Instagram Profile

POST1 Credit
https://api.crawlkit.sh/v1/crawl/instagram/profile

Extract data from public Instagram profiles including bio, followers, posts, and engagement metrics. Perfect for influencer marketing.

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Authentication

Send your Crawlkit API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer ck_your_api_key

Request Parameters

Send these JSON body fields in your request payload.

NameTypeDescription
usernamestringPublic username.

Example Request

Use direct HTTP requests against the public API base URL.

Example request
1const response = await fetch('https://api.crawlkit.sh/v1/crawl/instagram/profile', {2  method: 'POST',3  headers: {4    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',5    'Content-Type': 'application/json'6  },7  body: JSON.stringify({8    username: 'instagram',9    options: {10    }11  })12});13 14const { data } = await response.json();15console.log(data.profile.username, data.profile.follower_count);

Response

Success (200 OK): Returns service-specific structured payload.

Success response (200 OK)
1{2  "success": true,3  "data": {4    "profile": {5      "username": "instagram",6      "id": "25025320",7      "full_name": "Instagram",8      "biography": "Discover what's next.",9      "bio_links": [],10      "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fist6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",11      "profile_pic_url_hd": "https://instagram.fist6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/...",12      "is_verified": true,13      "follower_count": 674000000,14      "following_count": 78,15      "media_count": 7800,16      "is_private": false,17      "is_business_account": true,18      "is_professional_account": true,19      "business_category_name": "App page",20      "business_email": null,21      "business_phone_number": null,22      "external_url": "https://about.instagram.com",23      "highlight_reel_count": 12,24      "posts": []25    },26    "timing": { "total": 2500 },27    "creditsUsed": 1,28    "creditsRemaining": 9929  }30}