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GET
/
v1
/
instagram
/
profile
Get Profile
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.scraper.creatorlookup.com/v1/instagram/profile \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "username": "<string>",
    "full_name": "<string>",
    "biography": "<string>",
    "follower_count": 123,
    "following_count": 123,
    "media_count": 123,
    "profile_pic_url": "<string>",
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_business": true,
    "is_professional_account": true,
    "is_private": true,
    "category": {},
    "category_enum": {},
    "external_url": {},
    "contact_email": {},
    "contact_phone": {},
    "bio_emails": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "bio_links": [
      {
        "url": "<string>",
        "title": "<string>",
        "link_type": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "highlight_reel_count": 123,
    "fbid": {},
    "business_address": {
      "street_address": "<string>",
      "city_name": "<string>",
      "zip_code": "<string>",
      "latitude": 123,
      "longitude": 123
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 123,
  "credits_remaining": 123
}

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Request

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Headers

NameRequiredDescription
x-api-keyYesYour API key

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Query parameters

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username
string
required
The Instagram username to look up (without the @ symbol).

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Response

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data
object
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credits_used
number
Credits deducted (1)
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credits_remaining
number
Remaining credit balance
Cost: 1 credit

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Examples

curl -H "x-api-key: sk-your-api-key" \
  "https://api.scraper.creatorlookup.com/v1/instagram/profile?username=instagram"

​
200 — Success

{
  "data": {
    "id": "13460080",
    "username": "nike",
    "full_name": "Nike",
    "biography": "Just Do It.",
    "follower_count": 298148257,
    "following_count": 240,
    "media_count": 1626,
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_business": true,
    "is_professional_account": true,
    "is_private": false,
    "category": null,
    "category_enum": "SPORTSWEAR_STORE",
    "external_url": "http://empli.fi/nike",
    "contact_email": null,
    "contact_phone": null,
    "bio_emails": [],
    "bio_links": [
      {
        "url": "http://empli.fi/nike",
        "title": "",
        "link_type": "external"
      }
    ],
    "highlight_reel_count": 5,
    "fbid": "17841400602400210",
    "business_address": {
      "street_address": "One Bowerman Dr",
      "city_name": "Beaverton, Oregon",
      "zip_code": "97005",
      "latitude": 45.5076448,
      "longitude": -122.8269159
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 9999
}

​
402 — Insufficient credits

{
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS",
    "message": "This endpoint requires 1 credits, you have 0"
  }
}

​
502 — Scrape failed

{
  "error": {
    "code": "SCRAPE_FAILED",
    "message": "User not found or profile is private"
  }
}

​
504 — Timeout

{
  "error": {
    "code": "TIMEOUT",
    "message": "Scraping request timed out"
  }
}