Instagram Followers & Following Scraper

Extract followers and following data from any public Instagram account efficiently! This Actor helps you gather information about Instagram users' connections, including usernames, full names, verification status, and profile pictures. Perfect for social media analysis, market research, and audience insights.

Features

• High-Speed Extraction: Can extract a large number of users quickly. (Approximately 1000 users per minute, depending on the profile).
• Flexible Scraping: Scrape the followers list of a profile.
• User Data Extraction: Get detailed information about Instagram users.
• Configurable Pagination: Control how many users to fetch per request and the number of pages scraped.
• Proxy Support: Built-in support for Apify Proxy to avoid rate limiting and IP blocking.
• Detailed User Information: Collect comprehensive user data including:
  • Username
  • Full Name
  • Private/Public status
  • Verification status
  • Profile picture URL
  • User IDs (various ID formats)
  • Other informations

How to Use

Watch our quick tutorial video to learn how to use the Instagram Followers Scraper effectively. (Link to video tutorial here - Replace with your actual video link)

1. Get Instagram Session ID:

   • Install the Chrome Extension "Cookie-Editor" here.
   • Log in to Instagram in your Chrome browser.
   • Open the extension and find the sessionid cookie.
   • Copy the value of the sessionid cookie.

2. Input Configuration:

   • startUsername: Enter the Instagram username whose followers you want to scrape.
   • sessionId: Paste your Instagram sessionid cookie value here.
   • ProxyCountryCode: Select the country code of the proxy (e.g., US, GB, DZ) DZ is the default value for Algeria.
   • PaginationToken: (Optional) Provide a max_id token ( next_max_id from a previous run) to resume scraping from a specific point. Useful for very large follower lists.

3. Start Scraping:

   • Click "Start" to begin the extraction process.
   • Monitor progress in real-time in the Apify platform's log.
   • Download results in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, etc.) from the Apify dataset.

Output Example

The Actor provides detailed information about each follower. Here's an example of the data structure:

1{
2    "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/lilmiss.beauty/",
3    "followers": [
4        {
5            "pk": "2105368300",
6            "pk_id": "2105368300",
7            "id": "2105368300",
8            "username": "shavanzar",
9            "full_name": "Steve E Mason",
10            "is_private": false,
11            "fbid_v2": "17841401929023171",
12            "third_party_downloads_enabled": 0,
13            "strong_id__": "2105368300",
14            "profile_pic_id": "3582452446578152868_2105368300",
15            "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.faae2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/483236773_585208627812083_8397482457556251386_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=instagram.faae2-2.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=111&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AEEvKSa7_awFsS3oUR2jhgSuVy63E44YaR3oA_AhRRQ6Ni24aOam5bFqlARPbUXrWY&_nc_ohc=dJ2Iw4Ab6L0Q7kNvgEttGAO&_nc_gid=dd6294a2a33f4257b08b69361de82b3f&edm=APQMUHMBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYEdJYGHoWFGzTjz7MuynGOKkUt2q4iazFRFPJSQwdswGQ&oe=67D01D15&_nc_sid=6ff7c8",
16            "is_verified": false,
17            "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
18            "account_badges": [],
19            "latest_reel_media": 0
20        }
21    ],
22    "proxyInfo": {
23        "hostname": "proxy.apify.com",
24        "port": 8000,
25        "protocol": "http:",
26        "session": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
27    },
28    "PaginationToken": "xxxxxxx"
29}
30
31## Output Fields
32
33*   `profileUrl`: The URL of the scraped profile.
34*   `followers`: An array of follower objects. Each object has the following fields:
35    *   `pk`: Public key of the user.
36    *   `pk_id`: Public key ID of the user.
37    *   `id`: Unique identifier of the user.
38    *   `username`: Instagram username.
39    *   `full_name`: User's display name.
40    *   `is_private`: Whether the account is private.
41    *   `profile_pic_url`: URL to user's profile picture.
42    *   `is_verified`: Whether the account is verified.
43    *   `has_anonymous_profile_picture`: If the user has a default profile picture.
44    *   `account_badges`: Any special badges on the account.
45    *   `latest_reel_media`: Timestamp of the latest story/reel.
46*   `proxyInfo`: informations about the used proxy.
47*   `PaginationToken`: Pagination token, used for pagination.
48
49## Limitations
50
51*   Works only with public Instagram accounts.
52*   Requires a valid Instagram sessionid cookie for authentication.
53*   Subject to Instagram's rate limiting and anti-scraping measures.
54
55## Support
56
57If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at elhadimsaid4@gmail.com.