# Instagram Profile Lookup by Handle

> Instagram Profile Lookup by Handle is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.04/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches public profile information for an Instagram user given their handle.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.orthogonal.com/fiber/v1/instagram/profile
- Price: $0.04/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-profile-lookup-by-handle-edc01a20
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_43yfTZ7lHUjzpRsiMLdKU

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 instagram-profile-lookup-by-handle-edc01a20 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the Instagram profile for @natgeo — I want to see their bio, follower count, and any other public info on their account?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to retrieve public Instagram profile metadata for a specific user by handle. It is ideal for influencer research, social media audits, competitor analysis, or any workflow that requires programmatic access to Instagram profile data without maintaining a direct Instagram API integration. Prefer this over manual browsing or scraping when you need structured profile data returned reliably at per-call pricing.

## Known failure modes

- Handle does not exist — returns not found or empty result
- Private account — limited or no profile data returned
- Instagram rate limiting or block — request may fail or return partial data
- Malformed handle input — unexpected characters may cause parsing errors
- Account has been suspended or deleted — endpoint returns error or empty response

## How this service works

Fetches an Instagram user profile by handle.

## Output

Returns public Instagram profile data for the specified handle, typically including display name, biography, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, account type, and verification status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "handle": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Instagram handle, with or without '@'."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-profile-lookup-by-handle-edc01a20/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)