Instagram Profile Scraper

Extracts clean, trimmed metadata from Instagram profiles. This actor fetches data from profile URLs and returns only the specified fields, keeping your dataset focused and manageable.

Overview

This is an Apify actor that scrapes public Instagram profile information. You provide a list of profile URLs, and it returns structured data like follower counts, bios, and profile pictures. It's built to handle the API's varying response formats and normalize the data into a consistent schema.

Key Features

• Targeted Data Extraction: Returns only a predefined set of fields, avoiding unnecessary data bloat.
• Input Flexibility: Accepts Instagram profile URLs as strings or objects within startUrls.
• Proxy Support: Configurable proxy settings, including Apify Proxy with residential IP options.
• Concurrency Control: Allows you to set the number of concurrent requests to balance speed and reliability.

How to Use

Run the actor with an input JSON object. The only required parameter is startUrls.

Input

Configure the actor using these fields in your input JSON:

Example Input:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mrbean/" }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "concurrency": 3
}

Output

The actor outputs dataset items, each containing the following fields for a requested profile. All values are provided on a best-effort basis from the API response.

• profile_url – The input URL.
• status – Request status ("ok", "failed", or raw API status).
• follower_count – Integer count of followers.
• following_count – Integer count of accounts followed.
• full_name – Profile display name.
• page_id – Numeric or string profile ID.
• page_name – Username/handle.
• number_of_members – Subscriber/member count (for relevant account types).
• bio_links – List of links found in the bio.
• account_type – e.g., public, private.
• link_id – Internal link or profile identifier.
• title – Page title or headline.
• biography – Raw bio text.
• category – Profile category.
• hd_profile_pic_url_info – Object containing profile picture URL and metadata.
• media_count – Number of posts.
• invite_link – Invite or external URL(s).

Example Output Item:

{
  "profile_url": "https://instagram.com/mrbean/",
  "status": "success",
  "follower_count": 9773515,
  "following_count": 41,
  "full_name": "Mr Bean",
  "page_id": "4126839805",
  "page_name": "mrbean",
  "biography": "Official Mr Bean...",
  "hd_profile_pic_url_info": {
    "url": "https://...",
    "height": 700
  }
}