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POST
/
profiles
/
collect
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.brightdata.com/profiles/collect" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"}'
{
  "account": "natgeo",
  "id": "1234567890",
  "followers": 282000000,
  "posts_count": 29000,
  "is_business_account": true,
  "is_professional_account": true,
  "is_verified": true,
  "avg_engagement": 0.021,
  "profile_name": "National Geographic",
  "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
  "profile_image_link": "https://instagram.fxyz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/profile.jpg"
}
The Profiles API allows you to collect detailed information about Instagram profiles using the profile URL.

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Collect by URL

This endpoint allows users to collect comprehensive data from an Instagram profile, including business information, engagement metrics, posts, and user details.

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Input Parameters

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URL
string
required
The Instagram profile URL.

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Output Structure

Includes detailed profile, engagement, and account data. Page and profile details
  • account
  • id
  • followers
  • posts_count
  • is_business_account
  • is_professional_account
  • is_verified
  • avg_engagement
  • profile_name
  • profile_url
  • profile_image_link
  • and more
For the full list of fields,
View complete output reference
This endpoint provides a complete snapshot of an Instagram profile, making it suitable for profile analysis, engagement tracking, and account insights.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
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url
string<uri>
required

Instagram profile URL

Response

Profile data collected successfully

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account
string
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id
string
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followers
integer
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posts_count
integer
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is_business_account
boolean
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is_professional_account
boolean
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is_verified
boolean
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avg_engagement
number
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profile_name
string
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profile_url
string
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profile_image_link
string