📸 Instagram Profile Status Checker [From 💰$0.35/1K]

[From $0.35/1K] Bulk check Instagram usernames and profile URLs to detect ACTIVE vs DEACTIVATED / BANNED / NOT_FOUND accounts, follower counts, bio text, and verification status.

Extract Instagram profile status and metadata records from Instagram in clean, structured format. Export results to Excel, CSV, JSON, or connect directly via the Apify API, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, or n8n.

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✨ Key Features

Feature	Why It Matters
Active vs. Deactivated/Banned Detection	Accurately distinguishes between ACTIVE accounts and DEACTIVATED_OR_BANNED / unavailable handles.
Rich Public Profile Telemetry	Extracts username, full name, biography, follower/following/post counts, verification badge, privacy status, and HD avatar.
Accepts Usernames or Full URLs	Pass plain @handles (e.g. nasa, natgeo) or full https://www.instagram.com/... URLs in bulk.

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🧭 How to Use

1. Open 📸 Instagram Profile Status Checker [From 💰$0.35/1K] in Apify Console.
2. Enter your target URL(s) or parameters in the input form (for example: https://www.instagram.com/instagram/).
3. Set the maximum number of items you want to collect.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to complete.
5. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel (.xlsx), or HTML table format from the Output or Dataset tab.

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description
Instagram Usernames or Profile URLs (accounts)	array	Enter Instagram usernames (e.g. instagram, cristiano) or full profile URLs (https://www.instagram.com/instagram/).
Start URLs (Optional) (startUrls)	array	Optional list of Instagram profile URLs.
Max Profiles (maxItems)	integer	Maximum number of Instagram profiles to check.

Example Input JSON

{
  "accounts": [
    "instagram",
    "cristiano",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}

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📦 Output Schema & Sample Record

Each item saved to the default Dataset follows a consistent structure:

{
  "username": "nasa",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "is_active": true,
  "full_name": "NASA",
  "biography": "Explore the universe and discover our home planet with the official NASA Instagram account.",
  "followers_count": 97800000,
  "following_count": 79,
  "posts_count": 4310,
  "is_verified": true,
  "is_private": false,
  "external_url": "https://www.nasa.gov",
  "checked_at": "2026-10-15T12:00:00Z"
}

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🎯 Popular Use Cases

• CRM & Influencer List Hygiene — Automatically prune deactivated, banned, or renamed Instagram handles from your marketing database
• Account Recovery & Status Monitoring — Schedule periodic checks on brand or client handles to get instant alerts on status changes
• Creator Discovery & Qualification — Enrich username lists with live follower counts, verification status, and bio links

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💰 Pricing & Free Tier

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event (Pay-Per-Result) pricing with a $0.00 Actor start fee — you only pay for results successfully delivered to your dataset:

Apify Plan	Price per 1,000 Results	Price per Result	Per-Run Limit
Free Plan	$5.00 / 1K	$0.0050	Up to 40 results / run
Starter (Bronze)	$0.80 / 1K	—	Unlimited
Scale (Silver)	$0.55 / 1K	—	Unlimited
Business+ (Gold / Platinum / Diamond)	$0.35 / 1K	—	Unlimited

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🔌 API Integration Examples

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("misterkhan/instagram-profile-status-checker").call(run_input={
  "accounts": [
    "instagram",
    "cristiano",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" });

const run = await client.actor("misterkhan/instagram-profile-status-checker").call({
  "accounts": [
    "instagram",
    "cristiano",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

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❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need to configure proxies? A: No. Anti-blocking and regional proxy routing are handled automatically with zero proxy setup required.

Q: Can I schedule recurring runs? A: Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run this Actor hourly, daily, or weekly and push updates via webhook or integration.

Q: What formats can I export data to? A: Every run produces a structured Apify Dataset that can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel (.xlsx), XML, or RSS.

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🧑‍⚖️ Legal Disclaimer

This Actor extracts publicly available web data and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and website terms of use.