Capabilities
Everything You Need from Instagram Profiles
Get comprehensive Instagram profile data through a single API call. Perfect for influencer research, competitive analysis, and social media monitoring.
Profile Data
Instagram Profile
$1.00
per 1,000 requests ($0.90 Growth · $0.70 Scale)
- Username & full name
- Biography & link-in-bio
- Profile picture URL
- Follower & following counts
- Post count & verification
- Business fields via
include_business(+20%)
Opt-in field groups — contact info, business details, reels info, full profile detail — each add +20% to the request.
Engagement
Engagement Metrics
$4.00
per 1,000 requests ($3.60 Growth · $2.80 Scale)
- Calculated engagement rate
- Average likes per post
- Average comments per post
- Recent post performance
- Days since last post
- Follower-to-following ratio (included on every profile call)
Engagement metrics —
engagementRate, avgLikesPerPost, avgCommentsPerPost — are averaged over posts that carry counts, so they require include_post_details=true ($4.00/1K). Without it they are null, never 0, and postsSampled reads 0 so you can tell absence from a real zero.Recent Posts
Post Data
$2.00
per 1,000 requests via
include_posts=true- Recent post thumbnails
- Post permalinks & shortcodes
- Post timestamps
- Media type — IMAGE / VIDEO / CAROUSEL
- Newest post date & days since
- Lookup by public username
Per-post like counts, comment counts and captions come from
include_post_details=true ($4.00/1K), which opens each post; the request is billed at the tier actually delivered when post details could not be opened.Quick Start
Get Instagram Data in Seconds
A single API call returns comprehensive profile data. Just provide the username and get back structured JSON with all profile metrics.
cURL - Instagram Profile
# Get Instagram profile data for a username curl "https://apiserpent.com/api/social/instagram/profile?username=natgeo&include_posts=true" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
JSON Response (partial)
{
"username": "natgeo",
"fullName": "National Geographic",
"biography": "Experience the world through the eyes of National Geographic photographers.",
"profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.com/natgeo/profile_pic.jpg",
"followersCount": 283000000,
"followingCount": 156,
"postsCount": 32500,
"isVerified": true,
"isPrivate": false,
"accountType": "business",
"externalUrl": "http://visitstore.bio/natgeo",
"engagementRate": null,
"avgLikesPerPost": null,
"avgCommentsPerPost": null,
"postsSampled": 0,
"followerFollowingRatio": 1814102.56,
"lastPostDate": null,
"daysSinceLastPost": null,
"isActive": null,
"recentPosts": [
{
"position": 1,
"shortcode": "Dbqme5HGFMd",
"mediaType": "IMAGE",
"caption": null,
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
"permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbqme5HGFMd/",
"timestamp": "2026-08-19T09:20:00.000Z",
"likeCount": null,
"commentCount": null
}
],
"accessLevel": "full"
}
Data Fields
Complete Instagram Profile Data
Every profile request returns comprehensive data including profile info, engagement metrics, and recent post performance.
Profile Fields
- username
- fullName
- biography
- profilePicUrl
- followersCount
- followingCount
- postsCount
- isVerified
- isPrivate
- accountType
- externalUrl
Engagement Fields
- engagementRate
- avgLikesPerPost
- avgCommentsPerPost
- postsSampled
- followerFollowingRatio
- lastPostDate
- daysSinceLastPost
- isActive
Post Fields
- recentPosts[].likeCount
- recentPosts[].commentCount
- recentPosts[].caption
- recentPosts[].timestamp
- recentPosts[].thumbnailUrl
- recentPosts[].mediaType
- recentPosts[].permalink
Use Cases
- Influencer research
- Competitive analysis
- Brand monitoring
- Social media audits
- Marketing analytics
- Lead generation
FAQ
Instagram API Questions
The Instagram API returns comprehensive profile data including username, full name, biography, profile picture URL, follower count, following count, post count, verification status, and external links. It also returns recent posts with thumbnails, permalinks, media type and timestamps; per-post like counts, comment counts and captions — and the engagement metrics averaged from them — come from include_post_details=true.
The Instagram API costs $1.00 per 1,000 profile requests on the Default tier. Requests that also pull recent posts (include_posts=true) are $2.00 per 1,000, and post-details enrichment (include_post_details=true) is $4.00 per 1,000 ($3.60 at Growth, $2.80 at Scale). Optional field groups — contact info, business details, reels info, and full profile detail — each add +20% to the request. A profile that does not exist answers 404 and is charged; failures on our side are refunded, and a post-details request is billed at the tier actually delivered. All new accounts include 10 shared free calls on eligible endpoints. Volume discounts are available for higher-tier accounts.
No. You simply provide a public username and get back structured JSON data. No Instagram login, OAuth tokens, or Facebook developer account required.
The Instagram API returns structured data for public profile pages, including follower counts, post counts, bio, and recent posts when available.
No. The Instagram API only accesses publicly available profile data. Private accounts will return limited data (username, profile picture, and account status). We do not access private content, require user credentials, or bypass Instagram privacy settings.
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