Instagram Related Users Scraper

🔎 Find related Instagram accounts from a seed profile

For social media researchers, marketers, and developers, this Actor starts with one or more Instagram usernames or public profile URLs. It saves structured account rows with usernames, profile links, discovery paths, status flags, and public profile details when Instagram provides them. Use the rows to explore related accounts, compare a niche, or build an account list from a known profile.

• Use a seed profile to build a short list with Find Related Instagram Accounts.
• Start with public seed profiles and save discovery paths with Instagram Related Profiles.
• Review accounts that share a source profile through Instagram Similar Accounts.
• Apply verification, privacy, or follower filters with Instagram Related Accounts.
• Save usernames and public profile details with Instagram Related Users Scraper.

📊 Account rows with first discovery paths

Account rows

Each saved row represents one related Instagram account. It includes stable identity, a profile link when available, the first seed and path that found the account, public status flags, and optional public profile details.

🧭 Follow related suggestions across levels

The Actor starts with the profiles in seedProfiles and reads Instagram's public related or suggested-account surface. maxDepth set to 1 checks direct suggestions. Higher values follow suggestions from discovered profiles up to the five levels offered by the input. maxRelatedPerProfile limits how many suggestions are used for each profile at each level.

The Actor saves the first eligible row for an account as soon as it finds that account. If the same account appears again, later matches are ignored. The saved row keeps the first eligible seed and path. When includeRelationshipEdges is on, discoveredFrom also shows the profile that directly led to the row.

Use maxItems to stop after a smaller number of unique accounts. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted. A lower maxDepth or maxRelatedPerProfile value can also shorten the run.

Instagram controls which public suggestions are available and their order. This Actor does not provide a complete follower or following list, a full network census, posts, Reels, Stories, comments, or likes.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
seedProfiles	array of strings	Required. Add one or more Instagram usernames or public profile URLs. Each value starts a related-account discovery.
maxDepth	string	Choose 1 for direct discovery or a higher value to follow suggestions from discovered profiles, up to 5.
maxRelatedPerProfile	integer	Sets the maximum number of related accounts used for each seed or discovered profile at each level.
includeRelationshipEdges	boolean	Adds discoveredFrom so you can see which profile directly led to each account.
maxItems	integer	Optional cap on unique accounts saved. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.
verifiedOnly	boolean	Saves only accounts that Instagram marks as verified.
excludePrivateAccounts	boolean	Skips accounts that Instagram marks as private.
followerCountRange	object	Optionally keeps accounts within a public follower count range. Set either bound or both bounds.
followerCountRange.min	integer	Sets the smallest public follower count to keep.
followerCountRange.max	integer	Sets the largest public follower count to keep.

This example uses the Actor's hosted example input. It starts with one seed and sets a 100-account limit.

{
  "seedProfiles": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "maxDepth": "1",
  "maxRelatedPerProfile": 20,
  "includeRelationshipEdges": false,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "excludePrivateAccounts": false
}

🧾 Output

Output link

Field	Type	What it does
dataset	link	Opens the saved Instagram account rows.

Account rows

Field	Type	What it does
instagramId	string	Stable Instagram account ID for joining or checking the account.
username	string	Username for the discovered account.
displayName	string	Name shown on the Instagram profile.
profileUrl	string	Public Instagram profile URL when Instagram provides one.
profileImageUrl	string	Public profile image URL when Instagram provides one.
discoveredFrom	string	Profile that directly led to the row when relationship links are included.
discovery	object	The first path that discovered the account.
discovery.seedProfile	string	Username or profile URL that first led to the account.
discovery.rank	integer	Account rank in the related suggestions that produced it.
discovery.depth	integer	Number of related-account levels used to reach the account.
discovery.firstPath	array of strings	First chain of profile references from the seed to the account.
isVerified	boolean	Whether Instagram marks the account as verified.
isPrivate	boolean	Whether Instagram marks the account as private.
bio	string	Public biography text when Instagram provides it.
externalLinks	array of strings	Public links listed on the Instagram profile.
followersCount	integer	Public follower count when Instagram provides it.
followingCount	integer	Public following count when Instagram provides it.
postsCount	integer	Public post count when Instagram provides it.
accountType	string	Public account classification when Instagram provides it.
category	string	Public account or business category when Instagram provides it.
business	object	Public business details when Instagram provides them.
business.email	string	Public business email when the profile provides it.
business.address	string	Public business address as a JSON string when provided.

This complete row comes from a successful current-beta run with a public seed profile.

{
  "instagramId": "11902762758",
  "username": "ilya_borzov_",
  "displayName": "Ilya Borzov",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/ilya_borzov_/",
  "profileImageUrl": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/75443168_585012778926833_8638151492592730112_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDY1LmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=105&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gHgZ73VS-6hAW660hibBtEuVE3NiDtVBzyuSKzmJSozsHpJ13QuMqmWvwo9vufiIcw&_nc_ohc=f7NXJiE7RW8Q7kNvwEzZkfz&_nc_gid=Kf_u7hr5u7N_DS2XnXZqVA&edm=AOQ1c0wBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQJN4y4rO0W-RICyLpHJSZSh_lEJOBdwdD_9L4YY0eJYow&oe=6A9DDED6&_nc_sid=8b3546",
  "discovery": {
    "seedProfile": "instagram",
    "rank": 5,
    "depth": 1,
    "firstPath": [
      "instagram",
      "ilya_borzov_"
    ]
  },
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "bio": "PR: ilyaborzov10@gmail.com\nYouTube-30M🍋\nTikTok-22M🍋",
  "externalLinks": [
    "https://youtube.com/@ilyaborzov?si=bknR3zInpP3pS4QV"
  ],
  "followersCount": 1924364,
  "followingCount": 295,
  "postsCount": 381,
  "accountType": "professional",
  "business": {
    "email": "ilyaborzov10@gmail.com"
  }
}

Optional fields appear only when Instagram provides the related public value. The Actor does not infer missing values. discoveredFrom appears when relationship links are enabled.

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay per event pricing.

Account charge

One charge applies for each related account saved from your seed profiles. The number of saved rows depends on the suggestions available for your inputs and the limits you choose.

🔌 Integrations

Use the dataset link in the run output, or read the saved rows through the Apify API. You can export them with Apify's dataset tools.

Video guide

❓ FAQ

What happens when the same account appears more than once?

The Actor saves the first eligible match and ignores later matches. discovery.seedProfile and discovery.firstPath keep the first path. When relationship links are enabled, discoveredFrom shows the profile that directly led to that row.

What does leaving maxItems empty do?

It returns all available results until the source is exhausted. The input does not add a fixed maximum when it is empty.

Why is an optional field missing from a row?

Instagram may not provide every public profile value. The Actor leaves unavailable optional fields out.

Does this use Instagram's Graph API related-accounts endpoint?

This Actor reads Instagram's public related or suggested-account surface. It does not promise a specific Graph API endpoint.

Can I use more than one seed profile?

Yes. Add multiple usernames or public profile URLs to seedProfiles. Each account keeps the first eligible seed and path that led to it.

Does it scrape followers, following lists, or posts?

No. It discovers related accounts and public profile details. It does not collect follower or following lists, posts, Reels, Stories, comments, or likes.

📝 Changelog

v1.1 (02-09-2026)

• Related-account discovery now stops at the requested account limit while keeping results in suggestion order.
• Public business email addresses found in Instagram profile biographies are included when available.

v1.0

• Related-account rows now include profile image URLs and publish only available optional profile details.

v0.0

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

🔗 Related Actors

• Instagram Profile Stats Scraper: Check known Instagram profiles and add public follower, following, post, and related-profile stats.
• Instagram User Search: Find public Instagram account candidates by keyword before using them as seed profiles.
• Influencer Scraper: Build cross-platform public influencer lists when you need keyword discovery instead of profile-to-profile discovery.
• Instagram Related Users Scraper by thenetaji: Compare another public related-user workflow when you need a second Store option.
• Instagram Related Profiles Scraper: Compare a related-profile option when your workflow starts from public Instagram profiles.

Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré