Get user profile

Returns profile information for an Instagram user including bio, follower counts, profile picture, and account metadata. Look up any public Instagram account by username.

What it does

Returns profile information for an Instagram user including bio, follower counts, profile picture, and account metadata. Look up any public Instagram account by username.

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	instagram_get_user
Platform	Instagram
REST endpoint	GET /v1/instagram/users/{username}
Result type	Detail tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
username	string	Yes	Instagram username (with or without @ symbol)
projection_preset	string	No	Defaults to minimal. Allowed values: full, minimal, identity, engagement, content.
data_fields	string[]	No	Adds top-level keys from data on top of the selected projection_preset.

Example

{
  "name": "instagram_get_user",
  "arguments": {
    "username": "khaby.lame",
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "entityId",
      "name",
      "preferredUsername",
      "summary"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

• @context
• type
• id
• url
• entityId
• name
• preferredUsername
• summary
• attachment
• isPrivate
• isVerified
• isPaidVerified
• isBusiness
• isProfessional
• category
• pronouns
• hasVideos
• hasChannel
• hasMicroblog
• followerCount
• followingCount
• mediaCount
• videoCount
• highlightCount
• icon
• image

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.