Get Instagram Creator Profile (Realtime)

Collects a Instagram creator's profile directly from the platform at request time instead of reading the persisted database. Use it when freshness matters more than throughput; realtime calls consume more quota than database reads.

GET/api/v1/instagram/realtime/user/info

Quota usage: Each successful request to this endpoint deducts 100 quota units from your plan.

Platform Path Family

/api/v1/{platform}/realtime/user/info

Available Platforms

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

This endpoint has no required parameters.

Optional Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`username`	query	string	username example: nike
`user_id`	query	string	user_id example: 13460080

Response Fields

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Success
`code`	integer	Code
`message`	string	Message
`data`	object	-
`data.user_id`	string	user_id
`data.username`	string	username
`data.full_name`	string	full_name
`data.profile_url`	string	Profile URL
`data.description`	string	Bio
`data.follower_count`	integer	Follower count
`data.following_count`	integer	Following count
`data.media_count`	integer	Post count
`data.is_private`	boolean	Private account

Try It

Request URL

https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/instagram/realtime/user/info

Authorization

Select an API key from Dashboard

Add an API key before sending a request.Go to Dashboard

Query Params

username

user_id

cURL Example

bash

curl -X GET "https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/instagram/realtime/user/info" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response Example (200 application/json)

json

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Request successful",
  "data": {
    "user_id": "string",
    "username": "string",
    "full_name": "string",
    "profile_url": "string",
    "avatar": "string",
    "verified": true,
    "description": "string",
    "follower_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "media_count": 0,
    "is_private": true
  }
}

Use Cases

Pre-campaign refresh — Refresh a shortlisted creator's numbers right before signing a deal so the contract reflects today's audience size.
Filling database gaps — When the database lookup returns nothing for a creator, trigger a live collection to obtain the profile.