---
title: "Get Instagram Basic Profile"
method: GET
path: "/instagram/user/basic"
tags: ["Instagram"]
---

# Get Instagram Basic Profile

`GET /instagram/user/basic`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://scrappa.co/api`
- URL: `https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/user/basic`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`

Retrieve the basic public Instagram profile for a numeric user ID.

## Query parameters

- `user_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- object
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `found` boolean, required
  - `user_id` string
  - `user` object, nullable, required
    - `id` string, nullable, required
    - `username` string, nullable, required
    - `full_name` string, nullable, required
    - `profile_pic_url` string, nullable, required
    - `profile_pic_url_hd` string, nullable, required
    - `is_verified` boolean, required
    - `is_private` boolean, required
    - `follower_count` integer, nullable, required
    - `following_count` integer, nullable, required
    - `media_count` integer, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - API key is missing or invalid
- `403`: Instagram explicitly requires login. Scrappa does not retry the login-gated resource. Profile lookups may recover from public profile data; unresolved login requirements are nonbillable and not retryable.
- `422`: The user_id parameter is missing or not numeric.
- `503`: The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.

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