Instagram Profile About API
Scrape Instagram Profile About data with one API call. Returns the data behind Instagram's "About this account" panel for a public account: the country the account is based in (`author.ext.country`), the month it joined (`author.ext.account_created`), and the public contact address and phone the account publishes (`author.ext.public_email`, `author.ext.public_phone`). Country is the account's own declared country, not the country you are calling from. Coverage follows what Instagram publishes: an account that shows no transparency panel returns null for those fields.
Last updated September 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns Instagram's "About this account" details for a public account: the country it is based in, the month it joined, and any contact email or phone it publishes.
Use it to tell where a creator is based, for example to include or exclude a region; profile returns the follower and post counts instead.
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The Profile About endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/about?handle=instagram"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/about",
params={
'handle': 'instagram',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/about?handle=instagram",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| handle | Yes | Instagram username without the @ symbol |
What does the Instagram Profile About API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "instagram",
"endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile",
"data": {
"author": {
"id": "528817151",
"username": "nasa",
"display_name": "NASA",
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/29090066_159271188110124_1152068159029641216_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gF_ZOyacP2ZxvTwISAHsSMx5asgW1AxJ-EvdVyQnWaIqOoHbHMxaugucZE9K7U6iePJ5sy_AwBliYYR9brDmaTN&_nc_ohc=Nw8H9lTngQgQ7kNvwGnjtoO&_nc_gid=oVc10Bvl_SYb8NYf4N9zow&edm=AOQ1c0wBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQBRPsRNYH983CV3Cpi5GEmECZIFeJsRBFCxbj0YQVLw4A&oe=6A631B69&_nc_sid=8b3546",
"bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
"verified": true,
"followers": 104307425,
"following": 91,
"posts_count": 4853,
"likes_count": null,
"url": "https://www.nasa.gov/",
"private": false,
"joined_at": null
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.00193,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Instagram Profile About API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Ready to scrape Instagram Profile About data?
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