Instagram Followers & Following Scraper

Scrape the followers and following of any public Instagram account — no login, no cookies, zero risk to your own account. Paste one or more usernames and get back every follower or followed account with username, full name, verification status, privacy flag, profile picture, and profile URL. From $0.99 per 1,000 results. Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Why Use This Scraper?

• Zero account risk — you never hand over Instagram cookies or log in, so your account can't be flagged, throttled, or banned. Cheaper cookie-based scrapers make you supply a session and take that risk; this one never does.
• No Instagram account needed — nothing to configure, no 2FA, no checkpoints.
• Followers and following in one Actor — collect either list or both per account, selected per run.
• Complete lists — paginates through the entire list, not just the first page.
• Multiple profiles per run — pass a whole list of usernames; every row is tagged with its source account.
• Fast — pure HTTP. Following lists are paged in parallel; a 600-account list finishes in under a minute.
• Clean, flat output — one row per account, tagged with its list type, ready for CRM import, influencer analysis, or network graphs.

Overview

This Actor returns one dataset row per account in the requested list(s). For each input username it first resolves the profile, then walks the followers and/or following list page by page. It does not return the input user's own profile — it returns the accounts in their lists. Data is retrieved through a third-party Instagram data provider, so no Instagram credentials are ever required.

Supported Inputs

Input	What you get
A single username (e.g. zuck)	Its followers and/or following list, per dataToScrape
Multiple usernames	Lists for all of them in one run, each row tagged by sourceUsername and type

• Handles are accepted with or without the leading @, and full profile URLs work too — https://www.instagram.com/zuck, instagram.com/zuck/, or the mobile m.instagram.com variant, with or without query parameters.
• Not supported: private accounts (their lists aren't public — the Actor returns an error item for them), hashtags, post/reel URLs.

Pure HTTP. No browser, no CAPTCHA solver, no cookies.

Use Cases

Audience	How they use it
Influencer marketers	Map who a creator follows to find collaborators and peer networks
Growth / social teams	Build lookalike audiences from a competitor's following graph
Researchers / OSINT	Reconstruct interest and affiliation networks from public follows
Sales / lead gen	Surface brands and decision-makers a target account follows

How It Works

1. Resolve — each input username is looked up to get its numeric Instagram ID and follower/following counts.
2. Paginate — each requested list is walked page by page until complete (following pages fetch concurrently; follower pages follow a cursor).
3. Emit — every account is pushed to the dataset as its own row, tagged with sourceUsername and type so multi-user, multi-list runs stay separable.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Notes
usernames	array of strings	Yes	Public usernames to scrape, with or without @.
dataToScrape	string	No	Dropdown: followings, followers, or both. Default: followings.
maxResultsPerUser	integer	No	Cap results per username per list. Omit for complete lists.

Example input

{
    "usernames": ["zuck", "therock"],
    "dataToScrape": "both",
    "maxResultsPerUser": 500
}

Output Overview

Each item is a flat object describing one account in a requested list, tagged with type (follower or following). Runs stream to the default dataset, exportable as JSON, CSV, Excel, or via the API.

Output Samples

{
    "sourceUsername": "zuck",
    "type": "following",
    "userId": "185771970",
    "username": "fencer",
    "fullName": "Miles Chamley-Watson",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "isVerified": true,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/...",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/fencer/"
}

Key Output Fields

Field	Description
sourceUsername	The input account this row came from
type	follower or following — which list the row belongs to
userId	Numeric Instagram ID of the followed account
username	Handle of the followed account
fullName	Display name (may be empty)
isPrivate	Whether the followed account is private
isVerified	Whether the followed account is verified
profilePicUrl	URL of the followed account's profile picture
profileUrl	Direct link to the followed account's Instagram profile

FAQ

Do I need to provide my Instagram cookies or log in? No. This Actor never asks for cookies, passwords, or a session — that's the point. Cookie-based scrapers advertise a lower headline price but require you to paste your own Instagram session, which puts your account at risk. Here your account stays completely out of it.

Does it work on private accounts? Only public accounts. A private account's lists aren't public, so the Actor emits an error item for it and continues with your other usernames.

How fresh is the data? Fetched live at run time.

Can I get followers instead of following? Yes — pick followings, followers, or both from the "Data to scrape" dropdown. Every row carries a type field telling you which list it belongs to.

What does it cost? Pay per result: from $0.99 per 1,000 accounts (plan tiers apply), plus a small per-run start fee. No subscription.

Support

Found a bug or need a field added? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console, or email muhamed.didovic@gmail.com.

Additional Services

Need a custom Instagram or social-media scraper, enrichment pipeline, or a private version of this Actor? Custom builds available — reach out at muhamed.didovic@gmail.com.

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Purpose: Return the followers and/or following lists of public Instagram accounts.

Minimal tested input:

{ "usernames": ["zuck"], "dataToScrape": "followers", "maxResultsPerUser": 50 }

Output: array of flat objects, one per account. Fields: sourceUsername, type, userId, username, fullName, isPrivate, isVerified, profilePicUrl, profileUrl.

Behavior & billing: Pay-per-event — one charge per result. Private input accounts yield one error item instead of rows. Multiple usernames allowed per call; each result carries its sourceUsername. No login/cookies required.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available data on Instagram for legitimate research, market-intelligence, and business-analysis purposes. It does not log in, bypass authentication, or access private content. Use of this Actor must comply with Instagram's and Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Terms of Service and all applicable laws, including data-protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.). The authors are not responsible for any misuse. Users must:

• Respect rate limits and avoid overloading Instagram's infrastructure
• Not use scraped data to violate user privacy or platform terms
• Process any personal data only with a lawful basis and in compliance with their jurisdiction
• Not republish scraped content in violation of copyright

We do not store scraped data; the Actor returns it directly to your Apify dataset for your authorized use. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.; this Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta.

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