Basic Profile

GET /v1/instagram/basic-profile

Fetches a lightweight Instagram profile summary by user ID, returning username, full name, biography, profile picture URL, verification status, follower count, following count, media count, and account privacy and type. Ideal for quick lookups or enrichment when you already have the numeric user ID.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
userId	string	no	Instagram user id	314216

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/basic-profile' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({  });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/basic-profile?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/basic-profile',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators instagram basic-profile --help

Example Response

{
  "friendship_status": null,
  "gating": null,
  "is_memorialized": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "has_story_archive": null,
  "supervision_info": null,
  "is_regulated_c18": false,
  "regulated_news_in_locations": [],
  "bio_links": [],
  "linked_fb_info": null,
  "text_post_app_badge_label": "zuck",
  "show_text_post_app_badge": true,
  "username": "zuck",
  "text_post_new_post_count": null,
  "pk": "314216",
  "live_broadcast_visibility": null,
  "live_broadcast_id": null,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fpoz4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/550234512_18532404670058217_8758519395071163708_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.fpoz4-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QENWmroLq0Z2oxDXF-wYN4Txpcg88E2n5GZTMYtQgXKAlUWi1gMsQQilbgL7mYspgA&_nc_ohc=vS_PAWzWFjcQ7kNvwEe9m50&_nc_gid=AOVYXTTsY5VI85UshvRoHA&edm=ALGbJPMBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfcUDbyLkAcHCLaaiVpvfv4AvlKuZUdsos_eZmuWHS02NQ&oe=68EB29FB&_nc_sid=7d3ac5",
  "hd_profile_pic_url_info": {
    "url": "https://instagram.fpoz4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/550234512_18532404670058217_8758519395071163708_n.jpg?efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.fpoz4-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QENWmroLq0Z2oxDXF-wYN4Txpcg88E2n5GZTMYtQgXKAlUWi1gMsQQilbgL7mYspgA&_nc_ohc=vS_PAWzWFjcQ7kNvwEe9m50&_nc_gid=AOVYXTTsY5VI85UshvRoHA&edm=ALGbJPMBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfcBW_k3ngIbA43oUKKZ9SPx-FtlrQSSbOWg8npnXGqCcg&oe=68EB29FB&_nc_sid=7d3ac5"
  },
  "is_unpublished": false,
  "latest_reel_media": 0,
  "has_profile_pic": null,
  "profile_pic_genai_tool_info": [],
  "biography": "I build stuff",
  "full_name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
  "is_verified": true,
  "show_account_transparency_details": true,
  "account_type": 3,
  "follower_count": 16101999,
  "mutual_followers_count": null,
  "profile_context_links_with_user_ids": null,
  "address_street": null,
  "city_name": null,
  "is_business": false,
  "zip": null,
  "biography_with_entities": {
    "entities": []
  },
  "category": null,
  "should_show_category": false,
  "account_badges": [],
  "ai_agent_type": null,
  "external_lynx_url": null,
  "external_url": "",
  "pronouns": [],
  "transparency_label": null,
  "transparency_product": null,
  "has_chaining": null,
  "remove_message_entrypoint": null,
  "fbid_v2": "17841401746480004",
  "is_embeds_disabled": false,
  "is_professional_account": null,
  "following_count": 617,
  "media_count": 409,
  "total_clips_count": 1,
  "latest_besties_reel_media": null,
  "reel_media_seen_timestamp": null,
  "id": "314216"
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.