Instagram Details API

Read an Instagram account's profile by username: bio, follower_count, following_count, post_count and external_url, for $0.56 per 1,000 calls.

No charge for failed or empty results
No Instagram login needed
Result returns in the same response

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1Request

POST /api/v1/social
{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "profile",
  "params": {
    "username": "nasa"
  }
}

2JSON response

{
  "results": {
    "username": "nasa",
    "display_name": "NASA",
    "bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
    "follower_count": 104336090,
    …
  }
}

3Fields
username display_name bio follower_count
nasa NASA Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨ 104336090
4CSV
instagram-profile-sample.csv username,display_name,bio,follower_count,following_count,post_count,is_private,is_verified,is_business,is_professional,category,external_url,avatar_url,user_id,avatar_hd_url,external_urls,has_reels,highlight_count,recent_posts

username	display_name	bio	follower_count
nasa	NASA	Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨	104336090

A request with username goes in, and one JSON object comes back with fields such as bio and follower_count, listed as a field table and a CSV file.

What data you get

The table shows a real call for nasa, captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC), that returned one object; gray bars mark removed personal information (••• in the CSV). Your own calls return these fields as listed in the field reference.

username	display_name	bio	follower_count	following_count	post_count	is_private	is_verified	is_business	is_professional	category	external_url	avatar_url	user_id	avatar_hd_url	external_urls	has_reels	highlight_count	recent_posts
nasa	NASA	Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨	`104336090`	`89`	`4934`	`false`	`true`	`false`	`false`	`null`	https://www.nasa.gov		`null`	`null`	`null`	`null`	`null`	[{"post_id":"DdHyaYAifb6","url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHyaYAifb6","text":"Cementing their names in history.\n\nThe Artemis III crew is leaving their mark — literally. The astronauts recently signed their names on the hardware that will be inside their Orion spacecraft during their low Earth orbit mission, launching in 2027.\n\nImage descriptions:\n\n1. The A…","media_type":"image","like_count":0,"comment_count":0,"view_count":0,"author_username":"nasa","posted_at":"2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00"},{"post_id":"DdWyDLcGiqo","url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWyDLcGiqo","text":"Southern Hemisphere Milky Way galaxy view from the @••• cupola. This 3s exposure series captured two of my favorite cupola views, the particularly dense Milky Way galaxy as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, and the bright, colorful lights of squid fishing boats (here, the brig…","media_type":"image","like_count":0,"comment_count":0,"view_count":0,"author_username":"•••","posted_at":"2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00"},{"post_id":"DdT_4GMka0z","url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DdT_4GMka0z","text":"In a class of their own\n\nHidden within this star-forming nebula (captured by our Webb telescope in one of its largest images to date) are strange objects called brown dwarfs. Generally less massive than stars and more massive than planets, they are neither. They form the same way…","media_type":"image","like_count":0,"comment_count":0,"view_count":0,"author_username":"•••","posted_at":"2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00"}]

Download sample CSV Response fields ↓

Use cases

Verify creator follower claims
Compare the follower count a creator quotes with the follower_count you read at that moment.
Build account records
Store user_id, display_name and category to start a record for each account.
Follower snapshots
Read follower_count, following_count and post_count on a schedule and subtract to see the change.
Track bio changes
Compare bio and external_urls between reads to see when an account changes its text or links.

Instagram Graph API vs EveryInfra

Here is how Instagram's official Graph API and EveryInfra profile compare on account fields, which accounts and access.

Compared	Instagram Graph API	EveryInfra
Account fields	Field `media_count`: "Total number of IG Media published on your app user’s account."	`username`, `display_name`, `bio`, `follower_count`, `following_count`, `post_count`, `is_private`, `is_verified`, `category`, `external_url`, `recent_posts` and more, in one object.
Which accounts	"The Instagram Platform is a collection of APIs that allows your app to access data for Instagram professional accounts, including business and creator accounts."	The account named in `username`, as a handle without the @ symbol or a full profile URL; the object includes the `is_private`, `is_business` and `is_professional` flags.
Access you need	Access token: "Required. App user’s User access token."	One EveryInfra API key in the `Authorization: Bearer` header. No Instagram login or Instagram access token is needed.

Quotes are from Meta's developer documentation, checked 2026-11-09. Official sources: IG User (updated 2026-04-22) · Instagram Platform overview (updated 2026-10-29)

Limits and gotchas

username is required: a handle without the @ symbol or a full profile URL.
follower_count, following_count and post_count are null when the account does not disclose them; null is not 0.
is_verified is null when the verified status cannot be determined.
is_verified, is_business and is_professional are account flags; they do not prove identity, income or current commercial activity.
avatar_url is an image link, and a sized CDN link can expire.
One call reads one account and returns one object.

Pricing

You pay $0.000556 per call, not per field, and one call reads one account. Failed calls and empty results are not charged.

Calls	Cost
10,000	$5.56
100,000	$55.56
1,000,000	$555.56

Totals use the list price per call.

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "profile",
  "params": {
    "username": "nasa"
  }
}'

OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

API reference

See the parameters, response fields, errors and billing for profile, and copy the page or open it as Markdown for an AI assistant.

POST

AI prompt

Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Instagram Details endpoint (instagram/profile).

How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to instagram and action to profile, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
- username: Identifies an Instagram account handle without the @ symbol or as a full profile URL. Used by profile, persona, user_posts, and reels to fetch account data.
- Returns one object. Main fields: username, display_name, bio, follower_count, following_count, post_count, is_private, is_verified, is_business, is_professional, category, external_url; 19 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=instagram.
- Example request body:
{
"platform": "instagram",
"action": "profile",
"params": {
"username": "nasa"
}
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`instagram`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`profile`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`username`	body.params	`string`	Yes	-	Identifies an Instagram account handle without the @ symbol or as a full profile URL. Used by profile, persona, user_posts, and reels to fetch account data. The followers action returns only total follower counts, whereas followers_list and following_list return account lists.

Response example

json

{  "id": "req_…",  "platform": "instagram",  "action": "profile",  "results": {    "username": "nasa",    "display_name": "NASA",    "bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",    "follower_count": 104336090,    "following_count": 89,    "post_count": 4934,    "is_private": false,    "is_verified": true,    "is_business": false,    "is_professional": false,    "external_url": "https://www.nasa.gov",    "avatar_url": "https://scontent-mad1-1.cdninstagram.com/•••",    "recent_posts": [      {        "post_id": "DdHyaYAifb6",        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHyaYAifb6",        "text": "Cementing their names in history.\n\nThe Artemis III crew is leaving their mark — literally. The astronauts recently signed their names on the hardware that will be inside their Orion spacecraft during their low Earth orbit mission, launching in 2027.\n\nImage descriptions:\n\n1. The A…",        "media_type": "image",        "like_count": 0,        "comment_count": 0,        "view_count": 0,        "author_username": "nasa",        "posted_at": "2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00"      },      {        "post_id": "DdWyDLcGiqo",        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWyDLcGiqo",        "text": "Southern Hemisphere Milky Way galaxy view from the @••• cupola. This 3s exposure series captured two of my favorite cupola views, the particularly dense Milky Way galaxy as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, and the bright, colorful lights of squid fishing boats (here, the brig…",        "media_type": "image",        "like_count": 0,        "comment_count": 0,        "view_count": 0,        "author_username": "•••",        "posted_at": "2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00"      },      {        "post_id": "DdT_4GMka0z",        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DdT_4GMka0z",        "text": "In a class of their own\n\nHidden within this star-forming nebula (captured by our Webb telescope in one of its largest images to date) are strange objects called brown dwarfs. Generally less massive than stars and more massive than planets, they are neither. They form the same way…",        "media_type": "image",        "like_count": 0,        "comment_count": 0,        "view_count": 0,        "author_username": "•••",        "posted_at": "2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00"      }    ]  },  "billing": {    "charged": …,    "charged_usd": …,    "balance_after_usd": …,    …  },  "quota": { … }}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`username`	Username (@handle).
`display_name`	Display name; can differ from username.
`bio`	Profile bio written by the account; may contain line breaks and emoji.
`follower_count`	Followers. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`following_count`	Accounts followed. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`post_count`	Total posts. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`is_private`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`is_verified`	Whether the platform verified the account. null means it cannot be determined.
`is_business`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`is_professional`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`category`	Category name in the platform's own taxonomy, not normalized across platforms.
`external_url`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`avatar_url`	Avatar image link. Some platforms return sized CDN links that can expire.
`user_id`	User's unique ID on the platform.
`avatar_hd_url`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`external_urls`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`has_reels`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`highlight_count`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`recent_posts`	Keeps the platform's own meaning

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
422: Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
429: Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
503: Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
200 empty: No data. No charge.

Errors

FAQ

What does the Instagram profile API return?

It returns one object with username, display_name, bio, follower_count, following_count, post_count, is_private, is_verified, category, external_url, avatar_url, user_id, recent_posts and more.

How many accounts does one call read?

One. username takes a single account and the response is a single object, so there is no limit and no paging.

How much does it cost?

It costs $0.000556 per call, or $0.56 per 1,000 calls, billed per call and not per field. Failed calls and empty results are not charged.

Do I need an Instagram login?

No. You send one EveryInfra API key in the Authorization: Bearer header. The request carries only username; no Instagram login or Instagram access token is needed.

What is the difference between `profile`, `persona` and `followers`?

persona returns the same profile fields and adds an AI-written object. followers returns only follower and following counts, plus id, name, avatar and link. profile returns the full profile with no added commentary.

You can call the other Instagram endpoints with the same EveryInfra API key.