Get user profile

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.

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