# Instagram Recommendation IDs for Database Matching

**Use case:** 

Collect suggested profile IDs, usernames and seed references from Instagram for matching recommendation records to an existing database. Data teams can perform their own joins and retain which seed produced each candidate. The Actor returns suggestions rather than a follower or friendship network.

## Input

```json
{
  "inputList": [
    "nasa",
    "esa"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "profile_picture_url": {
    "label": "Related profile picture",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "username": {
    "label": "Related username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Related full name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "profile_url": {
    "label": "Related profile URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "Related profile ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_private": {
    "label": "Related account private",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_verified": {
    "label": "Related account verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_profile.profile_picture_url": {
    "label": "Source profile picture",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_profile.username": {
    "label": "Source username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_profile.name": {
    "label": "Source full name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_profile.profile_url": {
    "label": "Source profile URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_profile.id": {
    "label": "Source profile ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_profile.is_private": {
    "label": "Source account private",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_profile.is_verified": {
    "label": "Source account verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "related_profiles_returned": {
    "label": "Related profiles returned",
    "format": "integer"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Related Profiles Scraper – Discovery](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/instagram-related-profiles.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/instagram-related-profiles.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/instagram-related-profiles.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).