# Instagram Profile Scraper Goat (`goat255/instagram-profile-scraper`) Actor

Bulk-scrape Instagram profiles. Get follower counts, bios, public email addresses, public phone numbers, business categories, verification status, HD profile pictures, and business contact info. No Instagram API key, no login, no cookies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Goutam Soni](https://apify.com/goat255) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 269 total users, 23 monthly users, 98.3% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 profile scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Profile Scraper - Bulk Extract Bios, Followers, Emails & Contact Info

Scrape Instagram profiles in bulk. Get follower counts, bios, **public email addresses**, **public phone numbers**, business categories, verification status, profile pictures (HD), website URLs, and full business contact info - without an Instagram API key, login, or cookies.

### What this Instagram profile scraper does

Pass a list of Instagram usernames, @handles, or profile URLs and the actor returns one clean JSON record per profile, complete with every public field Instagram exposes - including the lead-gen gold (email, phone, address) on business profiles. Multi-source failover and residential proxies keep success rates above 95%.

Perfect for **lead generation, influencer research, CRM enrichment, competitor analysis, and market research** on Instagram at scale.

### Why use this Instagram profile scraper

- **No API key, no login, no cookies** - works on every public Instagram profile.
- **Public emails + phones extracted** - business profiles often expose contact info; this scraper gets all of it.
- **HD profile pictures** - both 150x150 and 1080x1080 URLs.
- **Bulk by username** - one call to scrape one or many profiles in parallel.
- **Multi-source failover** - upstream rate-limited? The actor falls back to another source automatically.
- **Residential proxies** built in with per-request rotation.
- **Clean structured JSON** - no junk fields, ready for direct CRM/spreadsheet import.

### What data you get per Instagram profile

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `username` | string | Instagram handle |
| `id` | string | Numeric user ID |
| `fullName` | string | Display name |
| `biography` | string | Profile bio text |
| `bioLinks` | string\[] | URLs in bio |
| `pronouns` | string\[] | Profile pronouns |
| `profilePicUrl` | string | Profile picture (150x150) |
| `profilePicUrlHd` | string | HD profile picture (1080x1080) |
| `followerCount` | integer | Number of followers |
| `followingCount` | integer | Number following |
| `mediaCount` | integer | Total posts on profile |
| `isVerified` | boolean | Verified badge |
| `isPrivate` | boolean | Private account flag |
| `isBusiness` | boolean | Business/creator account |
| `category` | string | Business category, when the account publishes one (Instagram returns it empty for most accounts) |
| `externalUrl` | string | Website URL |
| `publicEmail` | string | **Public email address** |
| `publicPhone` | string | **Public phone number** |
| `contactPhone` | string | Business contact phone |
| `businessContactMethod` | string | Preferred contact (CALL, TEXT, etc.) |
| `address` | string | Business street address |
| `city` | string | City |
| `zip` | string | ZIP / postal code |
| `hasHighlightReels` | boolean | Reserved. Instagram no longer returns this on the profile endpoint, so it is currently always null. Use the Stories & Highlights Scraper to detect highlights |
| `hasGuides` | boolean | Has guides |
| `hasVideos` | boolean | Has video posts |
| `hasReels` | boolean | Has Instagram Reels |
| `latestReelTimestamp` | integer | Latest reel (unix epoch) |
| `threadsUrl` | string | Linked Threads profile URL |

### How to use the Instagram Profile Scraper

1. Click **Try for free** on the actor page.
2. Enter Instagram **usernames** in the `usernames` input. URLs, @handles, and plain usernames are all accepted and deduplicated.
3. Tune `concurrency` (default 5) and `delayBetweenRequests` (default 1s) for your speed/safety tradeoff.
4. Click **Save & start**. Download in JSON / CSV / Excel / XML / HTML or stream via API.

### Top use cases

- **B2B lead generation** - bulk-extract emails and phones from business profiles in your target industry.
- **Influencer marketing** - vet candidates by follower count, verification, account type and engagement signals.
- **CRM enrichment** - hydrate contact databases with verified Instagram handles and profile data.
- **Competitor follower growth tracking** - snapshot follower counts on a schedule and compare over time.
- **Market research** - map businesses by `bioLinks`, `externalUrl` and follower scale across niches.
- **Sales prospecting** - find business profiles in a location with a clean `publicEmail` field.
- **Recruiting** - source candidates with Threads-linked Instagram profiles in target categories.

### Integrations

#### Apify API

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{DATASET_ID}/items?format=json"
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("goat255/instagram-profile-scraper").call(run_input={
    "usernames": ["example_user_1", "example_user_2", "example_user_3"],
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['username']}: {item['followerCount']} followers")
    if item.get("publicEmail"):
        print(f"  Email: {item['publicEmail']}")
    if item.get("publicPhone"):
        print(f"  Phone: {item['publicPhone']}")
```

#### JavaScript / Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('goat255/instagram-profile-scraper').call({
    usernames: ['example_user_1', 'example_user_2', 'example_user_3'],
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => {
    console.log(`${item.username}: ${item.followerCount} followers`);
    if (item.publicEmail) console.log(`  Email: ${item.publicEmail}`);
});
```

#### No-code integrations

Stream results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, Amazon S3, HubSpot, or any webhook via [Apify Integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations).

### Pricing

Pay-per-event. No subscription.

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Profile scraped (primary) | $0.005 |

Apify's $5 platform free credit applies on first use - ~1,000 free profiles to start.

### FAQ

#### Do I need an Instagram API key or login?

No. This scraper works on every public Instagram profile with no auth required.

#### Can it scrape private Instagram accounts?

Profile metadata is returned (username, follower count, bio if public, verification), but post-level data is gated by Instagram. Use the [Instagram Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-posts-scraper) for post-level scraping on public accounts.

#### How do I get email addresses and phone numbers?

Business and creator accounts can expose `publicEmail` and `publicPhone` if the owner has set them. Personal accounts typically won't have these fields populated.

#### How accurate are the follower counts?

Live - exactly what's on Instagram at the moment of the scrape, not cached.

#### Can I scrape Instagram by category or location?

This actor takes usernames as input. To discover profiles by category or location first, scrape a hashtag/location feed elsewhere, then feed the usernames here for full profile data.

#### What about rate limits?

Multi-source failover plus rotating residential proxies handle Instagram's rate limits automatically.

#### Can I export to Google Sheets / CSV / Excel?

Yes - JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML formats all supported, plus native integrations.

### Related Apify actors

- 📝 [Instagram Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-posts-scraper) - bulk export posts, captions, likes, comments, media.
- 📷 [Instagram Stories & Highlights Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-stories-highlights-scraper) - active stories and full highlight reels.
- 🧰 [Instagram Full Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/goat255/instagram-full-profile-scraper) - profile + posts + stories + highlights in one call.

### Support

Open an issue on the actor page if a field's missing or behaving oddly. Reviews are read and replied to.

### Privacy

To improve our actors we collect anonymized usage telemetry (run stats and input patterns). No personal account data is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of Instagram usernames or profile URLs to scrape. You can mix formats: usernames (acmecompany), @handles (@acmecompany), or full URLs (https://instagram.com/acmecompany).

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of profiles scraped in parallel. Higher values are faster but use more resources.

## `delayBetweenRequests` (type: `number`):

Seconds to wait between requests. Lower values are faster but increase the chance of rate limiting.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential proxies are required to avoid blocks. Apify residential proxy is configured by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "acmecompany"
  ],
  "concurrency": 5,
  "delayBetweenRequests": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `profiles` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "acmecompany"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("goat255/instagram-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": ["acmecompany"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("goat255/instagram-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "acmecompany"
  ]
}' |
apify call goat255/instagram-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=goat255/instagram-profile-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/TMTrugYnS1g8EEGSF/builds/YjNNqwd0oBqcjZZ8j/openapi.json