Instagram Profile Scraper
Pricing
from $2.99 / 1,000 profiles
Extract public Instagram profile metadata such as usernames, follower counts, biography, verification state, profile images, and external links.
You can access the Instagram Profile Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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