How to Track Influencers and Analyze Instagram Bios at Scale

Most people don’t realize this, but Instagram actually does offer an official API. The catch? You have to get your app reviewed and approved, have users log in and authorize your app, and deal with strict rate limits. Oh, and good luck if you’re just trying to look at public info like bios, follower counts, or recent posts, most of that isn’t even accessible unless the user authenticates.

That’s why I built something better.

The Scrape Creators Instagram Profile API gives you real-time access to public Instagram data, no login, no approval process, no rate limits. You give it a user’s handle, it gives you the info you actually want.

What You Get with One Call

Here’s what the API returns when you pass in an Instagram handle:

• Bio text
• Follower count
• Following count
• Links
• Profile image URL
• Last 12 posts (with captions and media URLs)
• Related accounts (when Instagram suggests them)

No friction. Just public facing profile data, at scale.

Why This Works (And Keeps Working)

We don’t rely on hacky workarounds like headless browsers or logging into fake accounts. Instead, this API pulls directly from Instagram’s public facing endpoints. That means:

• **Real-time results: **every time you call it, you’re getting fresh info
• **No rate limits: **make as many concurrent calls you want
• **Sustainable: **no sketchy tactics that get shut down in 3 months

It’s built for devs, SaaS tools, marketers, anyone who needs creator intel, fast and reliably.

Use Cases: How People Are Using It

You can plug this API into a bunch of different workflows:

• Build internal influencer databases for outreach
• Enrich lead lists with bio info and follower counts
• Monitor creators over time to track growth or posting habits
• Discover related creators in a niche using Instagram’s “related profiles”
• Pull recent posts to analyze content themes or brand collabs

Whether you’re a marketing agency, a B2B SaaS product, or just running your own research workflow, this unlocks a ton of value with very little setup.

How to Use It

You can either use this in code, or no code.

Check out the instructions below if you are using code.

If you are using n8n, check out our integration.

1. Sign up for an API key
2. View the documentation
3. Find someone’s IG page, in this case lets use Zucks. His handle is zuck
4. Make a GET request to https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/profile?handle=zuck
5. Make sure you include your API key in a x-api-key

And that’s it!

The response will look something like:

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        "raw_text": "I build stuff",
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