# Track & Monitor Instagram Creators and Competitors

**Use case:** 

Monitor a roster of Instagram creators or competitors on a schedule. After the first run, get back only what changed, ranked in a Signal Feed.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "watchlist",
  "usernames": [
    "nasa",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "rankBy": "momentum",
  "outputPack": "raw",
  "watchlistName": "science-creators",
  "enableCreatorMemory": true,
  "explainScores": false,
  "taskPack": "none",
  "maxRecentPostsPerProfile": 12,
  "maxPostsDeep": 0,
  "outputProfile": "signals",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "eventType": {
    "label": "Event type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "eventImportance": {
    "label": "Event importance",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "severity": {
    "label": "Severity",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "entityRef": {
    "label": "Entity ref",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "line": {
    "label": "Event line",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "detectedAt": {
    "label": "Detected at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Scraper — Creator Vetting, Due-Diligence & Tracking](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/instagram-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/instagram-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.