# InstaGapi, free: Instagram profile API

> Get a public Instagram profile — bio, follower and following counts, post count, verification, category and links — from one REST call.

InstaGapi's Instagram profile API on its Basic plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Contact, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts.
We haven't run InstaGapi through [our Instagram profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 466 plans for Instagram profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.809 per 1,000 profiles or less.
[Zapi's Rp399,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least 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 [ReefAPI](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/reefapi/450-quarterly/llms.txt) are the best Instagram profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/free
- [Instagram profile API: 20+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.instagapi.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.instagapi.com/api/user/info`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.instagapi.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.instagapi.com/instagram-profile-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: InstaGapi (https://www.instagapi.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: Get user posts with pagination · Get user reels with pagination · Get user followers · Get user following · Get user tagged posts · Search users by keyword · Get media by numeric ID · Get media by shortcode · Get media by public URL · Get media comments (paginated) · Get media likers · Get user media feed (paginated) · Get user stories by ID · Get stories by username · Get single story by ID · Retrieve public story media metadata · Get user highlights by ID · Get highlights by username · Get highlight by URL · Get hashtag info · Get top media for hashtag · Get reels for hashtag · Get location info · Get top media at location · Search locations by coordinates

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Get a public Instagram profile — bio, follower and following counts, post count, verification, category and links — from one REST call.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: 2. Description of Service [...] You are responsible for ensuring your use of the data complies with all applicable laws and any third-party platform terms. 3. API Usage: You agree not to exceed your plan's rate limits and request quotas. API keys are personal and must not be shared or published publicly. [...] Automated queries that violate platform terms of service are prohibited. 4. Prohibited Uses: Using the Service for spamming, harassment, or any illegal activity. Attempting to bypass rate limits or security measures. Reselling raw API access without adding substantial value. Collecting private user data without consent.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 30 requests a month
- Enough for: 30 calls a month

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.28
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: username_or_id
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/user/info

## About the plan

- Plan: Basic
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 17 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, username, name, bio, bio links, profile picture, profile picture HD, private account, verified, posts count, followers, following, website, category, business account, public email, business phone

## InstaGapi's plans (4)

- [InstaGapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [InstaGapi, $8.90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/8-90-monthly/llms.txt): $2.967 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [InstaGapi, $49.90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/49-90-monthly/llms.txt): $1.248 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [InstaGapi, $119.90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/119-90-monthly/llms.txt): $0.922 per 1,000, 73% complete

## InstaGapi's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/user/info`: [InstaGapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/free/llms.txt)

## InstaGapi's APIs (2)

- [InstaGapi: Instagram post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/instagapi/free/llms.txt)
- [InstaGapi: Instagram profile API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/instagapi/free/llms.txt)

## InstaGapi: Instagram profile API alternatives

- [Refetcher, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/refetcher/top-up/llms.txt): $0.90 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [Context.dev, $90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/context-dev/90-monthly/llms.txt): $0.90 per 1,000, 82% complete, 3 days
- [FastSocial, $59 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/fastsocial/59-pack/llms.txt): $0.908 per 1,000, 64% complete, 5 minutes
- [TikHub, top-up from $5,000, Advanced Enterprise $5,000, GET /api/v1/instagram/v1/fetch_user_info_by_username](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/tikhub/top-up-from-5000-advanced-enterprise-5000-get-api-v1-instagram-v1-fetch-user-info-by-username/llms.txt): $0.926 per 1,000, 64% complete

## 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://www.instagapi.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.instagapi.com/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.instagapi.com/guides/instagram-account-info-by-username?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.instagapi.com/instagram-profile-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.instagapi.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing