Instagram API · Endpoint

Instagram Profile API

Q: What do I send?

Send url. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Q: Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds instagram.profile.get, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

Get a public profile from its username or URL: name, bio, links, follower and post counts, verified and business status, and its latest posts.

1 credit per call
Failed calls are free
Updated 12 Oct 2026
instagram.profile.get

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Response completed

{  "username": "nasa",  "is_private": false,  "data": {    "full_name": "NASA",    "follower_count": 104294421,    "username": "nasa",    "account_type": 2,    "biography": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",    "category": "",    "external_url": "https://www.nasa.gov",    "following_count": 90,    "has_any_clips": true,    "id": "528817151",    "is_business": false,    "is_private": false,    "is_verified": true,    "media_count": 4943,    "metadata_complete": true,    "total_clips_count": 1,    "bio_links": [      {        "title": "NASA.gov Homepage",        "is_pinned": false,        "link_type": "external",        "url": "https://www.nasa.gov"      },      {        "title": "MAX POWER",        "is_pinned": false,        "link_type": "external",        "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/maxpower"      }    ],    "missing_fields": [],    "pronouns": []  }}

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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

Field	Type	Required	What it does	Example
url	string	yes	The profile's username, such as nasa, or its URL.	https://www.instagram.com/nasa
fields	array<string>	no	Return only these top-level fields, to keep the response small.
recent_posts_limit	integer	no	How many of the latest posts to include. 0 returns the profile alone.

Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

Field	Type	What it is	Example
data.bio_links[].title	string		NASA.gov Homepage
data.bio_links[].is_pinned	boolean		false
data.bio_links[].link_type	string		external
data.bio_links[].url	string		https://www.nasa.gov
data	object	The profile.	19 fields
data.full_name	string	The account's display name.	NASA
data.username	string	The account's username.	nasa
data.biography	string	The profile's bio text.	Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨
data.follower_count	integer	Followers, as Instagram shows them.	104,294,421
data.following_count	integer	How many accounts it follows.	90
data.media_count	integer	How many posts the account has.	4943
data.is_verified	boolean	Whether Instagram shows the account as verified.	true
data.external_url	string	The website listed on the profile.	https://www.nasa.gov
data.account_type	integer		2
data.bio_links	array	Links in the profile's bio.	5 records
data.category	string	The category shown on the profile, when set.
data.has_any_clips	boolean	Whether the account has posted reels.	true
data.id	string	The account's Instagram ID.	528817151
data.is_business	boolean	Whether it is a business account.	false
data.is_private	boolean	Whether the account is private.	false
data.metadata_complete	boolean	Whether every profile field was available.	true
data.missing_fields	array	Profile fields Instagram did not show.	empty in this sample
data.pronouns	array	Pronouns shown on the profile.	empty in this sample
data.total_clips_count	integer		1
username	string	The account's username.	nasa
is_private	boolean	Whether the account is private.	false

REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "instagram.profile.get",  "input": {    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa"  }}'

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "instagram.profile.get",  "input": {    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa"  }}''')response = requests.post(    "https://data.upscrape.com/execute",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}",        "Content-Type": "application/json",        "Prefer": "wait=30",    },    json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", {  method: "POST",  headers: {    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`,    "Content-Type": "application/json",    "Prefer": "wait=30",  },  body: JSON.stringify({  "capability": "instagram.profile.get",  "input": {    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa"  }}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));

In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client

1Add the Upscrape MCP server

https://data.upscrape.com/mcp

2Ask for the data in plain words

Use Upscrape to look up NASA's Instagram profile (instagram.com/nasa). Tell me its follower count, how many posts it has, its bio and the links in it.

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.

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