curl --request GET \
--url https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile"
headers = {"x-api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"profile": {
"id": "787132",
"graphId": "17841400573960012",
"handle": "natgeo",
"fullName": "National Geographic",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
"biography": "Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎",
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy40MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=_fdjK6hwb-cQ7kNvwFno_o6&_nc_oc=Adp9N-1OKYdD9OEe2jVCqN9WkB4jO-7bqT5KzBLLG2vHHSuvCIzoQab0X8tjF0Fwna4&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=Y8NLSpS0SPGj4fZkIDjIIg&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQObVWgxLJopdnN8ycZfmoctB7ZWXXOLtj7qSiSYDaV0Zw&oe=6ACD31EB",
"isPrivate": false,
"isVerified": true,
"isMemorialized": false,
"followerCount": 268418091,
"followingCount": 194,
"postCount": 32000,
"postCountApproximate": true,
"hasActiveStory": true,
"latestStoryAt": "2026-10-07T19:05:44.000Z",
"hasReels": true,
"threadsHandle": "natgeo",
"pronouns": [],
"bioLinks": [
{
"id": "17954981494900183",
"title": null,
"url": "http://visitstore.bio/natgeo",
"type": "external",
"isPinned": false,
"imageUrl": null
},
{
"id": "17908403766429128",
"title": "Subscribe Here!",
"url": "https://ngmdomsubs.nationalgeographic.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=NGM&cds_page_id=283562&cds_response_key=I5FX10002",
"type": "external",
"isPinned": false,
"imageUrl": null
}
],
"linkedFacebookPage": null,
"highlights": [],
"highlightsHasMore": false
},
"relatedAccounts": [
{
"id": "378353537",
"handle": "animalplanet",
"fullName": "Animal Planet",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/471307838_1123917355849999_3742640417869698375_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy44MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=pSOcFIKPpAgQ7kNvwHOM-AA&_nc_oc=AdrAirfndqXHbiyffnSrQO_7_H4TUMR-6pri9X09u8ozJMWgxDwz94jL9DyzrkZ8t2Y&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQOowkFIsM5KTKQa5ekpQ_gTAOqQK-DGQORttOto_O6Q0A&oe=6ACD5543",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/"
},
{
"id": "8338677473",
"handle": "discover.magazine",
"fullName": "Discover Magazine",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/354392035_272653778626874_1385606066663280881_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=EkBFXeSPg74Q7kNvwHYJx3c&_nc_oc=Adq-Ge6NBRd_inra3Ky9ik9EoB15WmbAqFRVojDQ8eaUeeUfuVl737Sj9cEJP8suZPM&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQNMfHY6O_1Pan1_0uHVbGebfBle-elSkL7cuHpBKFealA&oe=6ACD398A",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/discover.magazine/"
},
{
"id": "289756973",
"handle": "pbsnature",
"fullName": "Nature",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/18380357_1952944324924536_7971533827648520192_a.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy40MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=X3QwcYjCNcAQ7kNvwGpJj4t&_nc_oc=AdrEPOZKFrPL0BWnIyR2z-oYlten004QAUgPgF70KNswCMTpZqvuIs6eJg3f5Teo1eg&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQPRUwgRy7k3sYCdWw0Dit_ZhzsGMZSAOnaMkN3MnrtVCQ&oe=6ACD4FBC",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/pbsnature/"
}
],
"fetchedAt": "2026-10-08T10:49:03.664Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
"creditsCharged": 1,
"creditsRemaining": 4999,
"cached": false
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "API key required — pass it in the `x-api-key` header.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS",
"message": "This request costs 1 credit, but your balance is 0. Top up to continue.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested content was not found (it may not exist, be deleted, or be private).",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Request validation failed",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
"details": [
{
"path": "url",
"message": "Required"
}
]
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded — max 100 requests per 60s. Retry in ~30s.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_BLOCKED",
"message": "The source is temporarily unavailable. Please try again shortly.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}Profile
Fetches a public Instagram profile by username and returns it as clean JSON: user id, handle, full name, bio, profile picture, verified/private/memorialized flags, follower, following and post counts, bio links (title, URL, pinned), the linked Facebook Page, the Threads username, pronouns, whether the account has an active story (and when it was posted), whether it posts Reels, and its story highlights (id, title, cover, link). Also returns related accounts — the “Accounts you might like” Instagram suggests for the profile (id, handle, name, verified, picture). Posts are not included. Private accounts return their public profile header. Only publicly available data is returned.
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile"
headers = {"x-api-key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"profile": {
"id": "787132",
"graphId": "17841400573960012",
"handle": "natgeo",
"fullName": "National Geographic",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
"biography": "Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎",
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy40MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=_fdjK6hwb-cQ7kNvwFno_o6&_nc_oc=Adp9N-1OKYdD9OEe2jVCqN9WkB4jO-7bqT5KzBLLG2vHHSuvCIzoQab0X8tjF0Fwna4&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=Y8NLSpS0SPGj4fZkIDjIIg&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQObVWgxLJopdnN8ycZfmoctB7ZWXXOLtj7qSiSYDaV0Zw&oe=6ACD31EB",
"isPrivate": false,
"isVerified": true,
"isMemorialized": false,
"followerCount": 268418091,
"followingCount": 194,
"postCount": 32000,
"postCountApproximate": true,
"hasActiveStory": true,
"latestStoryAt": "2026-10-07T19:05:44.000Z",
"hasReels": true,
"threadsHandle": "natgeo",
"pronouns": [],
"bioLinks": [
{
"id": "17954981494900183",
"title": null,
"url": "http://visitstore.bio/natgeo",
"type": "external",
"isPinned": false,
"imageUrl": null
},
{
"id": "17908403766429128",
"title": "Subscribe Here!",
"url": "https://ngmdomsubs.nationalgeographic.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=NGM&cds_page_id=283562&cds_response_key=I5FX10002",
"type": "external",
"isPinned": false,
"imageUrl": null
}
],
"linkedFacebookPage": null,
"highlights": [],
"highlightsHasMore": false
},
"relatedAccounts": [
{
"id": "378353537",
"handle": "animalplanet",
"fullName": "Animal Planet",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/471307838_1123917355849999_3742640417869698375_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy44MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=pSOcFIKPpAgQ7kNvwHOM-AA&_nc_oc=AdrAirfndqXHbiyffnSrQO_7_H4TUMR-6pri9X09u8ozJMWgxDwz94jL9DyzrkZ8t2Y&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQOowkFIsM5KTKQa5ekpQ_gTAOqQK-DGQORttOto_O6Q0A&oe=6ACD5543",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/"
},
{
"id": "8338677473",
"handle": "discover.magazine",
"fullName": "Discover Magazine",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/354392035_272653778626874_1385606066663280881_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=EkBFXeSPg74Q7kNvwHYJx3c&_nc_oc=Adq-Ge6NBRd_inra3Ky9ik9EoB15WmbAqFRVojDQ8eaUeeUfuVl737Sj9cEJP8suZPM&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQNMfHY6O_1Pan1_0uHVbGebfBle-elSkL7cuHpBKFealA&oe=6ACD398A",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/discover.magazine/"
},
{
"id": "289756973",
"handle": "pbsnature",
"fullName": "Nature",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/18380357_1952944324924536_7971533827648520192_a.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy40MDAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=X3QwcYjCNcAQ7kNvwGpJj4t&_nc_oc=AdrEPOZKFrPL0BWnIyR2z-oYlten004QAUgPgF70KNswCMTpZqvuIs6eJg3f5Teo1eg&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=7b689&oh=00_AQPRUwgRy7k3sYCdWw0Dit_ZhzsGMZSAOnaMkN3MnrtVCQ&oe=6ACD4FBC",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/pbsnature/"
}
],
"fetchedAt": "2026-10-08T10:49:03.664Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
"creditsCharged": 1,
"creditsRemaining": 4999,
"cached": false
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "API key required — pass it in the `x-api-key` header.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS",
"message": "This request costs 1 credit, but your balance is 0. Top up to continue.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested content was not found (it may not exist, be deleted, or be private).",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Request validation failed",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
"details": [
{
"path": "url",
"message": "Required"
}
]
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded — max 100 requests per 60s. Retry in ~30s.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_BLOCKED",
"message": "The source is temporarily unavailable. Please try again shortly.",
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
}cache_max_age) are free.Copy for AI assistant
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I want to make an API call to /v1/instagram/profile. Here are the details:
Endpoint: GET https://api.scraperize.com/v1/instagram/profile
Description: Fetches a public Instagram profile by username and returns it as clean JSON: user id, handle, full name, bio, profile picture, verified/private/memorialized flags, follower, following and post counts, bio links (title, URL, pinned), the linked Facebook Page, the Threads username, pronouns, whether the account has an active story (and when it was posted), whether it posts Reels, and its story highlights (id, title, cover, link). Also returns related accounts — the "Accounts you might like" Instagram suggests for the profile (id, handle, name, verified, picture). Posts are not included. Private accounts return their public profile header. Only publicly available data is returned.
Required Headers:
- x-api-key: Your API key
Parameters:
- handle (string) [required]: The Instagram username, e.g. `natgeo` (an `@handle` or profile URL also works).
- cache_max_age (select): Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for **0 credits** with `meta.cached=true` and `meta.cachedAt`. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (**1 credit**) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.
Example Response:
{
"data": {
"profile": {
"id": "787132",
"graphId": "17841400573960012",
"handle": "natgeo",
"fullName": "National Geographic",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
"biography": "Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎",
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid…",
"isPrivate": false,
"isVerified": true,
"isMemorialized": false,
"followerCount": 268418091,
"followingCount": 194,
"postCount": 32000,
"postCountApproximate": true,
"hasActiveStory": true,
"latestStoryAt": "2026-10-07T19:05:44.000Z",
"hasReels": true,
"threadsHandle": "natgeo",
"pronouns": [],
"bioLinks": [
{
"id": "17954981494900183",
"title": null,
"url": "http://visitstore.bio/natgeo",
"type": "external",
"isPinned": false,
"imageUrl": null
}
],
"linkedFacebookPage": null,
"highlights": [],
"highlightsHasMore": false
},
"relatedAccounts": [
{
"id": "378353537",
"handle": "animalplanet",
"fullName": "Animal Planet",
"isVerified": true,
"profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-los4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/471307838_1123917355849999_3742640417869698375_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid…",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/"
}
],
"fetchedAt": "2026-10-08T10:49:03.664Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
"creditsCharged": 1,
"creditsRemaining": 4999,
"cached": false
}
}
Please help me write code in my preferred programming language to make this API call and handle the response appropriately. Include error handling and best practices.
Authorizations
Your API key. Send it in the x-api-key header (or Authorization: Bearer <key>). Create and manage keys from your dashboard.
Query Parameters
The Instagram username, e.g. natgeo (an @handle or profile URL also works).
Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for 0 credits with meta.cached=true and meta.cachedAt. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (1 credit) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.
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