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Instagram Following Scraper

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$24.99/month + usage

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Instagram Following Scraper

Instagram Following Scraper

Extract following lists from Instagram profiles with the Instagram Following Scraper. Collect usernames, profile URLs, follower counts, and other public profile details in structured format. Ideal for audience research, influencer discovery, competitor analysis, and social media insights.

Pricing

$24.99/month + usage

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Developer

Scrapier

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1

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3 days ago

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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 → fallback to datacenter proxy
    • If blocked → fallback to residential proxy
    • If residential fails → retry 3 times with residential
    • After fallback happens → stick to residential for remaining requests
  • Clear progress logs to keep the user engaged

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.