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Instagram scraper API

Instagram profile and followers API

Public profiles, followers, following and similar accounts as JSON. Send a username, get the data back. No Instagram login.

  • No card needed
  • Failed calls are free
  • Pack credits never expire
Account
Endpoint
curl "https://api.toolzerhub.com/v1/instagram/user/info?username_or_url=instagram&detail=summary" \
  -H "x-api-key: $TOOLZERHUB_API_KEY"
200 OK
Real response, 13 Oct 2026
{
  "data": {
    "id": "25025320",
    "username": "instagram",
    "full_name": "Instagram",
    "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram 🔎✨",
    "external_url": "http://help.instagram.com",
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true,
    "edge_followed_by": {
      "count": 686601429
    },
    "edge_follow": {
      "count": 306
    }
  }
}

Bio links and the profile picture URL are removed.

895K+
Instagram calls served
97.3%
finished without a server error
0.9 s
median response time
70
Instagram endpoints

Calls since Aug 2026, other figures 13 Sep to 13 Oct 2026, from our request logs.

Endpoints

What you can get

One request each. Open one to see its parameters and a real response.

See all 70 Instagram endpoints in the docs(opens in new tab)

Need posts, reels or comments? Instagram posts API

Response

What comes back

Field names and types read off the real responses in the demo above.

  • Profile/v1/instagram/user/info9 fields
    • idstring"25025320"
    • usernamestring"instagram"
    • full_namestring"Instagram"
    • biographystring"Discover what's new on …"
    • external_urlstring"http://help.instagram.c…"
    • is_privatebooleanfalse
    • is_verifiedbooleantrue
    • edge_followed_byobject{ count }
    • edge_followobject{ count }
  • Following/v2/instagram/user/following5 fields
    • idstring"28247116907"
    • usernamestring"meta"
    • full_namestring"Meta"
    • is_privatebooleanfalse
    • is_verifiedbooleantrue
  • Similar accounts/v2/instagram/user/similar5 fields
    • idstring"69617260226"
    • usernamestring"jennie_hq"
    • full_namestring"JENNIE HQ"
    • is_privatebooleanfalse
    • is_verifiedbooleantrue

Use cases

What people build with it

  • 01Vet creators before a dealProfileSimilar accounts
  • 02Map audience overlapFollowingFollowers
  • 03Build niche account listsSimilar accountsProfile
  • 04Watch competitor growthProfilePosts

How it works

From key to JSON

  1. 01x-api-key••••••••••Get a key100 free credits a month, no card
  2. 02GET/v1/instagram/user/infoSend a requestAny HTTP client, no SDK needed
  3. 03{ data, status }200Get JSONFailed calls cost nothing

Pricing

What it costs

Each call on this page costs 1 credit: a profile, or a page of followers or following. Failed calls cost nothing.

  • Free$0every month
    • 100 credits a month
    • No card needed
  • 10K pack$19one time
    • 10,000 credits
    • Never expire
    • $1.90 per 1,000
  • Starter$29a month
    • 20,000 credits a month
    • Cancel anytime
    • $1.45 per 1,000

Per 1,000 credits

  • 10K pack$1.90
  • Starter$1.45
  • Growth$1.32
  • Scale$1.21
  • Business$0.99
  • Customfrom $0.99

Plans renew monthly and cancel anytime. Custom plans start at 1M+ credits. Full pricing

Compare

Why not build it yourself

Three ways to get Instagram data into your app.

CompareToolzer HubOfficial Instagram APIYour own scraper
Accounts you can readAny public accountProfessional accounts that authorize your appAny public account
SetupOne API keyMeta app, App Review, Business VerificationProxies, sessions, retries
When Instagram changesWe fix itMeta keeps it workingYou fix the parser
Cost to start100 free credits a monthFree, after reviewProxies and your time

Official API access rules: Meta: Instagram Platform overview (opens in new tab)

Want to try it yourself first? Our free instagram-scraper on GitHub covers profiles, posts, comments, search (walkthrough).

FAQ

Questions

Is this the official Instagram API?
No. Toolzer Hub is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta. The official Instagram Platform API is documented at developers.facebook.com.
What data does it return?
Public profile fields, posts, reels, comments, highlights, hashtag and location posts, and followers and following lists, as JSON.
Do I need an Instagram login?
No. You send an x-api-key header. We do not ask for, store or use Instagram credentials.
What does it cost?
1 credit per call on the cheapest routes, which is $0.99 to $1.90 per 1,000 calls depending on the plan or pack. A profile or a page of followers or following costs 1 credit. New workspaces get 100 credits a month at no cost.

Guides

Instagram guides

Tested walkthroughs with real requests and output.

Try the Instagram API free

Every new workspace gets 100 credits a month. Buy credits only when you need more.

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