Instagram Following Scraper
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$19.99/month + usage
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Instagram Following Scraper
Instagram Following Scraper ๐ฅ๐ธ extracts following lists from public Instagram profiles, including usernames, profile URLs, bios, and account details. Ideal for audience research, influencer discovery, competitor tracking, and social network analysis. Fast, scalable, and automation-ready. ๐๐
Pricing
$19.99/month + usage
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Scrapio
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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
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.