# Best instagram profile API in 2026

> [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack-starter-get-api-v2-instagram-user), [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack) and [lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly) are the best instagram profile API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 6 providers and rank all 6 by score. For the three we score highest, we show each one's top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 profiles cost. We rank 215 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.15.

1. [Scrappa, $10 pack, Starter: Instagram profile API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack-starter-get-api-v2-instagram-user): Overall score 75.4 (Price 83, Data 56, Cost to get started 93, Bundle 100, Performance 80), $0.303 per 1,000 profiles
   - It returns 7 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.5585 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 56 out of 100.
2. [ScrapeCreators, $497 pack: Instagram profile API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack): Overall score 74.5 (Price 74, Data 86, Cost to get started 65, Bundle 99, Performance 13), $0.994 per 1,000 profiles
   - It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Contact, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.8607 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 86 out of 100.
3. [lobstr.io, $500 monthly: Instagram profile API](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly): Overall score 71.3 (Price 82, Data 72, Cost to get started 62, Bundle 99, Performance 9), $0.50 per 1,000 profiles
   - It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Contact, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 accounts as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.7179 out of 1 on those 20 accounts. That gives this plan a Data score of 72 out of 100.

The Data score on instagram profile APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how much of an account's profile a provider's call returns. We ask for each account's profile by the account's handle. Some calls take only the numeric user ID, so we use the ID there. We read each account's Instagram page, without signing in, within hours of the call. For each account, we count the parts the answer held. We count them out of the parts the page shows or any provider's answer holds. Then we average the results over all accounts. Each account counts the same. An account the call didn't find counts as 0. We compare a provider that ran on fewer accounts with the other providers on those same accounts. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy accounts. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer accounts than the benchmark has.

## Every instagram profile API provider we score, ranked

1. [Scrappa, $10 pack, Starter](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack-starter-get-api-v2-instagram-user): Overall score 75.4, Data score 56, $0.303 per 1,000 profiles
2. [ScrapeCreators, $497 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack): Overall score 74.5, Data score 86, $0.994 per 1,000 profiles
3. [lobstr.io, $500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly): Overall score 71.3, Data score 72, $0.50 per 1,000 profiles
4. [AnyAPI, top-up from $10, Manual top-up](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/anyapi/top-up-from-10-manual-top-up-post-v1-run-instagram-basic-profile): Overall score 64.9, Data score 31, $1.00 per 1,000 profiles
5. [Desearch, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/desearch/top-up): Overall score 44.9, Data score 36
6. [Captapi, $9 monthly, Starter](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/captapi/9-monthly-starter-get-v1-instagram-basic-profile): Overall score 44.7, Data score 34, $4.50 per 1,000 profiles

Last updated: October 29, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.