# Get follower counts for top athlete profiles

**Use case:** 

Get follower counts and profile data for top athletes on Instagram. This
task scrapes cristiano, leomessi, neymarjr, virat.kohli, and
stephencurry30, returning followers, following, full name, biography,
profile picture URL, verification status, and their latest posts and
videos. Useful for sports marketing, sponsorship research, and audience
analytics. Pricing is $20/month for unlimited profiles.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/neymarjr/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/virat.kohli/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/stephencurry30/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "profile_pic_url_hd": {
    "label": "Profile Picture",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "full_name": {
    "label": "Full Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "follows": {
    "label": "Follows",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "biography": {
    "label": "Biography",
    "format": "str"
  },
  "business_email": {
    "label": "Business Email",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "business_phone_number": {
    "label": "Business Phone Number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bio_email": {
    "label": "Bio Email",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_private": {
    "label": "Is Private",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_verified": {
    "label": "Is Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/rigelbytes/instagram-profile-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rigelbytes/instagram-profile-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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