# Instagram Profile Scraper (`saswave/instagram-profile-scraper`) Actor

$0.8 / 1000 results. Extracts public profile metadata, account metrics, contact details, bio links, followers, followings, is verified, is active and status badges from Instagram users. Engineered for creator discovery, influencer marketing research, and audience analytics. Real-time insights

- **URL**: https://apify.com/saswave/instagram-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [SASWAVE](https://apify.com/saswave) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

### Instagram Profile Scraper

Extracts public profile metadata, account metrics, contact details, bio links, and status badges directly from Instagram users.

Engineered for creator discovery, influencer marketing research, and audience analytics, this scraper captures real-time profile insights without triggering login blocks or strict rate limits.

### FEATURES

Comprehensive Account Metadata: Capture essential profile identifiers including full name (full\_name), username (username), profile key (pk), ID (id), and high-resolution profile picture URLs (profile\_pic\_url).

Audience Metrics: Extract precise follower (follower\_count) and following (following\_count) counts to evaluate creator reach and engagement potential.

Bio & Contact Extraction: Parse full biography text (biography), business emails, and embedded link collections (bio\_links) along with transformed tracking URLs.

Account Status & Verification Badges: Identify verified blue ticks (is\_verified), private account status (is\_private), active story reel timestamps (latest\_reel\_media), and specialized account tags.

Content Availability Flags: Track creator content presence, including active Instagram Reels (has\_any\_clips), Threads badge toggles (show\_text\_post\_app\_badge), and memorialized statuses.

### USE CASES

Influencer Marketing & Creator Discovery: Identify potential brand partners, evaluate follower bases, and extract official business emails for campaign outreach.

Competitor Profile Auditing: Monitor competitor bio updates, promotional link changes (bio\_links), and relative follower growth over time.

Lead Generation & CRM Enrichment: Enrich internal contact databases with official social links, e-commerce storefront URLs, and verified brand accounts.

Brand Protection & Impersonation Monitoring: Detect fake or unauthorized brand profiles by cross-referencing account verification status (is\_verified) and unique numeric IDs (pk).

### OUTPUTS

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/poupette",
  "pk": "15026594776",
  "username": "poupette",
  "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-cdg6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/641374664_18139624927498777_6760241406946497543_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=jb1p-VeM1zMQ7kNvwHZgweX&_nc_oc=AdqjIj_oykKXshKoVES3KkDOktkq6v11JPgUir5zDP2kns1B-CcaaLjVVM0ceN2KGxE&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-cdg6-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=8wYkj5gbQcOKqwIgxmXdHg&_nc_ss=7ba8c&oh=00_AQFk-z9D7ATv0rk7T6Ck_suz9mXu_e0JmLx0x-4eeBkyog&oe=6A77490A",
  "is_private": false,
  "is_unpublished": false,
  "latest_reel_media": 1785803122,
  "biography": "Recettes 🍽️ @poupettefood \nCEO @nurlyme.fr \npoupette.collaboration@gmail.com\nMON MERCH SUMMER💓⬇️",
  "full_name": "Poupette",
  "is_verified": true,
  "text_post_app_badge_label": null,
  "show_text_post_app_badge": false,
  "account_badges": [],
  "bio_links": [
    {
      "image_url": "",
      "is_pinned": false,
      "link_type": "external",
      "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpoupettestore.fr%2F&e=AUAv30hWi-k61rSdP04Ts8unXu_ZJ3L4hNvJeI-55kRv7oIkNllIVTRBxVwl1sBlr5GNgiRv5DUzmgvKSlPCVC8Xrb58wKUqIy41Hy0iVzKi0y7exlX1-HSmKvxI-kY3NhEny7TmrcEB3p3xw78tLSHvfko",
      "media_accent_color_hex": "",
      "media_type": "none",
      "title": "Mon site",
      "url": "https://poupettestore.fr/",
      "creation_source": "NONE"
    }
  ],
  "linked_fb_info": null,
  "is_memorialized": false,
  "pronouns": [],
  "follower_count": 1530231,
  "following_count": 258,
  "all_media_count": null,
  "id": "17841414963298324",
  "is_coppa_enforced": false,
  "has_any_clips": true
}
```

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# Actor input Schema

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

List of domains

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "poupette"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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": [
        "poupette"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("saswave/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": ["poupette"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("saswave/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": [
    "poupette"
  ]
}' |
apify call saswave/instagram-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,saswave/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/JCX60QVkDfoNd4sSz/builds/KHDrtNT73KBmP2rdo/openapi.json