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Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper

Find Instagram accounts related to seed profiles. Export direct suggestions with stable IDs, seed attribution, and source order. No Instagram login required. JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Try it on Apify See example code

users, last 30 days: 6
runs, last 30 days: 28
runs, all time: 39
users, all time: 9

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Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper specifications

Platform	Instagram
Apify actor	`data-slayer/instagram-related-profiles-scraper`
Price	from $1.50 per 1,000 results, plus $0.0005 per run start
Inputs	`seedProfilesmaxResultsPerSeed`
Output	15 documented fields per row
Export formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
Instagram login or cookies	Not required
Integrations	Apify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updated	September 29, 2026 (version 1.0.3)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-related-profiles-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items

request

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-related-profiles-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "seedProfiles": [
      "natgeo",
      "nasa"
    ],
    "maxResultsPerSeed": 20
  }'

each result row15 fields

{
  "seed_input": string,
  "seed_username": string,
  "source_username": string,
  "seed_input_index": integer,
  "suggestion_rank": integer,
  "relationship_type": string,
  "related_id": string,
  "related_username": string,
  "related_profile_url": string,
  "id": string,
  "username": string,
  "full_name": string | null,
  "profile_pic_url": string | null,
  "is_private": boolean | null,
  // + 1 more fields
}

Input parameters

2 parameters you can set for each run.

parameter	type	description
`seedProfiles`	array	Seed profiles Instagram usernames or profile URLs to expand. Up to 20 unique public profiles per run.
`maxResultsPerSeed`	integer	Related profiles per seed Keep the first 1–80 unique direct suggestions returned for each seed. The Actor processes one bounded suggestion set and does not recursively expand accounts. default: 20

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 15 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

field	type	description
`seed_input`	string	Seed input
`seed_username`	string	Seed username
`source_username`	string	Backward-compatible alias of seed_username.
`seed_input_index`	integer	Seed input index
`suggestion_rank`	integer	One-based position in Instagram's direct suggestion order before duplicate removal.
`relationship_type`	string	Relationship type
`related_id`	string	Stable Instagram profile ID stored as a string.
`related_username`	string	Related username
`related_profile_url`	string	Related profile URL
`id`	string	Backward-compatible source identity.
`username`	string	Backward-compatible source username.
`full_name`	string \| null	Full name
`profile_pic_url`	string \| null	Profile picture
`is_private`	boolean \| null	Private account
`is_verified`	boolean \| null	Verified account

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

event	price	per 1,000, by Apify plan
result One direct related-profile row written to the default dataset.	$0.0025 each	Free $2.50 Bronze $2.17 Silver $1.83 Gold $1.50 Platinum $1.50 Diamond $1.50
Actor Start Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).	$0.0005 per run	Charged once per run

Questions

How much does Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper cost?

Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.0025 per result, which is $2.50 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $1.50 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.0005.

Do I need to log in to Instagram or share cookies?

No. Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper works without your Instagram login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 15 fields, including seed_input, seed_username, source_username, seed_input_index, and suggestion_rank.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper specifications

Run it from code

Input parameters

Output fields

Pricing

Questions

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