# Instagram Profile Scraper (No Login) (`koreyoshi/instagram-profile-scraper`) Actor Scrape public Instagram profile data without logging in. Extracts followers, bio, posts, profile pic, verification status, category, public email, external URL. No Instagram account required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/koreyoshi/instagram-profile-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Mr-chen](https://apify.com/koreyoshi) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 Profile Scraper Scrape public Instagram profile data without logging in. Get **followers, following, posts, bio, full name, profile picture, verification status, category, public email, and external URL** — all from a single username list. ### Why this actor - **No login required.** Uses Instagram's public `web_profile_info` endpoint with a public `X-IG-App-ID` header. - **No Instagram account.** No cookies, no session tokens, no risk of account ban. - **Residential proxy included.** Each request rotates through a clean IP — Instagram blocks datacenter IPs with 429s. - **Structured data.** Every field parsed and normalized — ready for downstream pipelines. - **Battle-tested.** Works for public accounts including verified, business, and creator profiles. ### What you get For each username, you receive one item with these fields: | Field | Type | Description | |--------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------| | `input_username` | string | The username you requested (without @) | | `profile_url` | string | Full Instagram profile URL | | `username` | string | Canonical Instagram handle | | `full_name` | string | Display name | | `biography` | string | Bio text | | `external_url` | string | Link in bio (or null) | | `profile_pic_url` | string | HD profile picture URL | | `followers_count` | int | Follower count | | `following_count` | int | Following count | | `posts_count` | int | Media count | | `is_verified` | bool | Verified badge | | `is_private` | bool | Private account flag | | `is_business` | bool | Business account flag | | `category_name` | string | Account category (e.g. "Personal blog") | | `public_email` | string | Publicly listed email (or null) | | `public_phone_number` | string | Publicly listed phone (or null) | | `user_id` | string | Instagram internal user ID | | `fbid_v2` | string | Facebook-scoped ID (or null) | | `scraped_at` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp | ### Input ```json { "usernames": ["natgeo", "cristiano", "arianagrande"], "maxItems": 50 } ```` | Field | Required | Default | Notes | |--------------|----------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------| | `usernames` | yes | — | 1–200 usernames. No `@` symbol. 2s delay between. | | `maxItems` | no | 50 | 1–200. Use to control cost on large runs. | ### Example output ```json { "input_username": "natgeo", "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "username": "natgeo", "full_name": "National Geographic", "biography": "Experience the world through the eyes of a National Geographic photographer.", "external_url": "https://linktr.ee/natgeo", "profile_pic_url": "https://...", "followers_count": 283000000, "following_count": 156, "posts_count": 12500, "is_verified": true, "is_private": false, "is_business": true, "category_name": "Magazine", "public_email": null, "public_phone_number": null, "user_id": "...", "fbid_v2": "...", "scraped_at": "2026-06-12T14:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use cases - **Influencer research** — find creators by handle, get follower/authenticity signals at scale - **Lead generation** — extract public business emails from B2B/creator profiles - **Market analysis** — track competitor follower growth, post frequency, verification status - **Creator outreach** — pull public contact info into your CRM - **Brand monitoring** — track when an account changes bio, profile pic, or verification ### Pricing - **Pay-per-event:** pricing is set in the Apify Console (per successful profile scraped) - **Free tier:** 5 USA proxy IPs included on the Apify free plan ### Tips - **Private accounts** return 404 — the actor reports them as errors, not failures. - **Rate limits** are respected with 2-second delays between requests. For 100 usernames, expect ~3–4 minutes runtime. - **Cap with `maxItems`** to control cost on exploratory runs. ### Legal This actor scrapes **publicly available** Instagram data through Apify's residential proxy network. You are responsible for complying with Instagram's Terms of Use and applicable laws (including GDPR and data protection regulations when processing personal data). Do not use this to: - Scrape private accounts (the actor will return 404, but don't try to bypass) - Build behavioral profiles or surveillance tools - Send unsolicited messages to scraped users - Resell Instagram data in violation of Meta's ToS # Actor input Schema ## `usernames` (type: `array`): List of public Instagram usernames to scrape (e.g. \["natgeo", "therock"]). Do NOT include the @ symbol. Each username is scraped sequentially with a 2-second delay to respect rate limits. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on number of profiles per run (default 50, max 200). Use this to control cost. ## Actor input object example ```json { "usernames": [ "natgeo", "cristiano", "arianagrande" ], "maxItems": 50 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("koreyoshi/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("koreyoshi/instagram-profile-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 '{}' | apify call koreyoshi/instagram-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=koreyoshi/instagram-profile-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Instagram Profile Scraper (No Login)", "description": "Scrape public Instagram profile data without logging in. Extracts followers, bio, posts, profile pic, verification status, category, public email, external URL. No Instagram account required.", "version": "0.9", "x-build-id": "3DOESyMa7jCXgO8eg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/koreyoshi~instagram-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-koreyoshi-instagram-profile-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/koreyoshi~instagram-profile-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-koreyoshi-instagram-profile-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/koreyoshi~instagram-profile-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-koreyoshi-instagram-profile-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", "minItems": 1, "maxItems": 200, "type": "array", "description": "List of public Instagram usernames to scrape (e.g. [\"natgeo\", \"therock\"]). Do NOT include the @ symbol. Each username is scraped sequentially with a 2-second delay to respect rate limits.", "default": [ "natgeo", "cristiano", "arianagrande" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Profiles Per Run", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on number of profiles per run (default 50, max 200). Use this to control cost.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```