Instagram
Public profile by username
Full public profile for an Instagram username: identity, verification and account flags, exact follower/following/post counts, bio and external links, profile picture, and recent posts with engagement. Scraped anonymously — no login. Private accounts return their public header only (no posts).
Costs 2 credits per request.
Authorization
ApiKeyAuth X-API-Key<token>
API key created in the extractr dashboard (ext_live_...). Also accepted as Authorization: Bearer.
In: header
Query Parameters
username*string
Instagram handle, with or without a leading @.
Match
^@?[A-Za-z0-9._]+$Length
1 <= length <= 30Response Body
application/json
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curl -X GET "https://example.com/instagram/get_profile?username=instagram"{ "id": "25025320", "username": "instagram", "full_name": "Instagram", "biography": "Discover what’s next on Instagram.", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/", "external_url": "https://about.instagram.com", "bio_links": [ { "title": "My shop", "url": "https://example.com", "type": "external" } ], "followers": 683000000, "following": 176, "posts_count": 7714, "is_verified": true, "is_private": false, "is_business_account": true, "is_professional_account": true, "category": "Media/News Company", "pronouns": [ "she", "her" ], "profile_pic_url": "string", "highlight_reel_count": 12, "hide_like_counts": true, "recent_posts": [ { "id": "3312345678901234567", "shortcode": "C1a2b3c4d5e", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C1a2b3c4d5e/", "type": "image", "caption": "New drop out now 🔥", "display_url": "https://instagram.fxxx.fna.fbcdn.net/v/...", "thumbnail_url": "string", "is_video": true, "video_url": "string", "likes": 10432, "comments": 214, "video_views": 88400, "taken_at": "2026-05-11T18:04:00.000Z", "width": 1080, "height": 1350, "accessibility_caption": "string" } ]}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_key", "message": "The provided API key is invalid or has been revoked." }}