# Portals Protocol Instagram Profile Lookup

> Portals Protocol Instagram Profile Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.portalsprotocol.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves public Instagram profile data including bio, username, avatar, follower counts, and recent posts for a given username

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.portalsprotocol.com/instagram/profile
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 3
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-portalsprotocol-com-34ccd6d7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WRrG-dNCvxrKXNqpr2UE1

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 api-portalsprotocol-com-34ccd6d7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the public Instagram profile for username 'natgeo' — I need their bio, follower count, avatar, and a look at their recent posts?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve public Instagram profile metadata and recent post activity for a specific username. It is well-suited for influencer research, social media enrichment pipelines, brand monitoring, or any workflow requiring Instagram profile data without direct Instagram API credentials.

## Known failure modes

- Username not found — account does not exist or is misspelled
- Private account — profile data unavailable for private Instagram accounts
- Rate limiting or Instagram blocking — upstream access denied
- Invalid request format — missing or malformed username parameter
- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance for x402 micropayment

## Output

Returns structured public Instagram profile data including the account's bio/description, username, profile avatar image URL, follower and following counts, and a list of recent posts.

## More

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