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Get Instagram profile (POST)

POST
/v1/instagram-profile

Extract profile metadata, follower counts, business info, and recent posts from an Instagram user.

Credits: 1 per request.

Tip: use GET /v1/apis/instagram-profile to fetch the full response schema programmatically.

Accepts the same fields as JSON instead of query parameters.

object
username
required

Instagram username.

string

Extracted data.

object
identity
object
username
string
full_name
string
id
string
biography
string
profile_pic_url
string
profile_pic_url_hd
string
external_url
string
bio_links
Array<object>
object
title
string
url
string
link_type
string
metrics
object
followers
number
following
number
posts
number
account_type
object
is_verified
boolean
is_private
boolean
is_business_account
boolean
is_professional_account
boolean
business_info
object
category_name
string
email
string
phone_number
string
content
object
has_clips
boolean
highlight_reel_count
number
recent_posts
Array<object>
object
id
string
shortcode
string
display_url
string
is_video
boolean
likes
number
comments
number
timestamp
number
caption
string
pagination
object
end_cursor
string
X-Credits-Used
integer

Credits consumed.

X-Credits-Remaining
integer

Remaining credit balance.

Missing or invalid API key.

object
error
required
string
Example
invalid request
field

Field that failed validation.

string
detail
string
hint
string

Insufficient unreserved credits.

object
error
required
string
Example
insufficient credits
required
required
integer
available
required
integer

Request, concurrency, or plan limit exceeded.

One of:
object
error
required
string
Example
invalid request
field

Field that failed validation.

string
detail
string
hint
string
Retry-After
integer

Seconds to wait when supplied.