# Check Instagram Username Availability

**Use case:** 

Check a proposed brand handle on Instagram and X and get a per-site status, HTTP code, detection method, and profile URL when found. Small businesses and brand teams can enable availability rows with includeAvailable and choose perSite output to review each result. Anonymous throttling can affect results.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "mynewbrand2026"
  ],
  "sites": [
    "Instagram",
    "X (Twitter)"
  ],
  "includeNsfw": false,
  "includeAvailable": true,
  "verifyClaims": true,
  "enrichProfiles": false,
  "outputMode": "perSite",
  "maxUsernames": 1,
  "maxSitesPerUsername": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "site": {
    "label": "Site",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "httpStatus": {
    "label": "HTTP",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Profile URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Multi-Site Username Lookup & Profile Link Finder Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check Instagram Username Availability". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/tInyg12hys5brzuMi) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check Instagram Username Availability" task

The Multi-Site Username Lookup & Profile Link Finder Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like usernames, sites, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check Instagram Username Availability" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as username, site, category, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check Instagram Username Availability" task via API](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/multi-site-username-lookup-and-profile-link-finder.md).

## FAQ

### How can I check whether an Instagram username is available?

The Instagram availability task checks mynewbrand2026 on Instagram and X (Twitter). Its sample results mark the handle available on both sites, though anonymous throttling can affect results.

### What does an Instagram username availability check return?

Each per-site row in the Instagram availability task can show the site, status, HTTP code, verification flag and profile URL when found. Detection method is recorded in the verification data.

### Can I check an Instagram handle on X too?

The Instagram availability task is set to check Instagram and X (Twitter) for mynewbrand2026, with availability rows included.

### How many Instagram usernames can I check in one run?

The Instagram availability task accepts up to 100 usernames per run. This run is set to check one handle, mynewbrand2026.

### Can I export Instagram username availability results?

Results from the Instagram availability task land in a dataset that can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS or an HTML table.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Multi-Site Username Lookup & Profile Link Finder](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/multi-site-username-lookup-and-profile-link-finder.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/multi-site-username-lookup-and-profile-link-finder.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/vexaloom-labs/multi-site-username-lookup-and-profile-link-finder.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`).