Instagram Profile Scraper

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An Apify actor that extracts comprehensive user profile information from Instagram accounts. Process multiple usernames and extract detailed profile data including contact information, social media links, business details, and more.

Features

• No authentication required — scrapes public profiles without cookies
• Contact extraction — emails and phone numbers from bios + business info
• Social media link detection — identifies links to other platforms
• Built-in retries — automatic retry with session rotation on failures
• Proxy support — residential proxy configuration for reliable scraping
• Multi-username support — process multiple profiles in a single run

Input Configuration

{
    "usernames": ["bigfootvlog", "instagram", "cristiano"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Field	Type	Description
usernames	array	List of Instagram usernames to scrape (with or without @)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify proxy configuration (residential recommended)

Output Format

{
    "name": "Bigfoot Vlog",
    "username": "bigfootvlog",
    "id": "1234567890",
    "category": "Digital Creator",
    "businessCategory": "Creator",
    "overallCategory": "Creator",
    "categoryEnum": "CREATOR",
    "bio": "Digital creator | contact@bigfootvlog.com",
    "bioLinks": [{ "title": "", "url": "https://bigfootvlog.com", "linkType": "external" }],
    "homepage": "https://bigfootvlog.com",
    "followers": 50000,
    "follows": 1000,
    "facebookId": "17841400000000000",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "isVerified": true,
    "isBusinessAccount": true,
    "isProfessionalAccount": true,
    "hasClips": true,
    "hasGuides": false,
    "hasChannel": false,
    "highlightReelCount": 5,
    "pinnedChannelsListCount": 0,
    "pronouns": [],
    "businessContactMethod": "CALL",
    "profileImage": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "profileImageStandard": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "videoCount": 150,
    "videos": [],
    "imageCount": 300,
    "images": [],
    "savedCount": 0,
    "collectionsCount": 0,
    "relatedProfiles": ["similar_user1", "similar_user2"],
    "biographyWithEntities": {},
    "businessEmail": "contact@bigfootvlog.com",
    "businessPhone": "+1-555-123-4567",
    "allEmails": ["contact@bigfootvlog.com"],
    "allPhoneNumbers": ["+1-555-123-4567"],
    "socialLinks": ["https://twitter.com/bigfootvlog"],
    "websiteLinks": ["https://bigfootvlog.com"],
    "hasContacts": true,
    "success": true
}

Field	Type	Description
Profile
name	string	Full name / display name
username	string	Instagram username
id	string	Unique Instagram ID
bio	string	Biography text
bioLinks	array	Links from bio (title, url, linkType)
homepage	string	External website URL
profileImage	string	High-quality profile picture URL
profileImageStandard	string	Standard profile picture URL
pronouns	array	User pronouns
Statistics
followers	number	Follower count
follows	number	Following count
videoCount	number	Number of videos/reels
imageCount	number	Number of posts
savedCount	number	Number of saved posts
collectionsCount	number	Number of collections
highlightReelCount	number	Number of story highlights
Account Status
isPrivate	boolean	Whether account is private
isVerified	boolean	Whether account is verified
isBusinessAccount	boolean	Whether it's a business account
isProfessionalAccount	boolean	Whether it's a professional account
hasClips	boolean	Whether account has reels
hasGuides	boolean	Whether account has guides
hasChannel	boolean	Whether account has a channel
Business Info
category	string	Primary category
businessCategory	string	Business category
overallCategory	string	Overall category
categoryEnum	string	Category enum value
businessContactMethod	string	Preferred contact method
facebookId	string	Linked Facebook ID
Contact Info
businessEmail	string	Business email from profile
businessPhone	string	Business phone from profile
allEmails	array	All emails (extracted from bio + business)
allPhoneNumbers	array	All phone numbers (extracted from bio + business)
socialLinks	array	Social media profile links found in bio
websiteLinks	array	Non-social website links found in bio
hasContacts	boolean	Whether profile has any contact info
Media
videos	array	Recent videos with metadata (id, shortcode, views, likes, etc.)
images	array	Recent posts with metadata (id, shortcode, likes, etc.)
relatedProfiles	array	Related/suggested usernames
biographyWithEntities	object	Bio with tagged entities
Meta
success	boolean	Whether scraping was successful

Author

Created by Goldmine

Support

For issues and feature requests, please use the Issues tab or reach out to coredev.dan@gmail.com

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