# Instagram Profile & Followers Scraper (`reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Instagram public profile information, followers, following, post counts, biography, full name, and avatar images into clean datasets. Fast PPE.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [reventadata](https://apify.com/reventadata) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 instagram profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Instagram Profile & Followers Scraper

> **Unofficial.** This Actor is not affiliated with, authorised by, endorsed by, or in any
> way officially connected to Instagram or Meta Platforms. "Instagram" is a trademark of its
> owner and is used here only to describe what this tool reads. It reads the same public
> pages a browser does.

Instagram Profile & Followers Scraper reads public Instagram profiles and saves one row per profile.

### What does it do?

Give it usernames; for each public profile it saves the username, full name, biography, avatar image
link and the follower, following and post counts. It does not read posts, followers lists or private accounts.

### Why use it?

- **What a public profile shows, as rows:** username, full name, biography, avatar, and follower, following and post counts.

### How to use it

1. Put one or more public usernames in `usernames` (with or without `@`).
2. Optionally set `minFollowers` to drop smaller profiles.
3. Run the Actor and download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or NDJSON from the dataset.

#### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | array | Public Instagram usernames to read. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of profiles to save in the run. |
| `minFollowers` | integer | Optional minimum follower count. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy settings; Unblocker is the default. |

#### Sample Input

```json
{
    "usernames": ["instagram"],
    "maxItems": 5
}
```

#### Output

One row per profile:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Profile identifier (the username). |
| `username` | string | Instagram username. |
| `fullName` | string | Display name. |
| `biography` | string | Profile bio text. |
| `followersCount` | integer | Followers, as Instagram rounds it (e.g. 687M is `687000000`). |
| `followingCount` | integer | Accounts followed. |
| `postsCount` | integer | Number of posts. |
| `avatarUrl` | string | Profile picture link (Instagram CDN links expire). |
| `url` | string | Profile URL. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when the row was read. |

#### Sample Output

```json
{
    "id": "instagram",
    "username": "instagram",
    "fullName": "Instagram",
    "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram 🔎✨",
    "followersCount": 687000000,
    "followingCount": 157,
    "postsCount": 8622,
    "avatarUrl": "https://scontent-fra5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/550891366_18667771684001321_1383210656577177067_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s100x100_tt6&...",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-21T23:45:33.228028+00:00"
}
```

### How much does it cost to scrape Instagram profiles?

Pay-per-event: **$0.0025 per profile** saved to the dataset (**$2.50 per 1,000 profiles**), plus **$0.00005** charged once when the run starts. No subscription. Only rows saved to the dataset are charged.

### Privacy & Compliance

This Actor reads only publicly accessible pages and returns the public data they show. It sends no login.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of public Instagram usernames to scrape profile data from.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of profile records to return.

## `minFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Filter profiles by minimum follower count.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy settings. Unblocker or Residential proxy recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "UNBLOCKER"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Items scraped from the target website.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "instagram"
    ],
    "maxItems": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "usernames": ["instagram"],
    "maxItems": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}' |
apify call reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,reventadata/instagram-profile-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jqIZ7TmMQ3ufBJ0Wu/builds/XTvSzFIdx25Skt6Vi/openapi.json