# AnyAPI Instagram Basic Profile

> AnyAPI Instagram Basic Profile is a paid API for AI agents from api.getanyapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scrapes and returns basic public profile data from an Instagram account by username or profile URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/instagram.basic_profile
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-instagram-basic-profile-aea57221
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lbVPGr5_1DY-mVICrZC6m

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability anyapi-instagram-basic-profile-aea57221 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the basic profile info for the Instagram account @natgeo — I need their follower count, bio, and number of posts?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-request access to basic Instagram public profile data without managing a social API integration or monthly subscription. Best for ad-hoc lookups of influencer stats, brand profiles, or account verification where you only need follower counts, bio, and post counts rather than full media or story data.

## Known failure modes

- Profile is private or does not exist — returns error or empty result
- Instagram blocks or rate-limits the scraper — returns scraping failure error
- Invalid or malformed username input — returns validation error
- Instagram changes page structure — may cause parsing failures returning incomplete data

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the Instagram account's public profile data including display name, username, bio/description, follower count, following count, total post count, and profile picture URL.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

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