Instagram API Capability

Get profile

Get public profile counts, bio, links, category and business status, with up to 12 recent posts and a list of unavailable metadata.

Capability ID instagram.profile.get

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 60 seconds

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# Get profile

Get public profile counts, bio, links, category and business status, with up to 12 recent posts and a list of unavailable metadata.

- Platform: [Instagram](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/instagram)
- Capability ID: `instagram.profile.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 60 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
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 '{
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa"
  },
  "capability": "instagram.profile.get"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fields` | `array<string>` | No | Optional top-level field allowlist |
| `recent_posts_limit` | `integer` | No | Optional number of recent public posts to include; 0 returns profile metadata only. From 0 to 12. Default: `0`. |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | Instagram profile URL or username |

### Example input

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

No example output is available for this capability.


## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

fields array<string> optional

Optional top-level field allowlist

recent_posts_limit integer optional

Optional number of recent public posts to include; 0 returns profile metadata only. From 0 to 12. Default: `0`.

url string required

Instagram profile URL or username

Example https://www.instagram.com/nasa

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

No example output is available for this capability yet.

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

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 '{ "input": { "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa" }, "capability": "instagram.profile.get" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa" }, "capability": "instagram.profile.get" }''') 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))