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

Scrape all Instagram profile info. Just add Instagram usernames, IDs or URLs and extract name, join date, number of followers, location, bio, website, related profiles, video\&post count, latest posts. Export scraped data, schedule scraper via API, and integrate with other tools or AI workflows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeai/instagram-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeAI](https://apify.com/scrapeai) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Profile Scraper

Scrape full Instagram profile information automatically. Just input Instagram usernames, account IDs, or profile URLs to extract comprehensive metrics including full name, join date, number of followers & following, location, bio, external website URL, related profiles, video & post counts, and latest posts.

Export scraped profile datasets in **JSON**, **CSV**, **Excel**, **HTML**, or **XML** formats, schedule automatic runs via the Apify API, and seamlessly integrate with AI workflows, CRM pipelines, and lead generation systems.

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### 🌟 Key Features

- 👤 **Complete Profile Intelligence**: Extract name, bio, profile avatar, verified badge, and account privacy status.
- 📅 **Account Metadata & History**: Access approximate join date, registered location, and account website.
- 📊 **Audience & Activity Metrics**: Get exact follower counts, following count, total post count, and total video/reel count.
- 🔗 **Related Profiles Discovery**: Scrape recommended and related Instagram profile handles for audience overlap analysis.
- 📸 **Latest Posts Extraction**: Retrieve recent post items per profile including shortcodes, URLs, captions, likes, comments, and video view counts.
- ⚡ **Dynamic Output Datasets**: Real-time structured data output formatted dynamically according to your input parameters.
- 🔄 **API & Automation Ready**: Trigger via REST API, Webhooks, Python, JavaScript, or Zapier/Make integrations.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | `array` | `["instagram", "zuck"]` | List of Instagram handles or usernames to scrape. |
| `directUrls` | `array` | `["https://www.instagram.com/instagram/"]` | List of direct Instagram profile links or URLs. |
| `resultsLimit` | `integer` | `20` | Maximum number of profile records to extract. |
| `includeLatestPosts` | `boolean` | `true` | Include recent published posts per profile. |
| `latestPostsLimit` | `integer` | `5` | Number of recent posts to include per profile. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | `{ "useApifyProxy": true }` | Proxy configuration settings for residential or datacenter IP routing. |
| `debugLog` | `boolean` | `false` | Enable verbose logging for debugging. |

#### Example Input (`input.json`)

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "instagram",
    "zuck",
    "cristiano"
  ],
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 10,
  "includeLatestPosts": true,
  "latestPostsLimit": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "debugLog": false
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Data Format

Each item in the dataset represents a single extracted Instagram profile.

```json
{
  "id": "user_19827394",
  "username": "zuck",
  "fullName": "Mark Zuckerberg",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/zuck/",
  "biography": "Official Instagram profile for Mark Zuckerberg. Creator, innovator, and storyteller. 📸 ✨",
  "externalUrl": "https://zuck.com",
  "followersCount": 14250000,
  "followsCount": 620,
  "postsCount": 890,
  "videoCount": 210,
  "joinDate": "Oct 2012",
  "location": "Palo Alto, CA",
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.com/zuck/avatar.jpg",
  "hdProfilePicUrl": "https://instagram.com/zuck/avatar_hd.jpg",
  "relatedProfiles": [
    {
      "username": "creator_zuck",
      "fullName": "CREATOR ZUCK",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/creator_zuck/",
      "isVerified": true,
      "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.com/creator_zuck/avatar.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "latestPosts": [
    {
      "id": "post_C9K8X2M",
      "shortCode": "C9K8X2M",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C9K8X2M/",
      "type": "Reel",
      "caption": "Latest update from @zuck #zuck #palo",
      "likesCount": 420000,
      "commentsCount": 18200,
      "videoViewCount": 1680000,
      "displayUrl": "https://instagram.com/p/C9K8X2M/media_1.jpg",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-03T10:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-06T15:10:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### ⏰ Scheduling & API Integration

You can trigger the scraper programmatically using Apify's API or Webhooks:

#### Node.js / JavaScript SDK

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('instagram-profile-scraper').call({
    usernames: ['instagram', 'zuck'],
    resultsLimit: 10,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('instagram-profile-scraper').call(run_input={
    'usernames': ['instagram', 'zuck'],
    'resultsLimit': 10,
})

for item in client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

***

### 🤖 AI Workflows & LLM Automation

- **Brand & Creator Audit**: Feed extracted follower ratios, bios, and engagement stats into LLMs (GPT-4 / Claude / Gemini) for automated influencer vetting.
- **Lead Generation & Enrichment**: Match Instagram profiles with domain websites (`externalUrl`) and locations for outreach campaigns.
- **Competitor Tracking**: Schedule weekly automated runs to monitor changes in follower counts, post frequencies, and related account recommendations.

***

### 💡 Best Practices

- Use **Apify Residential Proxies** for large-scale profile scraping to bypass geo-blocks and rate limits.
- Set `includeLatestPosts: false` if you only require profile header information to speed up execution.
- Utilize dataset webhook notifications to automatically push newly scraped profile records to your web server or database.

# Actor input Schema

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

List of Instagram usernames or handles to scrape (e.g. \["instagram", "zuck", "cristiano"]).

## `directUrls` (type: `array`):

List of direct Instagram profile, post, or user URLs.

## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of profiles to scrape.

## `includeLatestPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to extract latest posts for each scraped profile.

## `latestPostsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Number of recent posts to extract per profile.

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

Select Apify Proxy or custom proxies to avoid rate limiting.

## `debugLog` (type: `boolean`):

Enable detailed verbose debug logging.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "instagram",
    "zuck"
  ],
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 20,
  "includeLatestPosts": true,
  "latestPostsLimit": 5,
  "debugLog": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset containing scraped Instagram profile details and metrics.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapeai/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 = {}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapeai/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/bx4p3Mn4AS6GrB3YQ/builds/siG3xACwqWatlWu2U/openapi.json