Instagram Profile Scraper - Followers, Posts & Emails

Instagram Profile Scraper extracts public profile data from Instagram: exact follower, following and post counts, bio, website and bio links, emails and phone numbers found in the bio, verified, private and business flags, engagement rate, and the latest posts and Reels. Paste usernames, @handles, profile URLs or numeric user IDs and get one row per profile. No login, no cookies, no browser, from $1.60 per 1,000 profiles.

{
  "username": "nasa",
  "fullName": "NASA",
  "followersCount": 104437877,
  "followsCount": 90,
  "postsCount": 4990,
  "isVerified": true,
  "accountType": "business",
  "externalUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov",
  "engagementRate": 0.215,
  "avgLikes": 223563,
  "postsPerWeek": 6.36,
  "latestPostAt": "2026-11-05T02:25:45.000Z"
}

Measured on Apify (2026-11-05): 30 celebrity, creator and brand profiles in 19 seconds, every existing one returned in full.

What does Instagram Profile Scraper do?

It reads the same public profile data Instagram shows a visitor who is not logged in, for as many profiles as you list, and returns it as clean rows you can download as JSON, CSV or Excel. It adds what Instagram does not show directly: engagement rate, average likes, comments and Reel views, posting frequency, and the email addresses and phone numbers written in the bio.

• Every input form. Usernames (natgeo), @handles, profile URLs with any tracking parameters (instagram.com/natgeo?igsh=...), /reels/ and story links, and numeric user IDs. Duplicates are scraped and charged once.
• Exact counts. Followers, following and posts as exact numbers, not "104M".
• Leads and contacts. Emails and international phone numbers from the bio and link titles, WhatsApp numbers from wa.me links, the website and all bio links (the real URLs, not Instagram's redirects).
• Influencer metrics. Engagement rate, average likes, comments and Reel views, posts per week and the date of the latest post, so inactive or inflated accounts stand out.
• Latest posts and Reels. The 6 latest posts on the grid and the 12 latest Reels, with caption, likes, comments, plays, date, hashtags, mentions, collaborators and media URLs.
• Only pay for results. Usernames that do not exist and profiles that cannot be read return an error row and are never charged.
• Built for automation. Run it on a schedule, call it from the API, or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets or an AI agent through Apify's MCP server.

How it works

There is no browser and no login. For each profile the Actor reads Instagram's public profile page (bio, links, exact counts) through residential addresses, because Instagram shows that page only to home connections, and it reads the post count, the latest posts and the Reels from Instagram's own embed and app endpoints. Addresses are managed for you: there is no proxy to set up, and ten profiles are scraped at a time.

What data can you extract from Instagram?

Field	Example	What it is
username, fullName, id	nasa, NASA, 528817151	Handle, display name and the permanent user ID
followersCount, followsCount, postsCount	104437877, 90, 4990	Exact counts
biography	Making the seemingly impossible, possible.	The bio text
externalUrl, externalUrls	https://www.nasa.gov	Main link and all bio links with their titles
emails, phones	["hello@brand.com"]	Found in the bio, link titles and WhatsApp links
isVerified, isPrivate	true, false	Blue badge, private account
accountType	business	Business, creator or personal
engagementRate	0.215	(Average likes + comments) / followers x 100
avgLikes, avgComments, avgVideoViews	223563, 894, 3856066	Averages over the latest posts and Reels
postsPerWeek, latestPostAt	6.36, 2026-11-05T02:25:45Z	Posting frequency and activity
hasClips, hasThreadsProfile, fbid	true, true, 17841401474538262	Reels, Threads profile, Meta-wide account ID
latestPosts	up to 18 posts	Caption, likes, comments, plays, date, type, media URLs, hashtags, mentions, owner and collaborators
profilePicUrl	URL	Profile picture
dataLevel	full	partial for the rows described under Tips and limits

The dataset has four views: Overview, Contacts and leads, Engagement, and Latest posts (one row per post).

How to scrape Instagram profiles

1. Click Try for free and paste your usernames, @handles, profile URLs or user IDs into Instagram profiles, one per line.
2. Keep Include the latest posts and Reels on for the full picture, or turn it off for smaller rows.
3. Click Start.
4. Open the Output tab, or download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram?

You pay per profile returned, and the price drops on higher Apify plans:

Apify plan	Per 1,000 profiles
Free	$2.50
Starter	$2.00
Scale	$1.80
Business	$1.60

• 500 influencer profiles on the Starter plan cost $1.00.
• A run also costs $0.00005 to start. Profiles that fail or do not exist cost nothing, and neither do partial rows.
• The Free plan's $5 monthly credit covers about 2,000 profiles.

Input

{
    "targets": ["nasa", "@humansofny", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "787132"],
    "includeLatestPosts": true
}

Field	Default	Notes
Instagram profiles	nasa, humansofny (example)	Usernames, @handles, profile URLs or numeric user IDs, one per line
Profile URLs (for chaining Actors)	empty	The same in the URL-list shape other Actors output
Max profiles	10,000	Total for the run: your cost cap
Include the latest posts and Reels	on	Free; off makes rows smaller
Concurrency, timeout, retries	10, 30 s, 2	Tuned already; IP addresses are managed for you

Output

Each profile is one row in the dataset (shortened here; the full row has every field in the table above):

{
  "recordType": "profile",
  "input": "nasa",
  "id": "528817151",
  "username": "nasa",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
  "fullName": "NASA",
  "biography": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
  "followersCount": 104437877,
  "followsCount": 90,
  "postsCount": 4990,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "accountType": "business",
  "isBusinessAccount": true,
  "isProfessionalAccount": true,
  "emails": [],
  "phones": [],
  "externalUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov",
  "externalUrls": [
    { "title": "NASA.gov Homepage", "url": "https://www.nasa.gov", "linkType": "external" }
  ],
  "latestPostAt": "2026-11-05T02:25:45.000Z",
  "avgLikes": 223563,
  "avgComments": 894,
  "avgVideoViews": 3856066,
  "engagementRate": 0.215,
  "postsPerWeek": 6.36,
  "hasClips": true,
  "hasThreadsProfile": true,
  "fbid": "17841401474538262",
  "latestPosts": [
    {
      "shortCode": "DfF3eqGSKKc",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DfF3eqGSKKc/",
      "type": "Video",
      "productType": "clips",
      "caption": "More power loading. 🔋 Today, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and…",
      "likesCount": 15099,
      "commentsCount": 161,
      "videoPlayCount": 2589611,
      "timestamp": "2026-10-29T20:35:35.000Z",
      "ownerUsername": "nasajohnson",
      "coauthors": ["iss", "nasa"]
    }
  ],
  "dataLevel": "full",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-05T06:39:31.834Z"
}

A profile that cannot be read becomes a row with "recordType": "error" and an errorCode instead of failing the whole run:

errorCode	Meaning
NOT_FOUND	No such username or ID, or the account is deactivated, banned or restricted
BLOCKED / RATE_LIMITED	Instagram refused every address for this profile; run it again later
PARSE_FAILED	Instagram answered in an unexpected shape; please report it

Error rows are never charged.

Tips and limits

• What Instagram no longer shows. Since November 2026 Instagram no longer gives logged-out visitors a profile's category, story highlight count, long-video count or suggested accounts. No scraper without a login can get them now; those fields (category, businessCategoryName, highlightReelCount, igtvVideoCount, relatedProfiles and a few flags) stay in the rows, empty, so your integrations keep working.
• Partial rows are free. When Instagram refuses every address for a profile's public page, the row still comes with exact followers and posts, the account type, the latest posts and Reels and the engagement figures, but without bio, links, following count, emails and phones. It is marked "dataLevel": "partial" and is not charged. Run those profiles again later for the rest.
• Latest posts are the grid's newest 6 plus the 12 newest Reels. Collab posts owned by another account are included and name their owner. Posts per week is measured on the grid.
• Contact buttons stay hidden. Instagram does not show the address behind a business's Email, Call or Directions button to logged-out visitors, so emails and phones come from the bio, link titles and WhatsApp links only.
• Private accounts return their public header (name, bio, counts, links) but no posts, because Instagram hides them.
• User IDs are turned into usernames through the account's public Reels. An ID whose account has no public Reels returns NOT_FOUND: use the username instead.
• "About this account" (join date, country, former usernames) needs a logged-in session, so it is not included.
• Media URLs expire after a few days; download pictures and videos you want to keep.
• For more posts per profile, use a dedicated posts scraper.
• Hit your spending limit? The run stops cleanly at your maximum cost per run and keeps everything it collected. Raise the limit in the run options to get more.
• Very long lists may stop early. If Instagram refuses most requests, the run stops with everything it collected (saved and charged). Run the rest again later, or split the list across smaller runs.
• Memory is fixed at 512 MB, all the Actor needs. If you saved another memory setting for it, clear it, or the run will not start.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Instagram?

This Actor collects only data that Instagram shows publicly, without logging in. Results can still contain personal data, which laws such as the GDPR protect. Scrape personal data only for a legitimate purpose, and ask a lawyer if you are unsure. Instagram is a trademark of its owner; this Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram or Meta.

Can I use it through the API or with Make, Zapier and n8n?

Yes. Every run can be started through the Apify API and returns the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel. Schedules, webhooks and integrations for Make, Zapier, n8n and Google Sheets are on the Integrations tab.

Can AI agents use it?

Yes. Agents connected to Apify's MCP server can find and run this Actor as a tool, with the same per-profile pricing. Give it a list of usernames and read back follower counts, bios and engagement.

How is the engagement rate calculated?

Average likes plus average comments over the latest posts and Reels, divided by followers, times 100. Pinned posts are left out when at least three others remain, because they are old favourites that stay on top. Accounts that hide their likes get no rate rather than a misleading one. Around 1-3 % is typical; well under 0.5 % on a large account often means inactive or bought followers.

Why did I get fewer results than I asked for?

Some usernames do not exist or are restricted (they return error rows), the run reached your maximum cost per run or its timeout, or Instagram refused so many requests that the run stopped early. The log says which, and nothing collected before that is lost.

Related scrapers

• TikTok Creator & Profile Scraper: the same creator vetting for TikTok, with exact follower and like counts.
• Threads Scraper - Posts, Likes & Replies by Profile: the posts of the same accounts on Threads.
• YouTube Channel & Video Scraper: subscriber counts and uploads for creators who are also on YouTube.
• Website Tech Stack & Lead Enrichment Scraper: emails, phones and socials from the websites in the bios.

Support

Missing a field, or found a profile that does not work? Open an issue on the Issues tab with the input you used, and it will be looked at quickly.