Followers

Instagram Followers API

Get an account's follower count with a single profile lookup, or page through its full list of followers — username, full name, verification, and privacy status for each — with cursor-based pagination.

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curl "https://api.instagramapi.dev/v1/profile/followers?handle=nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INSTAGRAMAPI_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://api.instagramapi.dev/v1/profile/followers?handle=nike", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.INSTAGRAMAPI_KEY}` },
});

res = requests.get("https://api.instagramapi.dev/v1/profile/followers?handle=nike",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {INSTAGRAMAPI_KEY}"})

What you get

Structured JSON, not raw HTML

▹Paginated list of follower accounts, ~50 per page
▹Each follower includes username, full name, profile picture, and verified/private flags
▹Cursor-based pagination — pass next_cursor back to keep paging
▹Pair with /profile for a plain follower count without listing individual followers
▹Works on any public account, regardless of size — page responsibly on very large ones

Endpoints

Every endpoint behind this page

Get followers

2 credits

A page of accounts that follow this account.

GET /v1/profile/followers

Get profile

1 credit

Full public profile for an account.

GET /v1/profile

Example response

What comes back

{
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "13460080",
        "username": "nike",
        "full_name": "Nike",
        "is_verified": true,
        "is_private": false,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.com/.../nike.jpg"
      },
      {
        "id": "27821530565",
        "username": "16mh.vl",
        "full_name": "",
        "is_verified": false,
        "is_private": true,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.com/.../nike.jpg"
      }
    ],
    "next_cursor": "QVFEZmt..."
  }
}

{
  "data": {
    "id": "13460080",
    "username": "nike",
    "full_name": "Nike",
    "biography": "Just Do It.",
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_private": false,
    "is_business": true,
    "category": null,
    "followers": 291952375,
    "following": 264,
    "posts": 1657,
    "external_url": "http://empli.fi/nike",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.com/.../nike.jpg",
    "public_email": null,
    "public_phone_number": null
  }
}

Response fields

Fields returned by GET /v1/profile/followers

Field	Description
items	The page of follower accounts.
items[].id	Numeric account id (stable even if the username changes).
items[].username	The account's @handle.
items[].full_name	Display name shown on the profile (may be empty).
items[].is_verified	Whether the account has a verified badge.
items[].is_private	Whether the account is private.
items[].profile_pic_url	URL of the account's profile picture.
next_cursor	Pass back as `cursor` to fetch the next page; null when there are no more results.

No login required

Nothing to authenticate but your API key

No OAuth flow

One static API key in an Authorization: Bearer header. No redirect, no refresh tokens, no expiring session.

No Meta app review

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Public data only

Every endpoint returns only what's already visible on Instagram without logging in. Private accounts are never accessible.

Pricing

2 credits per request. Credits start at $8.00 per 1,000 and drop to $6.00 per 1,000 at volume — no subscription, no minimums. New accounts get 50 free credits.

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