Instagram instagram Profile API

Scrape an Instagram profile and its posts

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "username": "natgeo"
}
'

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({username: 'natgeo'})
};

fetch('https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile"

payload = { "username": "natgeo" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "postUrl": "<string>",
        "type": "photo",
        "isPinned": true,
        "authorIsVerified": true,
        "isPaidPartnership": true,
        "postId": "<string>",
        "postCode": "<string>",
        "text": "<string>",
        "hashtags": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "mentions": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "publishedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
        "likes": 0,
        "comments": 0,
        "views": 0,
        "thumbnailUrl": "<string>",
        "imageUrls": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "videoUrls": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "imageDescription": "<string>",
        "authorId": "<string>",
        "authorUsername": "<string>",
        "authorName": "<string>",
        "authorUrl": "<string>",
        "authorAvatarUrl": "<string>",
        "taggedUsers": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "coauthors": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "audioTitle": "<string>",
        "audioArtist": "<string>",
        "audioIsOriginal": true,
        "sponsors": [
          "<string>"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "userId": "<string>",
    "username": "<string>",
    "userUrl": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "bio": "<string>",
    "bioLinkUrls": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": true,
    "followers": 0,
    "following": 0,
    "posts": 0,
    "avatarUrl": "<string>",
    "postsAnalyzed": 0,
    "averageLikes": 123,
    "averageComments": 123,
    "engagementRate": 123,
    "postsPerWeek": 123,
    "lastPostAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "cursor": "<string>"
  },
  "creditsUsed": 123,
  "requestId": "<string>"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "cliSessionCompleted",
    "message": "<string>",
    "retryable": true,
    "requestId": "<string>",
    "retryAfterSeconds": 123,
    "requiredCredits": 123,
    "availableCredits": 123,
    "billingUrl": "https://stophy.dev/billing"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "cliSessionCompleted",
    "message": "<string>",
    "retryable": true,
    "requestId": "<string>",
    "retryAfterSeconds": 123,
    "requiredCredits": 123,
    "availableCredits": 123,
    "billingUrl": "https://stophy.dev/billing"
  }
}

POST

instagram

profile

Scrape an Instagram profile and its posts

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "username": "natgeo"
}
'

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({username: 'natgeo'})
};

fetch('https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile"

payload = { "username": "natgeo" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "postUrl": "<string>",
        "type": "photo",
        "isPinned": true,
        "authorIsVerified": true,
        "isPaidPartnership": true,
        "postId": "<string>",
        "postCode": "<string>",
        "text": "<string>",
        "hashtags": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "mentions": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "publishedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
        "likes": 0,
        "comments": 0,
        "views": 0,
        "thumbnailUrl": "<string>",
        "imageUrls": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "videoUrls": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "imageDescription": "<string>",
        "authorId": "<string>",
        "authorUsername": "<string>",
        "authorName": "<string>",
        "authorUrl": "<string>",
        "authorAvatarUrl": "<string>",
        "taggedUsers": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "coauthors": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "audioTitle": "<string>",
        "audioArtist": "<string>",
        "audioIsOriginal": true,
        "sponsors": [
          "<string>"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "userId": "<string>",
    "username": "<string>",
    "userUrl": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "bio": "<string>",
    "bioLinkUrls": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": true,
    "followers": 0,
    "following": 0,
    "posts": 0,
    "avatarUrl": "<string>",
    "postsAnalyzed": 0,
    "averageLikes": 123,
    "averageComments": 123,
    "engagementRate": 123,
    "postsPerWeek": 123,
    "lastPostAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "cursor": "<string>"
  },
  "creditsUsed": 123,
  "requestId": "<string>"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "cliSessionCompleted",
    "message": "<string>",
    "retryable": true,
    "requestId": "<string>",
    "retryAfterSeconds": 123,
    "requiredCredits": 123,
    "availableCredits": 123,
    "billingUrl": "https://stophy.dev/billing"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "cliSessionCompleted",
    "message": "<string>",
    "retryable": true,
    "requestId": "<string>",
    "retryAfterSeconds": 123,
    "requiredCredits": 123,
    "availableCredits": 123,
    "billingUrl": "https://stophy.dev/billing"
  }
}

Scrape an Instagram profile and its posts. The user is identified by its URL or username.

Request

Exactly one of userUrl or username is required. A request that sets both, or none, fails with invalidRequest.

import { Stophy } from "stophy";

const stophy = new Stophy({ apiKey: process.env.STOPHY_API_KEY });
const result = await stophy.instagram.profile({ username: "natgeo" });
console.log(result.data.results);

from stophy import Stophy

stophy = Stophy()  # reads STOPHY_API_KEY
result = stophy.instagram.profile(username="natgeo")
print(result["data"]["results"])

curl -X POST https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STOPHY_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username":"natgeo"}'

stophy instagram profile --username natgeo

Response

If successful, the response body contains the standard envelope. data contains the profile’s bio and stats, and results lists a page of its posts and reels. The following example is a real response, truncated: each list shows one item and long strings are cut.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "userId": "787132",
    "username": "natgeo",
    "userUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "name": "National Geographic",
    "bio": "Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎",
    "bioLinkUrls": ["http://visitstore.bio/natgeo"],
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": false,
    "followers": 268443252,
    "following": 194,
    "posts": 32045,
    "avatarUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-j…",
    "postsAnalyzed": 10,
    "averageLikes": 72875,
    "averageComments": 298,
    "engagementRate": 0.027,
    "postsPerWeek": 22,
    "lastPostAt": "2026-10-05T17:17:36.000Z",
    "results": [
      {
        "postId": "3983118388705688735",
        "postCode": "DdG4RIxIPyf",
        "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG4RIxIPyf/",
        "type": "reel",
        "text": "Presented by @Rolex. Welcome to Africa 🌍 Africa Earth’s Wild Home takes you deep into the heart of our wildest…",
        "hashtags": ["Rolex", "PerpetualPlanet"],
        "mentions": ["rolex", "wunmimosaku"],
        "publishedAt": "2026-09-10T13:00:14.000Z",
        "likes": 78665,
        "comments": 531,
        "views": 870839,
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/802503979_18695767555019133_6909214034622416488_n.jpg?stp=c0.42…",
        "imageUrls": ["https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/802503979_18695767555019133_6909214034622416488_n.jpg?stp=dst-j…"],
        "videoUrls": ["https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPDJtVww4K_686Ed9TbciE3dp0nrA4iUd5M8OJJIZKcU-RmkzTGwtpi3CsZY9P…"],
        "isPinned": true,
        "authorId": "787132",
        "authorUsername": "natgeo",
        "authorName": "National Geographic",
        "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
        "authorAvatarUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-j…",
        "authorIsVerified": true,
        "taggedUsers": ["rolex"],
        "coauthors": ["rolex"],
        "audioTitle": "Original audio",
        "audioArtist": "natgeo",
        "audioIsOriginal": true,
        "isPaidPartnership": true,
        "sponsors": ["rolex"]
      },
      {
        "postId": "4000517920972154463",
        "postCode": "DeEsdp9ISZf",
        "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DeEsdp9ISZf/",
        "type": "photo",
        "text": "Presented by @Rolex. Conservation ecologist and Rolex National Geographic Perpetual Planet Explorer Matt Shirley has…",
        "hashtags": ["Rolex", "AfricaEarthsWildHome"],
        "mentions": ["rolex", "hammond_robin"],
        "publishedAt": "2026-10-04T13:02:58.000Z",
        "likes": 28807,
        "comments": 73,
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/838090435_18704188369019133_3459482282107908109_n.jpg?stp=c0.16…",
        "imageUrls": ["https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/838090435_18704188369019133_3459482282107908109_n.jpg?stp=dst-j…"],
        "isPinned": false,
        "authorId": "787132",
        "authorUsername": "natgeo",
        "authorName": "National Geographic",
        "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
        "authorAvatarUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-j…",
        "authorIsVerified": true,
        "isPaidPartnership": true,
        "sponsors": ["rolex"]
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "3999067523172763307_787132"
  },
  "creditsUsed": 2,
  "requestId": "2fe9dbad-fc48-4890-9751-0b24b596035b"
}

Field	Type	Description
`cursor`	string	The pagination token. Pass it as `cursor` to retrieve the next page. Omitted on the last page.
`type`	string	The kind of item: `photo`, `video`, `reel` or `carousel`.
`posts`	integer	The number of posts the profile has. Its latest posts are in `results`.
`publishedAt`	string (ISO 8601)	The publication time, in UTC.
`likes`	integer	The number of likes.

For every field, see the response schema on this page.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`cursor`	string	The pagination token from the previous response.

Billing

Each successful request consumes 2 credits, regardless of the number of items returned. Requests that fail, or that return no items, are not billed.

Pagination

Results are paginated. To retrieve the next page, pass the value of data.cursor as cursor in a subsequent request. A response that omits cursor is the last page.

Instagram profile reels: Accepts userUrl. Scrape an Instagram profile’s reels.
Instagram instagram Comments: Accepts postUrl. Scrape the comments of an Instagram post.
Instagram instagram Post: Accepts postUrl. Scrape an Instagram post or reel.

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Query Parameters

maxTextLength

integer

Cut every text value in the response to this many characters. A value that was cut ends with …, and a page whose text was cut has isTruncated set to true. A screenshot is never cut. Leave it out to get the full text.

Required range: x >= 1

Body

application/json

userUrl

string

Link to the Instagram profile, like https://www.instagram.com/natgeo. Send this or username.

username

string

Instagram profile username, like natgeo. Send this or userUrl.

cursor

string

The cursor from the previous response. Send it as is.

Minimum string length: 1

Response

The data, and the credits this call used.

success

any

required

data

object

required

Show child attributes

creditsUsed

integer

required

requestId

string

required

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Places and travel

Jobs

Shopping

Apps

Real estate

Ads

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