# EnsembleData, free trial, GET /instagram/user/basic-info: Instagram profile API

> Fetch basic user information from their user ID.

EnsembleData's Instagram profile API on its Free Trial plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 3 of the 11 key fields we check: Photo, Followers, Following.
We rank 215 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.15.
[Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack-starter-get-api-v2-instagram-user/llms.txt), [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack/llms.txt) and [lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt) are the best instagram profile API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-basic-info
- [Best instagram profile API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://ensembledata.com/pricing
- Request: `GET https://ensembledata.com/apis/instagram/user/basic-info`
- API key: with the plan, on https://ensembledata.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://ensembledata.com/apis/docs#tag/Instagram/operation/instagram_user_basic_stats
- Sold by: EnsembleData (https://ensembledata.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 27%
- Photo: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 57 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetch basic user information from their user ID.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Clients may only use the APIs and Data for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions [...] Clients may not use the APIs or Data for any illegal or unethical purposes, including but not limited to, spamming, hacking, or phishing [...] Clients may not use the APIs or Data to create a product or service that competes directly with EnsembleData’s services [...] Clients may not use the APIs or Data in a manner that would cause harm to EnsembleData, its employees, agents, or any third party

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 50 credits a day
- Enough for: about 12 calls a day
- Expires: at 00:00 UTC each day, when the daily units are reset

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: user_id
- Method: GET
- Path: /instagram/user/basic-info

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Trial
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 5 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, profile picture, username, followers, following

## EnsembleData's plans (7)

- [EnsembleData, free trial, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, $100 monthly, Wood, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/100-monthly-wood-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $8.889 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, $200 monthly, Bronze, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/200-monthly-bronze-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $5.333 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, $400 monthly, Silver, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/400-monthly-silver-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $4.848 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, $800 monthly, Gold, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/800-monthly-gold-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $4.267 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, $1,400 monthly, Platinum, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/1400-monthly-platinum-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): $3.733 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [EnsembleData, contact us, Diamond, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/contact-us-diamond-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt): 27% complete, live

## EnsembleData's calls for this API (3)

- `GET /instagram/user/basic-info`: [EnsembleData, free trial, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt)
- `GET /instagram/user/detailed-info`: [EnsembleData, free trial, GET /instagram/user/detailed-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-detailed-info/llms.txt)
- `GET /instagram/user/info`: [EnsembleData, free trial, GET /instagram/user/info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-info/llms.txt)

## EnsembleData's APIs (8)

- [EnsembleData: Instagram post API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/ensembledata/free/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: X post API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/ensembledata/free/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: X profile API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/ensembledata/free/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: YouTube channel video API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/ensembledata/free/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: YouTube channel API pricing, 7 plans, Channel Detailed Info](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-youtube-channel-detailed-info-channel-detailed-info/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: YouTube channel API pricing, 7 plans, Channel Detailed Info, full](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-youtube-channel-detailed-info-channel-detailed-info-full/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: Instagram profile API pricing, 7 plans, GET /instagram/user/basic-info](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-instagram-user-basic-info/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: TikTok profile API pricing, 7 plans, GET /tt/user/info-from-secuid](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-tt-user-info-from-secuid/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: TikTok profile API pricing, 7 plans, GET /tt/user/info](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-tt-user-info/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: TikTok video API pricing, 7 plans, GET /tt/user/posts-from-secuid](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-tt-user-posts-from-secuid/llms.txt)
- [EnsembleData: TikTok video API pricing, 7 plans, GET /tt/user/posts](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-tt-user-posts/llms.txt)

## EnsembleData: Instagram profile API alternatives

- [Anysite, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/anysite/49-monthly/llms.txt): $3.267 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £49 pack, Growth, POST /v1/prism/profiles](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialcrawl/49-pack-growth-post-v1-prism-profiles/llms.txt): $3.267 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SociaVault, $79 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/sociavault/79-pack/llms.txt): $3.95 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Social Fetch, $2,430 yearly, Scale, GET /v2/instagram/profiles/{profile}, Get Instagram profile, full](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/social-fetch/2430-yearly-scale-get-v2-instagram-profiles-profile-get-instagram-profile-full/llms.txt): $4.05 per 1,000, 82% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-29.

- https://ensembledata.com/apis/docs
- https://ensembledata.com/apis/openapi.json
- https://ensembledata.com/pricing
- https://ensembledata.com/terms-and-conditions