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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.

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Tool details

FieldValue
Tool nameinstagram.get_user
PlatformInstagram
REST endpointGET /v1/instagram/users/{username}
Result typeDetail tool

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Parameters

ParameterSourceTypeRequiredDescription
usernamepathstringYesInstagram username (with or without @ symbol)
projection_presetsharedstringNoOptional. Defaults to minimal. Allowed values: full, minimal, identity, engagement, content.
data_fieldssharedstring[]NoOptional. Adds top-level keys from data on top of the selected projection_preset.

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Example

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

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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"
]

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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.