Instagram Profile Scraper 📸

Extract comprehensive Instagram profile data including posts, bio information, verification status and more. This Apify Actor uses Playwright to navigate Instagram like a real user and captures detailed profile information.

🌟 Key Features

• Multi-Profile Scraping: Scrape data from multiple Instagram profiles in a single run
• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Collect detailed profile information including bio links, engagement metrics, and post data
• Built-in Retry Logic: Robust navigation with configurable retry attempts and timeouts
• Proxy Support: Full integration with Apify's proxy service for anonymous scraping
• Fast and Reliable: Optimized for speed and resilience against Instagram's anti-bot measures
• Structured Output: Type-safe data models with Schema validation

📊 Data Fields Collected

Profile Information:

• Username and Full Name
• Biography and Bio Links (with structured link data)
• Profile Picture URL
• Follower Count and Following Count
• Verification Status
• Account Type (Business/Personal/Professional)
• External URLs
• Business Information (category, address)
• Privacy Settings

Post Data:

• Post Content and Captions
• Like and Comment Counts
• Post Type (Image/Video/Carousel)
• Hashtags Extraction
• Posted Date/Time
• Media URLs (Image/Video)
• Pinned Status

💡 Use Cases

• Influencer Marketing Research: Analyze potential brand partners and their audience engagement
• Competitive Analysis: Monitor competitors' content strategy and performance
• Social Media Monitoring: Track brand mentions and industry trends
• Market Research: Understand audience behavior and content preferences
• Content Strategy Planning: Identify successful content patterns and hashtag strategies
• Lead Generation: Extract contact information and business details
• Academic Research: Study social media behavior and trends

🛠 Input Configuration

Customize your scraping job with these input parameters:

Required Parameters

• usernames (Array): List of Instagram usernames to scrape (without @ symbol)

Optional Parameters

• retriesPerUsername (Integer, default: 1): Number of retry attempts for navigation failures per username (0-10)
• timeoutPerUsername (Integer, default: 60): Navigation timeout in seconds for each username attempt (10-300)
• proxyConfiguration (Object): Proxy configuration for anonymous scraping using Apify's proxy service (US residential proxies recommended)

Input Example

{
    "usernames": [
        "worldstar",
        "rottentomatoes",
        "natgeo"
    ],
    "retriesPerUsername": 2,
    "timeoutPerUsername": 90,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "countryCode": "US"
    }
}

📤 Output Format

The results are saved to a dataset and can be exported in multiple formats (JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.). Each profile returns a structured object with the following schema:

Sample Output

{
    "username": "notjustok",
    "full_name": "Notjustok.com",
    "biography": "#1 #Afrobeats community in the world\n📧 advertising@notjustok.com for promo\n#music #afrobeats \n🌐 @notjustokmusic_ @notjustok_sports @notjustokdistro",
    "followers": 2245622,
    "following": 206,
    "external_url": "https://linkin.bio/notjustok",
    "bio_links": [
        {
            "title": "Link in Bio",
            "url": "https://linkin.bio/notjustok",
            "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinkin.bio%2Fnotjustok",
            "link_type": "external"
        }
    ],
    "fbid": "17841401654749128",
    "business_address": null,
    "business_category_name": "Media/News Company",
    "category_name": "Reel creator",
    "highlights_count": 8,
    "id": "584247158",
    "is_business_account": true,
    "is_joined_recently": false,
    "is_private": false,
    "is_professional_account": true,
    "is_verified": true,
    "recent_posts": [
        {
            "caption": "Iyanya shares a hilarious story about his hit song \"Kukere\" and the comments he got when he played it for some girls before release 😭🤣\n\nFull video of our #NotJustVerses episode with @Iyanya out now on YouTube in link in bio!",
            "comments": 7,
            "content_type": "GraphVideo",
            "posted_at": "2025-08-09T16:20:27.000Z",
            "id": "3695475974552604971",
            "image_url": "https://instagram.fszf2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/529186808_18518859763055159_6989535520873524600_n.jpg",
            "is_pinned": true,
            "likes": 706,
            "post_hashtags": [
                "NotJustVerses",
                "iyanya", 
                "afrobeats",
                "music",
                "tiktok",
                "dance",
                "funnyvideos",
                "dancer",
                "reels",
                "funny",
                "notjustok"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DNI99HDMtEr",
            "video_url": "https://instagram.fszf2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQP1O65tFuHHSemH1OQyIY_93we28q4YoHU4_x7kTR5OSh4PdR7YEO6jKSAtpSbSi0VNDqSrGpKa-HgrVYpOEohUIVt1_zv8dHZzm_Q.mp4"
        },
        {
            "caption": "#NewMusicFriday 🎶🔥\nWhich song is kicking off your weekend vibes? 🎧✨\n\nDon't miss out—follow our Spotify playlist now! Link in bio.",
            "comments": 7,
            "content_type": "GraphSidecar",
            "posted_at": "2025-08-08T09:36:18.000Z",
            "id": "3694559025996095625",
            "image_url": "https://instagram.fszf2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/528683901_18518605810055159_7136402606915958420_n.jpg",
            "is_pinned": true,
            "likes": 814,
            "post_hashtags": [
                "NewMusicFriday",
                "fola",
                "amaarae",
                "victony",
                "wurld",
                "afrobeats",
                "music",
                "Notjustok"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DNFtdwKNeCJ",
            "video_url": null
        }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2025-01-23T10:30:00.000Z",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/notjustok/"
}

Fallback Output (When Scraping Fails)

When the actor encounters issues (private profile, network errors, etc.), it returns a fallback structure with minimal data:

{
    "username": "private_user_123",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/private_user_123/",
    "error": "Could not fetch profile"
}

Note: Fallback data ensures consistent output structure even when scraping fails, making it easier to process results programmatically.

🔧 Technical Features

Robust Error Handling

• Automatic retry logic for failed requests
• Graceful handling of private/unavailable profiles
• Comprehensive logging for debugging
• Fallback data when full extraction fails

📋 Requirements

• Valid Apify account with sufficient compute units
• Minimum 1GB RAM: Required for stable browser operation and data processing
• US Residential Proxies Recommended: Use US-based residential proxy configuration for best results and to avoid detection
• Optional: Proxy subscription for enhanced anonymity and higher success rates

🆘 Troubleshooting

Profile Not Found: Ensure usernames are correct and profiles are public Navigation Timeouts: Increase timeoutPerUsername for slow connections Rate Limiting: Enable proxy configuration and reduce batch sizes Empty Results: Check if profiles are private or temporarily unavailable

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This actor respects Instagram's terms of service and only scrapes publicly available data.