# herascrape, free balance on connecting telegram, GET /users/username/{username}: Instagram profile API

> Fetches the full profile by handle in one Instagram request.

herascrape's Instagram profile API on its Free balance on connecting Telegram plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. herascrape's docs list 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Contact, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
We haven't run herascrape through [our Instagram profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 551 plans for Instagram profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.648 per 1,000 profiles or less.
[Zapi's Rp399,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles: $0.022.
[lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt), [KonbiniAPI](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/konbiniapi/499-monthly/llms.txt) and [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/scrappa/10-pack-starter-get-api-instagram-user-basic/llms.txt) are the best Instagram profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-username-username
- [Instagram profile API: the best of 30+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://herascrape.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.herascrape.com/users/username/{username}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://herascrape.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://herascrape.com/docs/api/users?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing#profile-by-username
- Sold by: herascrape (https://herascrape.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-05

## In the answer

- Completeness: 73%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Links: ✓
- Contact: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Instagram User API (by ID) · Instagram Followers API · Instagram Following API · Instagram User Posts API · Instagram User Reels API · Instagram Tagged Posts API · Instagram User Stories API · Instagram User Highlights API · Instagram User Reposts API · Instagram Account About API · Instagram Similar Accounts API · Instagram Post API · Instagram Post Comments API · Instagram Post Likers API · Instagram All Post Likers API · Instagram Post Counts API · Instagram Comment Replies API · Instagram Comment Likers API · Instagram User Search API · Instagram Hashtag Search API · Instagram Audio Search API · Instagram Top Search API · Instagram Place Search API · Instagram Reels Search API · Instagram Hashtag Info API · Instagram Hashtag Top Posts API · Instagram Hashtag Recent Posts API · Instagram Hashtag Reels API · Instagram Location Info API · Instagram Location Top Posts API · Instagram Location Recent Posts API · Instagram Highlight API · Instagram Story API · Instagram Add Yours Template API · Instagram Add Yours Participants API · Instagram Add Yours Stories API · Instagram Trending Audio API · Instagram Audio API · Instagram Audio Medias API

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetches the full profile by handle in one Instagram request.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Do not use the service for harassment, stalking, doxxing, unlawful surveillance, facial recognition, biometric identification, re-identification of anonymised people, special-category profiling, targeting minors or compiling personal-data databases for sale. Do not train systems for those purposes, resell or proxy raw API access without substantial added functionality, circumvent limits or billing, evade suspensions, infringe rights or act unlawfully. You choose what to retrieve, how to use it, who receives it and retention. Establish any necessary lawful basis and comply with applicable privacy, intellectual-property and contractual obligations, including Instagram terms binding on you.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: $1
- Enough for: 2,500 calls
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 50
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: username
- Method: GET
- Path: /users/username/{username}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free balance on connecting Telegram
- Who can get it: anyone aged 18 or over who connects Telegram after signing up

## The 19 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, username, name, bio, bio with entities, website, bio links, followers, following, posts count, private account, verified, business account, category, public email, profile picture, HD profile picture, has highlights, pronouns

## herascrape's plans (6)

- [herascrape, free balance on connecting telegram, GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [herascrape, top-up from $5, Prepaid balance, from $5, GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/top-up-from-5-prepaid-balance-from-5-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [herascrape, $100 pack, Deposit $100 (+2.5% bonus), GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/100-pack-deposit-100-2-5-bonus-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.39 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [herascrape, $200 pack, Deposit $200 (+5% bonus), GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/200-pack-deposit-200-5-bonus-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.381 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [herascrape, $500 pack, Deposit $500 (+7.5% bonus), GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/500-pack-deposit-500-7-5-bonus-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.372 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [herascrape, $1,000 pack, Deposit $1,000 (+10% bonus), GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/1000-pack-deposit-1000-10-bonus-get-users-username-username/llms.txt): $0.364 per 1,000, 73% complete, live

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

- `GET /users/{user_id}/about`: [herascrape, free balance on connecting telegram, GET /users/{user_id}/about](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-user-id-about/llms.txt)
- `GET /users/{user_id}`: [herascrape, free balance on connecting telegram, GET /users/{user_id}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-user-id/llms.txt)
- `GET /users/username/{username}`: [herascrape, free balance on connecting telegram, GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-username-username/llms.txt)

## herascrape's APIs (2)

- [herascrape: Instagram profile API pricing, 6 plans, GET /users/username/{username}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-username-username/llms.txt)
- [herascrape: Instagram post API pricing, 6 plans, GET /users/{user_id}/posts](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-user-id-posts/llms.txt)
- [herascrape: Instagram post API pricing, 6 plans, GET /users/{user_id}/reels](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/herascrape/free-balance-on-connecting-telegram-get-users-user-id-reels/llms.txt)

## herascrape: Instagram profile API alternatives

- [ReefAPI, $1,200 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/reefapi/1200-yearly/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [Serpent API, top-up from $100, Growth, GET /api/social/instagram/profile, Instagram Profile](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/serpent-api/top-up-from-100-growth-get-api-social-instagram-profile-instagram-profile/llms.txt): $0.36 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [Omkar Cloud, $148 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/omkar-cloud/148-monthly/llms.txt): $0.37 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [lobstr.io, $4,800 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/4800-yearly/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 73% 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 2026-11-05.

- https://herascrape.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/docs/api/users?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/docs/getting-started/authentication?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/docs/getting-started/errors?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/docs/getting-started/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://herascrape.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing