👥 Instagram Related Users Scraper An advanced Instagram scraper for Apify focused on extracting related (similar) users that Instagram suggests for a given account. This actor is optimized for audience analysis, influencer discovery, and marketing research. --- ## 📑 Table of Contents - ✨ Features - ⚙️ Setup - 📥 Input Parameters - 📤 Output Format - 🔍 Scraping Mode - Related Users - 📝 Example Use Cases --- ## ✨ Features This Instagram scraper supports the following operations: - ✅ Scrape Instagram’s recommended related accounts - ✅ Optional profile enrichment (fetch detailed profile info) - ✅ Handles pagination automatically - ✅ Automatic free vs. paid plan limits - ✅ Transparent billing event tracking --- ## ⚙️ Setup 1. Clone or add this actor to your Apify account. 2. Provide the input JSON in the run configuration. 3. Run the actor — results are stored in the default dataset. --- ## 📥 Input Parameters json { "inputs": ["instagram_username"], "type": "similar_users", "profileEnriched": true, "maxItem": 20 } inputs (string | array) – Instagram usernames type (string) – Must be similar_users profileEnriched (boolean, default: false) – If true, fetch extended user details maxItem (number) – Maximum items to return (capped at 100 for free users) ## 📤 Output Format All results are pushed into the default Apify dataset. Each record represents a related user account. ## 🔍 Scraping Mode ### Related Users Fetches Instagram’s recommended similar accounts for the given username. Input Example json { "inputs": ["example_user"], "type": "similar_users", "maxItem": 20 } Output Example without profile enrichment json { "pk": "8012033210", "pk_id": "8012033210", "id": "8012033210", "username": "lalalalisa_m", "full_name": "LISA", "is_private": false, "strong_id__": "8012033210", "is_verified": true, "profile_pic_id": "3418359067964145524_8012033210", "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/452728789_7992596010855640_9098153361134866365_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_ohc=avvKDxm7gsoQ7kNvgHmfxYI&_nc_gid=284df81e3691434587f988b487771d63&edm=AIzrcHcBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAMpAR1j9vJT8oHQVoukbAHNa7EcDeagMxHcn5szG4L7w&oe=67633B33&_nc_sid=e9f0d8", "chaining_info": null, "sources": "", "algorithm": null, "profile_chaining_secondary_label": "LISA", "social_context": "LISA" } Output example with profile enrichment json { "ai_agent_owner_username": null, "ai_agent_type": null, "biography": "Example biography text.", "bio_links": [ { "title": "", "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yogiadityanath.in%2F&e=AT14BZv86k-eKeJFKsrZili1OI6B2k6pAwMgGABiaEPikFYB_Tyl0yKmWatzeyJHlM_id-v2P9L6yIsWHBPgdot27HEjEj5g", "url": "http://www.yogiadityanath.in/", "link_type": "external" } ], "fb_profile_biolink": null, "biography_with_entities": { "raw_text": "Example raw biography text.", "entities": [] }, "blocked_by_viewer": false, "restricted_by_viewer": null, "country_block": false, "eimu_id": "116903859705511", "external_url": "https://example.com", "external_url_linkshimmed": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yogiadityanath.in%2F&e=AT3q-kwaRNi9zY-Sr81SXE2CmAlYreUr7vcZnKjz3v-n4pz_1I1IJhq_J4to3Xrm1csvR0tk_Guu_txuf7tNnKc6Wp2SoNnb", "edge_followed_by": { "count": 14226403 }, "fbid": "17841400478827633", "followed_by_viewer": false, "edge_follow": { "count": 12 }, "follows_viewer": false, "full_name": "", "group_metadata": null, "has_ar_effects": false, "has_clips": true, "has_guides": false, "has_channel": false, "has_blocked_viewer": false, "highlight_reel_count": 1, "has_onboarded_to_text_post_app": false, "has_requested_viewer": false, "hide_like_and_view_counts": false, "id": "1768527960", "is_business_account": false, "is_professional_account": false, "is_supervision_enabled": false, "is_guardian_of_viewer": false, "is_supervised_by_viewer": false, "is_supervised_user": false, "is_embeds_disabled": false, "is_joined_recently": false, "guardian_id": null, "business_address_json": null, "business_contact_method": "UNKNOWN", "business_email": null, "business_phone_number": null, "business_category_name": null, "overall_category_name": null, "category_enum": null, "category_name": null, "is_private": false, "is_verified": true, "is_verified_by_mv4b": false, "is_regulated_c18": false, "edge_mutual_followed_by": { "count": 0, "edges": [] }, "pinned_channels_list_count": 0, "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fdel1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/459083352_507542668553989_5131065592077524354_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby40MDAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.fdel1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEEHehIOZcXFgFikCJt1Pa5jl97ZI1GnfdAwUcg8sudKbchVO-nCN9dcqTrBdbC4bs&_nc_ohc=vqgyNhttH6kQ7kNvwF9qZUw&_nc_gid=DvE-QPimykuMe_vVlntbfA&edm=AOQ1c0wBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfUsKjvEJsr4L0RfwYGQoqZaARRZRXl0Ztd-2rfOUkEhDw&oe=68AA28F0&_nc_sid=8b3546", "profile_pic_url_hd": "https://instagram.fdel1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/459083352_507542668553989_5131065592077524354_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby40MDAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.fdel1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEEHehIOZcXFgFikCJt1Pa5jl97ZI1GnfdAwUcg8sudKbchVO-nCN9dcqTrBdbC4bs&_nc_ohc=vqgyNhttH6kQ7kNvwF9qZUw&_nc_gid=DvE-QPimykuMe_vVlntbfA&edm=AOQ1c0wBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfWvlwdAxBo3XLhXfqovtgthqVRe6ROTUezZfsmh3Hs9MA&oe=68AA28F0&_nc_sid=8b3546", "requested_by_viewer": false, "should_show_category": false, "should_show_public_contacts": false, "show_account_transparency_details": true, "show_text_post_app_badge": null, "remove_message_entrypoint": false, "transparency_label": null, "transparency_product": null, "username": "myogi_adityanath", "pronouns": [] } ## 📝 Example Use Cases Discover influencers related to a target account Build lookalike audience lists for marketing campaigns Analyze competitors’ network of similar creators Identify potential collaboration opportunities Research engagement overlaps between related accounts