API reference / Instagram / Profile details by username

Profile details by username

Public profile details for a username: bio, links, counts, verification and profile picture.

2 credits per successful call Errors are never charged

Request

GET https://socialgraph.dev/api/v1/instagram/profile

Send your API key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Parameters go in the query string.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`username` required	string	Instagram username, e.g. apple.

Code examples

Example response

{
    "id": "5821462185",
    "bio": "Everyone has a story to tell.\n#ShotoniPhone",
    "avatar": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/…_s150x150….jpg",
    "username": "apple",
    "bio_links": [
        {
            "url": "http://apple.co/Apple-Support",
            "title": "Apple Support"
        }
    ],
    "followers": 38072239,
    "following": 9,
    "full_name": "apple",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true,
    "media_count": 1400,
    "external_url": "http://apple.co/Apple-Support"
}

Errors

Status	Meaning	Charged?
401	Missing, invalid or revoked API key	No
402	Not enough credits (`insufficient_credits`)	No
404	The account or post doesn't exist	No
422	Missing or invalid parameters	No
502 / 503	The data source is temporarily unavailable	No

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Try it live: Profile details by username GET

username

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More Instagram endpoints

GET Profile details by user ID Public profile details for a numeric Instagram user ID. /api/v1/instagram/profile-by-id 2 credits / call GET Follower & following counts Follower count, following count and user ID for a username. /api/v1/instagram/follow-counts 2 credits / call GET Post details Details of a single post or reel by shortcode, without the view count. /api/v1/instagram/post-details 2 credits / call GET Reel details with view count Full details of a single reel by shortcode, including its view count. /api/v1/instagram/reel-details-with-views 2 credits / call GET Latest 12 posts & reels The 12 most recent posts and reels of a username. /api/v1/instagram/latest-posts 2 credits / call GET Reels by username Reels among the most recent posts of a username. Each page scans 12 posts and returns the reels among them, so pages=3 checks the latest 36 posts. /api/v1/instagram/reels 2 credits / call