# StableSocial Instagram Basic Profile Scraper

> StableSocial Instagram Basic Profile Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from stablesocial.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches the basic public profile data of an Instagram user by their user ID

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://stablesocial.dev/api/sc/instagram/basic-profile
- Price: $0.06/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/stablesocial-instagram-basic-profile-scraper-619e1db9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jB9htXxyoYvGZEK7BEXW6

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 stablesocial-instagram-basic-profile-scraper-619e1db9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the basic Instagram profile for user ID 12345678 — I want to see their bio, follower count, and account details?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-request access to Instagram basic profile data without managing Instagram API credentials or OAuth flows. Ideal for agents that need to enrich creator records, vet influencers, or monitor account metrics on demand at $0.06 per call with no subscription commitment.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram user ID returns an error or empty result
- Private Instagram accounts may return limited or no data
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking may cause scrape failures
- Stale or cached data if the profile was recently changed
- Payment failure via x402 protocol prevents request from being processed

## How this service works

Scrape Creators · Instagram — Basic Profile

## Output

Returns public Instagram profile data for the specified user ID, typically including username, display name, bio, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, and account category/type.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "userId": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Instagram user id"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/stablesocial-instagram-basic-profile-scraper-619e1db9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from stablesocial.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/stablesocial.dev/llms.txt)