Instagram Profile API: public profile data and posts as JSON

Look up public Instagram profiles, their posts and profile search results through one API key, without building, proxying and maintaining your own Instagram scraper.

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Use cases

Vet influencers before a campaign
Track follower growth of competitors
Find profiles by keyword

Endpoints and cost

Endpoint	What it returns	Credits/call	USD/call (Freelance plan)
`/v1/instagram/user`	Profile	1	$0.0017
`/v1/instagram/basic_profile`	Basic Profile	1	$0.0017
`/v1/instagram/user_post_count`	Profile Post Count	1	$0.0017
`/v1/instagram/user_embed`	Embed HTML	1	$0.0017
`/v1/instagram/search_profiles`	Search Instagram Profiles	1	$0.0017

Endpoint details

`/v1/instagram/user`

Profile 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	yes	Instagram handle
`trim`	boolean	no	Set to true to get a trimmed response
`cache_max_age`	string	no	If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp).

Sample response (trimmed):

{
 "data": {
  "user": {
   "biography": "Building .com | The easiest way to get public social media data at scale",
   "bio_links": [
    {
     "title": "",
     "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fadrian_horning_&e=AT0KAd0qSCzNTxgxhgbcBgpBfjdbmbmY2tBez0k8r-ykg_husVDislRpwV7hphrBf5oKxgE2JMWF43ZAkx4abc9zz8...",
     "url": "https://x.com/adrian_horning_",
     "link_type": "external"
    }
   ],
   "biography_with_entities": {
    "raw_text": "Building .com | The easiest way to get public social media data at scale",
    "entities": []
   },
   "external_url": "https://x.com/adrian_horning_",
   "edge_followed_by": {
    "count": 24555
   },
   "fbid": "17841402777077586",
   "edge_follow": {
    "count": 110
   },
   "full_name": "Adrian Horning",
   "id": "2700692569",
   "is_business_account": true,
   "is_professional_account": true,
   "business_address_json": {
    "city_name": "Austin, Texas",
    "city_id": 106224666074625,
    "latitude": 30.26759,
    "longitude": -97.74299,
    "street_address": null,
    "zip_code": null
   },
   "category_name": "Entrepreneur",
   "is_private": false,
   "is_verified": false,
   "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/430086429_362220943449758_2621012714660517106_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cd...",
   "profile_pic_url_hd": "https://scontent-lga3

`/v1/instagram/basic_profile`

Basic Profile 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`user_id`	string	no	Instagram user id
`cache_max_age`	string	no	If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp).

`/v1/instagram/user_post_count`

Profile Post Count 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	yes	Instagram handle
`allow_estimated`	boolean	no	Set to true to return scaled estimates when Instagram abbreviates counts for profiles with more than 10,000 posts. Defaults to false; false or omitted returns a

`/v1/instagram/user_embed`

Embed HTML 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	yes	Instagram handle

`/v1/instagram/search_profiles`

Search Instagram Profiles 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	The profile name or username to search for.

Example: curl

curl -H "X-Scapi-Key: $SCAPI_KEY" "https://api.scrapall.bipsport.com/scapi/v1/instagram/user"

Example: Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get("https://api.scrapall.bipsport.com/scapi/v1/instagram/user",
    headers={"X-Scapi-Key": os.environ["SCAPI_KEY"]})
print(r.json())

FAQ

What if Instagram blocks my own scraper?

You call our REST endpoint instead of hitting Instagram from your server, so you do not manage proxies, sessions or logins yourself.

Do I need an Instagram account?

No. One Scrapall API key header is enough; no Instagram login or cookie is used on your side.

How do I pay and get my API key?

Open the Buy page, pick the Freelance plan and pay in USDT on TRC20 or ERC20. The key is shown once, right after the payment is confirmed on-chain.

How many credits does one call use?

The cost table on this page lists credits per call for each endpoint. The Freelance plan is $45 for 27,000 credits per 30 days.

Get an API key and credits

Full reference: all instagram endpoints.