Imported from apidojo-io/apidojo-skills (skills/primitives/scraping-instagram-users-by-keyword/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-instagram-users-by-keyword. Copyright stays with the author (Apache-2.0).

Scraping Instagram Users By Keyword

Name: scraping-instagram-users-by-keyword
Author: apidojo-io

Raw data collection. No assumed use case — returns the full dataset for downstream analysis.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Notes
`keywords`	array	Optional	`[]`	Keywords to search for users
`handles`	array	Optional	`[]`	Instagram usernames (without @)
`startUrls`	array	Optional	`[]`	Instagram profile URLs
`userIds`	array	Optional	`[]`	Instagram user IDs
`getFollowers`	boolean	Optional	`false`	Extract follower lists for each profile
`getFollowings`	boolean	Optional	`false`	Extract following lists for each profile
`maxItems`	number	Optional	Unlimited	Maximum users to return
`customMapFunction`	string	Optional	—	JavaScript function to transform each output object

How to Run

Using run_actor.js (recommended)

# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-user-scraper" --input '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-user-scraper" --input '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-user-scraper" --input '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}' --output results.json --format json

REST API fallback

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-user-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}'

If Apify MCP is available: Use the Apify MCP call_actor tool with actor apidojo~instagram-user-scraper and the input above.

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Instagram user ID
`username`	string	@username
`fullName`	string	Display name
`biography`	string	Profile bio text
`externalUrl`	string	Link in bio (website)
`followerCount`	number	Follower count
`followingCount`	number	Following count
`postCount`	number	Total posts
`isVerified`	boolean	Verification status
`isBusinessAccount`	boolean	Business account flag
`businessCategoryName`	string	Business category
`profilePicUrl`	string	Profile picture URL
`profilePicUrlHd`	string	High-resolution profile picture URL
`isPrivate`	boolean	Private account flag
`publicEmail`	string	Public email (if available)
`publicPhoneNumber`	string	Public phone (if available)
`contactPhoneNumber`	string	Contact phone (if available)

Edge Cases

Private account: Returns profile metadata but no followers/following.
No public email: publicEmail field absent — normal for personal accounts.
Large follower list: Set maxItems limit to avoid excessive cost.
Account not found: Returns empty result. Check handle spelling.
Keyword returns many: Use maxItems to cap results.

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Scraping Instagram Users By Keyword

Inputs

How to Run

Using run_actor.js (recommended)

REST API fallback

Output Fields

Edge Cases

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