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Instagram Profile API

A public Instagram creator or brand profile as a logged-out visitor sees it: name, handle, verified badge, bio and bio links, exact follower and following counts, post count, avatar and the latest posts (shortcode, link, type, caption, image, date). Instagram hides like and comment counts and the account category from logged-out visitors, so those come back as null, never estimated. Instagram shows most server IPs a login wall: we detect it and never log in, so this engine runs through residential proxies and blocks are free. Private accounts are never returned; e-mail addresses and phone numbers inside bios and captions are masked.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/social/instagram/profile
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
usernamerequiredstringInstagram handle with or without @ (e.g. 'nasa'), or a profile URL such as https://www.instagram.com/nasa/.
limitintegerHow many of the latest posts to include (0-12). Instagram preloads 12 posts for logged-out visitors.
Default: 12
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

    Code

    curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/social/instagram/profile?username=nasa&limit=6" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
    2 credits per request
    One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
    Half price for cached data
    Cached for up to 6 h. Pass max_age to use it.
    Failed requests are free
    Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

    Market reference: Apify Instagram profile scrapers ~$2.30 per 1k.

    Questions

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    How much does the Instagram Profile API cost?

    2 credits per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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