🚀 Instagram Profile Scraper ⚡ No Login Required

Overview

The Instagram Profile Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts comprehensive data from public Instagram profiles at scale. It's ideal for professionals in social media marketing, influencer research, brand monitoring, or content analysis — with no Instagram login, cookies, or browser automation required.

✅ No Instagram login required | ✅ Bulk profile processing | ✅ Structured JSON output | ✅ High success rate

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Complete Profile Data

• Basic Information — Account name, profile name, full name, biography
• Profile Metrics — Follower count, following count, posts count
• Account Type — Business account, professional account, verified status
• Engagement Data — Average engagement rate, post performance
• Profile Images — Profile picture URL
• Recent Posts — Post captions, hashtags, likes, comments, media URLs
• Business Information — External URLs, business category
• Related Accounts — Suggested similar profiles

Key Features

• No Authentication Required — Works without Instagram cookies or login
• Bulk Processing — Handle multiple profile URLs in one run
• Clean JSON Output — Structured, ready-to-use data format
• Real-time Processing — Monitor extraction progress
• High Reliability — Built-in retry mechanisms and error handling

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🧾 Input Configuration

Submit an array of Instagram profile URLs via Apify's input:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/cats_of_world_/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/dogsofinstagram/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/zoobarcelona/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/australiazoo/"
  ]
}

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📤 Output Format

Each profile will return comprehensive Instagram data such as:

{
  "account": "dogsofinstagram",
  "fbid": "17841400386760100",
  "id": "6412892",
  "followers": 5632974,
  "posts_count": 10254,
  "is_business_account": true,
  "is_professional_account": true,
  "is_verified": true,
  "avg_engagement": 0.0016,
  "external_url": [
    "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-york-city-pawetry-festival-tickets-1376318669189",
    "https://24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP3506/50419835",
    "https://cuddly.com/donate/4949324/punky"
  ],
  "biography": "Bringing together the dogs of Instagram 🐾\nSubmit To Be Featured, Support Animal Rescues, Read Pet Parenting Tips, and More ⤵️",
  "business_category_name": "None",
  "category_name": "Community",
  "following": 1349,
  "posts": [
    {
      "caption": "Meet Leo! Leo is a wise and lovable 5.5-year-old mastiff mix who's ready to find his forever family!",
      "comments": 144,
      "datetime": "2025-06-10T15:56:32.000Z",
      "id": "3651985819293101948",
      "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/504155112_18518250466012893_4607661692090263831_n.jpg",
      "likes": 4377,
      "post_hashtags": [
        "dogsofinstagram",
        "adoptabledog",
        "adoptabledogs",
        "adoptme"
      ],
      "content_type": "Video",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DKudcDruq98",
      "video_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/video.mp4",
      "is_pinned": true
    }
  ],
  "profile_image_link": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/313810009_1293012581495372_4472643229243470387_n.jpg",
  "profile_url": "https://instagram.com/dogsofinstagram",
  "profile_name": "DogsOfInstagram by GreatPetCare",
  "highlights_count": 34,
  "full_name": "DogsOfInstagram by GreatPetCare",
  "is_private": false,
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dogsofinstagram",
  "is_joined_recently": false,
  "has_channel": false,
  "related_accounts": [
    {
      "id": "1088465889",
      "profile_name": "DOGS LOVERS",
      "is_private": false,
      "is_verified": true,
      "user_name": "dogs.lovers"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-10-02T11:47:52.674Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dogsofinstagram"
  }
}

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📊 Output & Export

Dataset Storage

• All extracted data is stored in your Apify dataset
• Each profile becomes one dataset item
• Failed extractions are logged with error details

Export Formats

• JSON — Raw structured data for API integration
• CSV — Spreadsheet-compatible format
• Excel — Formatted spreadsheet with multiple sheets

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💼 Common Use Cases

Influencer Marketing & Research

• Identify potential brand ambassadors and influencers
• Analyze engagement rates and audience demographics
• Research competitor influencer partnerships and strategies

Social Media Marketing

• Monitor brand mentions and hashtag performance
• Analyze content strategies of successful accounts
• Track competitor social media presence and engagement

Brand Monitoring & Analysis

• Track brand sentiment and customer feedback
• Monitor industry trends and popular content formats
• Analyze competitor social media strategies and performance

Content Strategy & Research

• Study successful content formats and hashtag strategies
• Analyze posting patterns and optimal engagement times
• Research trending topics and viral content patterns

Market Research & Analytics

• Study target audience behaviors and preferences
• Analyze industry influencers and thought leaders
• Research demographic trends and consumer insights

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✅ Example Use

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/dogsofinstagram/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/cats_of_world_/"
  ]
}

After execution, the dataset will contain a comprehensive snapshot of each Instagram profile with structured fields including follower counts, post data, engagement metrics, and related account information.

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