📸 Instagram Profile Scraper

Instagram Profile Scraper is a production-ready Apify actor for collecting public Instagram profile data, posts, video post details, related accounts, business metadata, and profile-level counters in one structured export.

🧾 Instagram Profile Scraper Input Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper accepts the following actor input fields:

Field	Type	Required	Description
username	array of strings	No	One or more Instagram usernames for Instagram Profile Scraper to resolve and scrape.
instagram_urls	array	No	One or more Instagram profile URLs for Instagram Profile Scraper to scrape. Request-list userData can also carry per-row source and matchedBy metadata for profile_summary.
includeProfileSummary	boolean	No	When true, adds the paid profile_summary block with lead-style metrics and provenance-style public fields.
proxyCountry	string	No	Optional Apify Residential proxy exit country used by Instagram Profile Scraper in actor mode.

🧩 Instagram Profile Scraper Output Blocks

The exported row keeps empty values out of the final output, so some documented fields only appear when Instagram exposes them publicly.

Block	Main fields in output	What the block gives you
Request context	raw, type	The original input and whether the actor resolved it as a username or a URL.
Quick profile preview	Profile Picture, Biography, Category	The most useful visible profile details promoted to the top level for fast filtering.
Top-level audience counters	Followers Count, Following Count	Fast-access follower and following counts without opening profile_summary.
Core profile identity	profile_id, username, display_name, profile_url, biography	Stable identity fields and the main public profile text.
External links	externalUrl, externalUrlShimmed	The canonical website URL and Instagram linkshim URL.
Profile flags and counters	category_enum, business_category_name, highlight_reel_count, pinned_channels_list_count, is_private, is_verified, is_business_account, is_professional_account, has_clips, show_account_transparency_details, and related booleans	Public account state, business indicators, visibility flags, and feature availability flags.
Optional summary	profile_summary	Structured bio links, images, app links, stats, engagement metrics, posting pace, and quality signals.
Latest media	Latest_Posts	total_count plus normalized recent post items.
Video media	video_timeline	total_count plus normalized reel and video items.
Related accounts	related_profiles	Normalized related profile suggestions.

🧱 Instagram Profile Scraper Top-Level Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper uses the following top-level fields in each dataset row:

Field	Type	Meaning
raw	string	The exact input value received by Instagram Profile Scraper.
type	string	Either username or url.
Profile Picture	string	Best available profile image URL surfaced at the dataset row top level.
Biography	string	Public biography text surfaced at the dataset row top level.
Category	string	Best available public category surfaced at the dataset row top level.
Followers Count	integer	Exact follower count surfaced at the dataset row top level.
Following Count	integer	Exact following count surfaced at the dataset row top level.
profile_summary	object	Optional paid lead-style summary block with analysis-friendly profile metrics plus profile_pic_url, profile_pic_url_hd, profile_image_url, biography_with_entities, externalUrls, app_links, business_contact_method, and stats. It is emitted after show_text_post_app_badge and before Latest_Posts when those fields are present.
Latest_Posts	object	Timeline posts promoted to a top-level nested field.
video_timeline	object	Video/reel posts promoted to a top-level nested field.
related_profiles	array	Related accounts promoted to a top-level nested field.

🧮 Instagram Profile Scraper Profile Summary Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper includes an optional derived profile_summary block for lead generation, creator discovery, outreach workflows, and quality scoring. Instagram Profile Scraper keeps these fields human-readable while still preserving the flattened raw profile fields alongside them.

profile_summary is only returned when includeProfileSummary is enabled. Some provenance-style public fields, such as join date or former usernames, are not consistently exposed by Instagram's public no-login profile surfaces. Instagram Profile Scraper returns real values when those fields are present and N/A when Instagram does not expose them reliably.

Common profile_summary fields returned by Instagram Profile Scraper:

Field	Type	Meaning
Account	string	Canonical Instagram account URL.
Source	string	Source label from request metadata when supplied.
Matched By	string	Match reason from request metadata when supplied.
Full Name	string	Public display name.
profile_pic_url	string	Standard profile picture URL when Instagram exposes it.
profile_pic_url_hd	string	Higher resolution profile picture URL when Instagram exposes it.
profile_image_url	string	Best available profile image URL chosen by Instagram Profile Scraper.
biography_with_entities	object	Rich bio structure with entities when present.
app_links	object	App deep links derived from profile HTML.
business_contact_method	string	Business contact method.
stats	object	Follower, following, and post counters.
externalUrls	array	Structured bio links with title, lynx_url, url, and link_type.
Total Posts	integer	Exact post count when available.
Posts per Month	integer	Estimated recent posting velocity from sampled timeline posts.
Detected Language	string	Detected language of profile text.
Country	string	Business or public country value when Instagram exposes it.
Date Joined	string	Public join date when Instagram exposes it; otherwise N/A.
Date Joined Timestamp	integer	Public join timestamp when Instagram exposes it; otherwise N/A.
Date Verified	string	Public verification date when Instagram exposes it; otherwise N/A.
Date Verified Timestamp	integer	Public verification timestamp when Instagram exposes it; otherwise N/A.
Former Usernames	array or string	Former public usernames when Instagram exposes them; otherwise N/A.
Accounts With Shared Followers	object or string	Shared-follower data when Instagram exposes it; otherwise N/A.
Is Verified	boolean	Public verification state.
Email	string	Primary email detected from business profile, bio, or posts.
Email Source	string	Where the primary email came from.
Email from Posts	string	Email found in sampled post captions when present.
Phone	string	Primary phone detected from business profile, bio, or posts.
Phone from Posts	string	Phone found in sampled post captions when present.
Address	string	Business address or bio location when Instagram Profile Scraper can derive it.
Avg Engagements	integer	Average combined likes plus comments across sampled timeline posts.
Avg Likes	integer	Average likes across sampled timeline posts.
Avg Comments	integer	Average comments across sampled timeline posts.
Avg Like Rate	string	Average likes divided by followers as a percentage across sampled posts.
Avg Comment Rate	string	Average comments divided by followers as a percentage across sampled posts.
Avg ER	string	Average engagement rate across sampled posts.
Median ER	string	Median engagement rate across sampled timeline posts.
Comment/Like Ratio	string	Average comments relative to average likes as a percentage.
Quality	string	Instagram Profile Scraper quality label derived from recency, engagement, and contact completeness.
Highlights Count	integer	Public highlight reel count when Instagram exposes it.
Pinned Posts Count	integer	Number of sampled timeline posts marked as pinned.
Pinned Post Ratio	string	Pinned posts relative to sampled timeline posts as a percentage.
Recent Posts Sampled	integer	Number of timeline posts used for summary calculations.
Post Sample Coverage	string	Sampled timeline posts relative to total post count as a percentage.
Video Posts Sampled	integer	Number of video/reel items used for summary calculations.
Video Post Ratio	string	Video posts relative to sampled timeline posts as a percentage.
Related Profiles Count	integer	Number of related profiles returned in the row.
Reels Count	integer	Reels/video timeline count when available.
Avg Views	integer	Average video views across sampled video items.
Median Views	integer	Median view count across sampled video items.
Views/Followers Ratio	string	Median views relative to followers as a percentage.

👤 Instagram Profile Scraper Profile Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper keeps the flattened profile fields rich but still focused on public profile data. Instagram Profile Scraper normalizes naming where that makes the export easier to consume.

Empty or null profile fields are omitted from output. If Instagram does not expose a value publicly, the key is not shown in the final dataset row.

Common flattened profile fields returned by Instagram Profile Scraper:

Field	Type	Meaning
profile_id	string	Instagram numeric profile identifier.
username	string	Instagram username.
display_name	string	Public display name.
profile_url	string	Canonical Instagram profile URL.
biography	string	Public bio text.
externalUrl	string	Canonical public website URL.
externalUrlShimmed	string	Instagram linkshim version of the canonical public website URL.
category_enum	string	Category enum value when present.
category_name	string	Public category label.
business_category_name	string	Business category name when exposed.
overall_category_name	string	Overall category name when exposed.
highlight_reel_count	integer	Number of highlight reels.
pinned_channels_list_count	integer	Count of pinned channels when exposed.
pronouns	array	Public pronouns if present.
is_private	boolean	Whether the profile is private.
is_verified	boolean	Whether the profile is verified.
is_verified_by_mv4b	boolean	Additional verification flag when present.
is_business_account	boolean	Business account flag.
is_professional_account	boolean	Professional account flag.
is_embeds_disabled	boolean	Whether embeds are disabled.
is_joined_recently	boolean	Whether Instagram marks the profile as recently joined.
is_regulated_c18	boolean	Regulated account flag when present.
country	string	Public country value when Instagram exposes it.
date_joined	string	Public account join date when Instagram exposes it.
date_joined_as_timestamp	integer	Public account join timestamp when Instagram exposes it.
date_verified	string	Public verification date when Instagram exposes it.
date_verified_as_timestamp	integer	Public verification timestamp when Instagram exposes it.
former_usernames	array	Former public usernames when Instagram exposes them.
accounts_with_shared_followers	object	Shared-follower data when Instagram exposes it.
business_email	string	Business email when exposed publicly.
business_phone_number	string	Business phone number when exposed publicly.
business_address	object	Structured business address when present.
should_show_category	boolean	Whether Instagram indicates the category should be shown.
should_show_public_contacts	boolean	Whether public contacts should be shown.
show_account_transparency_details	boolean	Account transparency visibility flag.
transparency_label	string	Transparency label when present.
transparency_product	string	Transparency product value when present.
hide_like_and_view_counts	boolean	Whether the profile hides like and view counts.
has_ar_effects	boolean	AR effects availability flag.
has_channel	boolean	Channel availability flag.
has_clips	boolean	Clips availability flag.
has_guides	boolean	Guides availability flag.
has_onboarded_to_text_post_app	boolean	Threads/text-post onboarding flag when exposed.
show_text_post_app_badge	boolean	Threads/text-post badge visibility.
fb_profile_biolink	string	Facebook biolink when exposed.
ai_agent_owner_username	string	AI agent owner username when exposed.
ai_agent_type	string	AI agent type when exposed.
Latest_Posts	object	Main profile grid exported by Instagram Profile Scraper.
video_timeline	object	Video timeline exported by Instagram Profile Scraper when present.
related_profiles	array	Related account suggestions returned by Instagram.

🖼️ Instagram Profile Scraper Media Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper exports Latest_Posts and video_timeline using the same normalized layout. Instagram Profile Scraper keeps media rows ordered and easy to analyze.

Field	Type	Meaning
total_count	integer	Total number of items in that collection.
items	array	Ordered media rows exported by Instagram Profile Scraper.

Common media item fields returned by Instagram Profile Scraper:

Field	Type	Meaning
id	string	Media id.
shortcode	string	Instagram shortcode.
type	string	Instagram typename such as GraphImage or GraphVideo.
post_url	string	Direct Instagram post URL.
is_pinned	boolean	Clear pinned-post flag added by Instagram Profile Scraper.
pinned_for_users	array	Profiles for which Instagram marks the post as pinned.
display_url	string	Main display image URL.
thumbnail_src	string	Thumbnail image URL.
thumbnail_tall_src	string	Tall thumbnail image URL when present.
dimensions	object	Width and height metadata.
is_video	boolean	Whether the media item is a video.
caption	string	Caption text.
accessibility_caption	string	Accessibility caption text.
comments_count	integer	Comment count.
likes_count	integer	Like count.
taken_at_timestamp	integer	Post timestamp.
comments_disabled	boolean	Comments disabled flag.
like_and_view_counts_disabled	boolean	Counts disabled flag.
viewer_can_reshare	boolean	Viewer reshare flag when exposed.
has_upcoming_event	boolean	Upcoming event flag.
location	object	Location metadata.
owner	object	Minimal owner info.
tagged_users	array	Tagged user references.
coauthor_producers	array	Co-author metadata.
children_media	array	Sidecar/carousel child media rows.
thumbnail_resources	array	Thumbnail candidates.

🎬 Instagram Profile Scraper Video Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper includes direct video delivery fields when Instagram exposes them. Instagram Profile Scraper keeps only the useful download field instead of duplicating the same value under multiple names.

Video-specific media fields exported by Instagram Profile Scraper:

Field	Type	Meaning
video_download_url	string	Direct CDN video URL suitable for download workflows.
video_view_count	integer	Video view count.
has_audio	boolean	Whether the video has audio.
product_type	string	Video product type such as clips or feed video.
dash_info	object	DASH playback metadata when exposed.
clips_music_attribution_info	object	Clips music attribution metadata.
media_preview	string	Media preview payload when returned by Instagram.
sharing_friction_info	object	Sharing friction metadata.
media_overlay_info	object	Overlay metadata.
gating_info	object	Gating metadata.
fact_check_information	object	Fact-check metadata when present.
fact_check_overall_rating	mixed	Fact-check overall rating.
nft_asset_info	object	NFT metadata when exposed.
parent_author_attribute	mixed	Parent author attribute when exposed.
felix_profile_grid_crop	object	Grid crop metadata when present.
tall_profile_grid_crop	object	Tall grid crop metadata when present.
profile_grid_thumbnail_fitting_style	string	Thumbnail fitting mode.

🤝 Instagram Profile Scraper Related Profiles Fields

Instagram Profile Scraper exports related_profiles as a clean array of normalized account objects.

Field	Type	Meaning
id	string	Related profile id.
username	string	Related username.
display_name	string	Related display name.
profile_url	string	Related profile URL.
profile_pic_url	string	Related profile picture URL.
is_private	boolean	Related private-profile flag.
is_verified	boolean	Related verified flag.

🎯 Instagram Profile Scraper Good Use Cases

Instagram Profile Scraper is a strong fit for:

• 📈 profile intelligence workflows
• 📰 public brand monitoring
• 🎬 post and video cataloging
• 📦 structured dataset exports
• 🤖 automation pipelines
• 🧪 QA validation of public profile pages
• 🛍️ competitive research on visible profile metadata