Instagram Followers Scrapper

Extract followers and following data from any public Instagram account efficiently! This actor helps you gather information about Instagram users' connections, including usernames, full names, verification status, and profile pictures. Perfect for social media analysis, market research, and audience insights.

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Features

• High-Speed Extraction: Can extract approximately 1000 users per minute
• Flexible Scraping: Choose between scraping followers or following lists
• Safety: Bot is designed to be safe by simulating human behavior
• User Data Extraction: Get detailed information about Instagram users
• Configurable Pagination: Control how many users to fetch per request
• Proxy Support: Built-in support for Apify proxy to avoid rate limiting
• Detailed User Information: Collect comprehensive user data including:
  • Username
  • Full Name
  • Private/Public status
  • Verification status
  • Profile picture URL
  • User IDs

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How to Use

Watch our quick tutorial video to learn how to use the Instagram Followers Scrapper effectively.

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1. Get Instagram Cookie

   • Install the Chrome Extension "Cookie-Editor" here
   • Log in to Instagram in your Chrome browser
   • Open the extension and export cookies as JSON
   • Copy the cookie data

2. Input Configuration

   • Username: Enter the Instagram username whose data you want to scrape
   • List Type: Choose whether to scrape "followers" or "following" list
   • Cookies: Paste your Instagram cookie data
   • Maximum Pages: Set how many pages to retrieve (1-200). If you want to scrape more than 200 pages, use pagination token.
   • Count Per Page: Choose how many users per page (12-25). ⚠️ Experimental if you want to speed up the process, use at your own risk. Default is 12.
   • Pagination Token: Optional next_max_id from Instagram response to continue from a specific point. If you want to scrape more than 100 pages, use this.
   • Proxy Configuration: Select your preferred proxy setup (RESIDENTIAL recommended)

3. Start Scraping

   • Click "Start" to begin the extraction process
   • Monitor progress in real-time
   • Download results in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, etc.)

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Output Example

The actor provides detailed information about each user. Here's an example of the data structure:

1{
2    "pk": "13305307869",
3    "pk_id": "13305307869",
4    "id": "13305307869",
5    "username": "example_user",
6    "full_name": "Example User",
7    "is_private": true,
8    "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.com/profile_pic.jpg",
9    "is_verified": false,
10    "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
11    "account_badges": [],
12    "latest_reel_media": 0,
13    "next_max_id": "12"
14}

Output Fields

• pk: Public key of the user
• pk_id: Public key id of the user
• id: Unique identifier of the user
• username: Instagram username
• full_name: User's display name
• is_private: Whether the account is private
• profile_pic_url: URL to user's profile picture
• is_verified: Whether the account is verified
• has_anonymous_profile_picture: If user has default profile picture
• account_badges: Any special badges on the account
• latest_reel_media: Timestamp of latest story/reel
• next_max_id: Pagination token, used for pagination

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Limitations

• Works only with public Instagram accounts
• Requires valid Instagram cookies for authentication
• Subject to Instagram's rate limiting

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