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Instagram Following Scraper

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$19.99/month + usage

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Instagram Following Scraper

Instagram Following Scraper

๐Ÿ“ฑ Instagram Following Scraper captures the full list of accounts a public profile follows โ€” usernames, handles, profile URLs, bios, verification & follower counts. โšก Ideal for influencer discovery, competitor analysis, audience research & lead gen. ๐Ÿ”Ž Fast, accurate, export-ready.

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$19.99/month + usage

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A compact, production-grade Apify Actor that scrapes Instagram following lists for one or more input profiles and saves results in real time to the dataset.

Why Choose This Actor?

  • Matches your required output shape (same keys as your output.json)
  • Bulk input (URLs or usernames/keywords)
  • Smart proxy fallback:
    • Start with no proxy (direct)
    • If blocked โ†’ fallback to datacenter proxy
    • If blocked โ†’ fallback to residential proxy
    • If residential fails โ†’ retry 3 times with residential
    • After fallback happens โ†’ stick to residential for remaining requests
  • Clear progress logs to keep the user engaged
  • โœ… Step 1 : Login to your Instagram account in your browser.
  • โœ… Step 2 : Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect.
  • โœ… Step 3 : Open the Application tab in Developer Tools.
  • โœ… Step 4 : In the left sidebar, expand Cookies and select https://www.instagram.com.
  • โœ… Step 5 : Find the cookie named sessionid and copy its value.
  • โœ… Step 6 : Go to the Scraper input section and paste the copied sessionid into the Instagram Cookie field.

Input

Example:

{
"urls": [
"https://www.instagram.com/mrbeast/",
"virat.kohli"
],
"maxItems": 300,
"pageSize": 12,
"sessionId": "YOUR_SESSIONID_COOKIE_VALUE",
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}

Output

Each dataset item contains these keys:

  • pk, pk_id, id, full_name, is_private, fbid_v2, third_party_downloads_enabled, strong_id__, profile_pic_id, profile_pic_url, is_verified, username, has_anonymous_profile_picture, account_badges, latest_reel_media, is_favorite, followed_by

Notes / Cautions

  • The actor scrapes only publicly available data.
  • The end user is responsible for compliance with applicable laws and platform rules.