What is Instagram Profile Scraper?
Instagram Profile Scraper is an automated data collection tool that allows you to extract structured data from public Instagram profiles at scale. Simply input profile URL and click the "Start" button to get the data you need. With this tool, you can scrape comprehensive information beyond the limitations of the official Instagram API.
- Batch Scraping: Extract data from multiple profile URLs at once.
- Extract Key Profile Info: Username, IDs, websites, follower/following counts, and more.
- Multiple Export Formats: Download your data in JSON, CSV, and other formats.
- Custom Proxy Locations: Choose the execution node (country) for your requests.
Common Use Cases for Instagram Profile Scraper
- Influencer Discovery — Identify creators based on follower count, engagement rate, and contact details for marketing campaigns.
- Influencer Performance Tracking — Monitor follower growth, engagement metrics, and posting frequency to evaluate long-term influence.
- Lead Generation — Collect profiles and contact links of businesses or brand owners for outreach and partnership opportunities.
- Competitor Social Analysis — Compare competitors’ profiles, content strategies, and audience engagement.
- CRM / BI Data Enrichment — Append social profile metadata to lead or customer records for better segmentation and insights.
- Talent Sourcing & Recruitment — Discover potential candidates or freelance creators based on portfolio and activity levels.
What Data Can You Extract from Instagram Profiles?
With this Instagram Profile API, you can extract the following information:
| 👤 Username | 🔗 Profile URL |
| 🆔 Profile ID | 👥 Number of profile follows |
| 👍 Page likes | 🖼️ Profile photo |
| 📝 Profile bio | 🖼️ Cover photo |
| 🏢 Business category | #️⃣ Post hashtags |
| 🆔 Instagram ID | 📮 Total posts |
| ✅ Is verified? | 💼 is business or private account? |
How to scrape Instagram profiles data?
The Instagram Profile Scraper is designed to be very simple and requires minimal configuration, so you can start a scraping task within minutes.
- Sign up, Create a CoreClaw account using your email address.
- Open the Instagram Profile Scraper.
- Add one or more Instagram profile URLs.
- Click the “Start” button and wait for the data extraction to complete.
- You can download the data in JSON or CSV format.
➡️ Input
The input for the Instagram Profile Scraper is the profile URL of the target account. e.g. https://www.instagram.com/cats_of_world_/
You can enter the URLs one by one manually, or paste a pre-organized list of links all at once. This input method is ideal for collecting public data from specific Instagram accounts in bulk, allowing you to quickly start a task based on an existing list.

⬅️ Output
After the scraping task is completed, the collected Instagram profile data will be organized into a structured dataset in the Output tab. Please note that, for easier viewing, the results are displayed in tables and tabs. You can choose to download the results in CSV or JSON format. Below is an example of results collected using profile URL:
Table example
JSON example
1[
2 {
3 "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/espn",
4 "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DOZ-go3DGjh",
5 "user_posted": "espn",
6 "description": "He caught it while holding his chair ",
7 "hashtags": [],
8 "num_comments": 184,
9 "date_posted": 1757473324,
10 "likes": 25291,
11 "photos": [
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13 ],
14 "videos": [
15 "https:\\/\\/instagram.fjrs26-1.fna.fbcdn.net\\/o1\\/v\\/t2\\/f2\\/m86\\/AQOIc8VuA1oRV1yE1Q1-tGzDszSpW_HFga1BgE1kUggm7cfWWaZoJIZUiTI6oiCFgvpHy_WrfBahXeFrqK0tUsWQwtpSriBSSvMNuOU.mp4?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=Adlus_dP8bbsC-7F5Gkxvp2eoXqjWxL9J8hp9s67GH7MuswUQCrgoniRm2eRDO7G_qo&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=instagram.fjrs26-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=1SemTK-vViYQ7kNvwEBhyhv&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6MTI3NjEyMDE0MDQ1ODU5NSwidmlfdXNlY2FzZV9pZCI6MTAwOTksImR1cmF0aW9uX3MiOjI0LCJ1cmxnZW5fc291cmNlIjoid3d3In0%3D&ccb=17-1&vs=d5a560a5abe7bf5b&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC8yMDQyRjkwRDcyQTE3RkVEMDM1OEJDRDM0MDhCOTI4RF92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYOnBhc3N0aHJvdWdoX2V2ZXJzdG9yZS9HS1FmbENDMXBhczB4andJQUlReXFES1N0eFJvYnFfRUFBQUYVAgLIARIAKAAYABsCiAd1c2Vfb2lsATEScHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmVfcmVjaXBlATEVAAAmxqnN-vunxAQVAigCQzMsF0A490vGp--eGBJkYXNoX2Jhc2VsaW5lXzFfdjERAHX-B2XmnQEA&_nc_gid=B9QUrMrH11lt943HI5NBzQ&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfbnBSE1s-WL-6aZTw0NGPFRUnEGgn4OIjtis_5GLzm8Pw&oe=68C30CDF"
16 ],
17 "location": "",
18 "latest_comments": [
19 {
20 "comments": "“Yeah I’m in the MLB…kinda.”",
21 "user_commenting": "lacebeats",
22 "likes": null,
23 "profile_picture": "https:\\/\\/instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net\\/v\\/t51.2885-19\\/378910788_1013774279654936_4920597751732987574_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby40MDAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=108&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QGRn_pVG2yVXYmNS00-DQ64X2X-GGCc9y2Z_a0ya3m6L0Y8yi9F3YFxFmpWtigoHqw&_nc_ohc=nApzQg3mGrAQ7kNvwEiDo0O&_nc_gid=B9QUrMrH11lt943HI5NBzQ&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfZHdT8u3StKZfbZBfJT9byKjfsLarYYKKdUERTb3gTFHQ&oe=68C6F283&_nc_sid=10d13b"
24 }
25 ],
26 "post_id": "3718277889151232225",
27 "has_handshake": "",
28 "shortcode": "DOZ-go3DGjh",
29 "content_type": "clips",
30 "pk": "3718277889151232225",
31 "content_id": "DOZ-go3DGjh",
32 "engagement_score_view": "",
33 "thumbnail": "https:\\/\\/scontent.cdninstagram.com\\/v\\/t51.71878-15\\/543829556_1310792300435790_1026912828547409527_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key=MzcxODI3Nzg4OTE1MTIzMjIyNQ%3D%3D.3-ccb1-7&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InhwaWRzLjY0MHgxMTM2LnNkci5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=5EgNUJJup6gQ7kNvwGFyEJ_&_nc_oc=AdmuEyRmAH_ROBI92Y777wbnjLruivmg_hPpJBy1zJ6vhn5Y51ufrv9p9fIxWNM2csg&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=B9QUrMrH11lt943HI5NBzQ&oh=00_AfbuLWd_8a_DloZPYKVHuxEGlL0J686uqok8m-mC6hdyaA&oe=68C70C2D",
34 "video_view_count": "",
35 "product_type": "clips",
36 "coauthor_producers": [],
37 "tagged_users": [
38 {
39 "full_name": "SportsCenter",
40 "id": "505182045",
41 "is_verified": true,
42 "profile_pic_url": "https:\\/\\/instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net\\/v\\/t51.2885-19\\/44681398_2171288513142976_2550353929711910912_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby44ODAuZXhwZXJpbWVudGFsIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEFMWeizQ2KLqPhBXkPROHO2Sju5ZmL5f3PkT9k2w5iMCqeQdVp-9mpXJSVKRacmuA&_nc_ohc=OmL7Vuh9zXUQ7kNvwHXcc9D&_nc_gid=B9QUrMrH11lt943HI5NBzQ&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfZ0R1WI2I240O9dggoIUcCG5oVv7_Lrc6v8Iu4u0wM4og&oe=68C6F800&_nc_sid=10d13b",
43 "username": "sportscenter"
44 }
45 ],
46 "video_play_count": "",
47 "followers": 28293636,
48 "posts_count": 66409,
49 "profile_image_link": "https:\\/\\/instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net\\/v\\/t51.2885-19\\/68840121_1392487614222244_1856158000587210752_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4zNjAuZXhwZXJpbWVudGFsIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.fjrs27-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEFMWeizQ2KLqPhBXkPROHO2Sju5ZmL5f3PkT9k2w5iMCqeQdVp-9mpXJSVKRacmuA&_nc_ohc=cyoE8WkFT8UQ7kNvwEmnIup&_nc_gid=B9QUrMrH11lt943HI5NBzQ&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_Afa7wg5G0KcfQoWYDfw7Bdy8vaNnzTzNNYmRJtfLU3g7PQ&oe=68C71B72&_nc_sid=10d13b",
50 "is_verified": true,
51 "is_paid_partnership": false,
52 "partnership_details": "",
53 "user_posted_id": "1320207",
54 "post_content": "",
55 "audio": {
56 "audio_asset_id": "1121841733227215",
57 "original_audio_title": "Original audio",
58 "ig_artist_username": "espn",
59 "ig_artist_id": "1320207"
60 },
61 "videos_duration": [
62 {
63 "video_duration": "PT24.966667S",
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65 }
66 ],
67 "images": [],
68 "alt_text": "",
69 "photos_number": 0,
70 "input": {
71 "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOZ-go3DGjh/"
72 }
73 }
74]
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FAQ
How does the Instagram Profiles Scraper API work?
The Scraper API functions by automating the process of visiting public Instagram profile pages. It uses advanced browser emulation and rotating residential proxies to navigate the site like a human user, extracting the visible HTML data and converting it into a clean, structured format (such as JSON or CSV).
Can I scrape private Instagram profiles?
No. To comply with data privacy standards and platform terms, the scraper can only access publicly available information on the web.
Is it legal to scrape Instagram profiles?
Scraping publicly available data (such as profile bios, follower counts, and public posts) is generally considered legal in many jurisdictions, provided the data is not copyrighted and the scraping doesn't interfere with the platform's operations. However, you should always comply with local data protection laws (like GDPR or CCPA) regarding personal information.
What data can an Instagram profile scraper extract?
The scraper can extract most data points visible on a public profile, including: Username, Full Name, Profile ID, Biography, Follower/Following counts, and total post count.
Can I scrape Instagram profiles without coding?
Yes. Our tool provides a user-friendly web interface where you can simply paste a list of usernames or URLs and click "Start." You can then download the results directly as an Excel or CSV file without writing a single line of code.