instagram — datacenter IPs are blocked quickly. Leave as default to use Apify's residential proxy pool. ## Actor input object example ```json { "usernames": [ "natgeo" ], "mode": "followers", "maxResults": 200, "enrichProfiles": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All collected accounts with full metadata. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "usernames": [ "natgeo" ], "mode": "followers", "maxResults": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("khadinakbar/instagram-followers-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "usernames": ["natgeo"], "mode": "followers", "maxResults": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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" ], "mode": "followers", "maxResults": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=khadinakbar/instagram-followers-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Instagram Followers Scraper", "description": "Export the full followers or following list of any Instagram account: usernames, names, verified flags + optional email enrichment.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "WHNZGoK0Tbmap0hUm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/khadinakbar~instagram-followers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-khadinakbar-instagram-followers-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/khadinakbar~instagram-followers-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-khadinakbar-instagram-followers-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/khadinakbar~instagram-followers-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-khadinakbar-instagram-followers-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "usernames" ], "properties": { "usernames": { "title": "👤 Instagram Usernames or Profile URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Instagram accounts whose followers or following list you want to scrape. Accepts usernames (e.g. 'natgeo', 'nasa') or full profile URLs (e.g. 'https://instagram.com/natgeo'). One per line. This is NOT the list of people to look up individually — it is the account(s) whose connections are extracted.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mode": { "title": "🔁 Mode — Followers or Following", "enum": [ "followers", "following" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose 'followers' to extract the accounts that follow each target, or 'following' to extract the accounts each target follows. Applies to every username in the list. Defaults to 'followers'.", "default": "followers" }, "maxResults": { "title": "💯 Max Results Per Account", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of followers/following to collect per target account. Use a small number for testing. Large public accounts can have millions of followers; this cap protects your run cost. Defaults to 200. Range 1–50000.", "default": 200 }, "enrichProfiles": { "title": "✨ Enrich Each Profile (bio, email, website, counts)", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, visits each follower/following profile to add biography, public email, phone, external website, follower/following/media counts, category, and business flag. Great for lead generation. Adds an extra charge per enriched profile and increases run time. Defaults to off.", "default": false }, "sessionCookie": { "title": "🔑 Your Instagram Cookie (optional — advanced)", "type": "string", "description": "Leave BLANK to use the actor's built-in managed session — no login needed. Power users only: paste your own Instagram cookie string (must include 'sessionid=...') to scrape with your own account. Using your own account carries rate-limit and ban risk; use a secondary account. NOT your password." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🌐 Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for Instagram — datacenter IPs are blocked quickly. Leave as default to use Apify's residential proxy pool.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```