Social Media API · Live

Instagram Profile API

Get a public Instagram profile: name, bio, link, follower and following counts and more.

No credit card required · Pay only for what you use

Price
$0.0008 / req
Rate limit
60 req/min
Output
Structured JSON
Modes
Sync & async
POSThttps://api.dataguru.cc/api/v1/instagram/profile
curl -X POST "https://api.dataguru.cc/api/v1/instagram/profile" \
  -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profile_url": "example"}'
Response · 200 OK
{
  "username": "string",
  "profile_id": "1234567890",
  "full_name": "string",
  "bio": "string",
  "followers_count": 0,
  "following_count": 0,
  "bio_links": [
    {
      "image_url": "https://example.com/...",
      "is_pinned": false,
      "link_id": "1234567890",
      "link_type": "string",
      "lynx_url": "https://example.com/...",
      "media_accent_color_hex": "string",
      "media_type": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "url": "https://example.com/...",
      "creation_source": "string"
    }
  ],
  "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/...",
  "profile_pic_url_hd": "https://example.com/...",
  "is_private": false,
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_business_account": false,
  "is_professional_account": false,
  "is_supervision_enabled": false,
  "is_supervised_by_viewer": false,
  "is_supervised_user": false,
  "is_joined_recently": false,
  "business_email": "user@example.com",
  "business_phone_number": "string",
  "business_category_name": "string",
  "overall_category_name": "string",
  "category_enum": "string",
  "category_name": "string",
  "pinned_channels_list_count": 0,
  "highlight_reel_count": 0,
  "video_timeline": {
    "count": 0,
    "videos": [
      {}
    ]
  },
  "related_profiles": [
    {}
  ],
  "owner_to_timeline_media": {
    "count": 0,
    "media": [
      {
        "id": "1234567890",
        "shortcode": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "product_type": "string",
        "url": "https://example.com/...",
        "caption": "string",
        "hashtags": [
          "string"
        ],
        "dimensions": {
          "width": 0,
          "height": 0
        },
        "display_url": "https://example.com/...",
        "images": [
          {}
        ],
        "owner": {
          "id": "1234567890",
          "username": "string"
        },
        "is_video": false,
        "has_audio": false,
        "video_url": "https://example.com/...",
        "comment": "string",
        "likes": 0,
        "preview_likes": 0,
        "video_view_count": 0,
        "thumbnail": "string",
        "timestamp": 0,
        "timestamp_source": "string",
        "taken_at_iso": "string"
      }
    ]
  },
  "_metadata": {
    "request_id": "3f6c1a2e-8b4d-4c1e-9a7f-2d5e6b7c8d9e",
    "execution_time_ms": 842,
    "endpoint": "Instagram Profile",
    "mode": "live",
    "format": "json",
    "timestamp": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
}

Data

Instagram Profile API response (structured JSON)

Every response follows the same schema, so you can map it once and rely on it.

Response fields

usernameprofile_idfull_namebiofollowers_countfollowing_countbio_linksprofile_pic_urlprofile_pic_url_hdis_privateis_verifiedis_business_accountis_professional_accountis_supervision_enabledis_supervised_by_vieweris_supervised_useris_joined_recentlybusiness_emailbusiness_phone_numberbusiness_category_nameoverall_category_namecategory_enumcategory_namepinned_channels_list_counthighlight_reel_countvideo_timelinerelated_profilesowner_to_timeline_media

Request parameters

NameTypeDescription
profile_urlrequiredstringPublic profile URL, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/nasa/

Features

Instagram Profile API features that make scraping easy

No proxies or blocks to manage

DataGuru handles proxies, retries and anti-bot measures for you. You just send a request.

Clean, structured JSON

Every response uses the same 28 fields, so your parser never breaks.

One simple request

Send profile_url and get results back. No browser automation or HTML parsing on your side.

Sync or async

Get the data in the response, or add ?async=true and poll the job for long-running requests.

Built to scale

Up to 60 requests per minute and 10,000 per day on this endpoint.

Pay only for what you use

No subscription or monthly minimum. Usage is deducted from your prepaid balance.

Use cases

What you can build with the Instagram Profile API

Influencer discovery

Find creators by audience, topic and engagement to build better campaigns.

Brand monitoring

Follow mentions and conversations about your brand as they happen.

Audience research

Understand who engages with you and your competitors.

Lead enrichment

Add public profile details to the leads already in your CRM.

Trend analysis

Spot rising topics and formats before they peak.

Competitor benchmarking

Compare follower growth and engagement against competitors.

Who it's for

Built for teams of every size and background

  • Social media managers
  • Influencer agencies
  • Brand teams
  • Sales & RevOps teams
  • Market researchers
  • Recruiters
  • Data engineers
  • Analytics startups

Get started

Start using the Instagram Profile API in minutes

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up in seconds and get $1.00 of free balance to test with.

  2. 2

    Copy your API key

    Generate a key in the Developer Portal and send it in the Authorization header.

  3. 3

    Send a request

    Call POST /api/v1/instagram/profile with your parameters.

  4. 4

    Get structured JSON

    Use the response straight away in your app, spreadsheet or pipeline.

Pricing

Transparent & simple pricing

No subscription, no monthly minimum. Add funds to your balance and pay only for the requests you make.

Pay as you go

Instagram Profile

$0.0008 / req

  • $1.00 free balance on sign-up
  • 60 requests per minute
  • 10,000 requests per day
  • Sync and async requests

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The Instagram Profile API costs $0.0008 per successful request, deducted from your prepaid balance. There is no subscription or monthly minimum. New accounts get $1.00 of free balance to try it.

Try the Instagram Profile API for free!

Create an account and get $1.00 of free balance to test it. No credit card required.