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jsonscraper Instagram profile API pricing: GET /v1/user/by/username

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9% complete: 1 of the 11 fields on our checklistSee the 11 fields
$1.9995per 1,000 profilesWe haven't run jsonscraper through our Instagram profile API benchmark yet.We rank 730 plans for Instagram profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.999 or less per 1,000 profiles. This plan costs less per 1,000 profiles than 49% of the 730 plans.Zapi's Rp399,000 (about $22) monthly plan is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles: $0.022. Zapi's Rp49,000 monthly plan costs the least for 10,000 profiles a month: about $2.72.Socialinsider's $199 monthly plan covers any number of profiles, and costs more up front than Zapi's Rp399,000 (about $22) monthly plan.lobstr.io, KonbiniAPI and EveryInfra are the best Instagram profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
Type a number to see the cheapest jsonscraper plan for that many profiles. The table below then sorts the other plans by what each costs.
Plan: Personal one of jsonscraper's 8 plans
Call: GET /v1/user/by/username one of jsonscraper's 3 calls for this API
API: Instagram profile API one of jsonscraper's 4 APIs

About this item

  • Freshness. We don't know how fresh this plan's data is.
  • 1 of the 11 fields on our checklist. Verified.
  • A monthly subscription. You pay $39.99 a month for 20,000 requests.
  • One call. You send username to GET /v1/user/by/username. You can also send cache_timeout. The call returns the account's profile.
  • Anyone can get it. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

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jsonscraper alternatives: other Instagram profile API providers by price

We list other providers' plans closest to this plan in price per 1,000 profiles.

This planjsonscraper, $39.99 monthly, Personal, GET /v1/user/by/usernamelobstr.io, $20 monthlyStophy, top-up from $10Openhandle, pay as you goAPI.SH, top-up from $15
$ per 1,000 profiles$1.9995$2.00$2.00$2.00$2.00
Completeness9%73%73%82%64%
Billingmonthlymonthlypay firstpay as you gopay first
Pay$39.99$20$10per call$15
Enough for20,000 calls a month10,000 results a month5,000 callsas many as you pay for7,500 calls
Freshnessunknownliveunknownunknownunknown
Who can get itanyoneprofessionals, not consumersanyone who signs upanyoneanyone aged 18 or over with a working email address

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-11.

  1. evelode.com/downloads/ig-scraper-api/
  2. github.com/jsonscraper/instagram-api-node/blob/main/docs/endpoints.md
  3. jsonscraper.com
  4. jsonscraper.com/acceptable-use
  5. jsonscraper.com/services/ig-scraper-api
  6. jsonscraper.com/services/tiktok-scraper-api
  7. jsonscraper.com/terms-of-service
  8. raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonscraper/instagram-api-node/main/docs/guide.md
  9. raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonscraper/instagram-api-node/main/docs/responses.md
  10. postman.com/_api/collection/52903714-fe84d353-0a19-431f-a39d-1c2640d96fb0

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Bio, not in the answer
  • Photo, not in the answer
  • Links, not in the answer
  • Contact, not in the answer
  • Location, not in the answer
  • Verified
  • Followers, not in the answer
  • Following, not in the answer
  • Posts, not in the answer
  • Likes, not in the answer
  • Views, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000 profiles$1.9995
Percall
Billingmonthly
$ a month$39.99
Charges
Also pays forfrom the same budget: 96 other jsonscraper calls
Not found
$ per 1,000 calls that find nothing$0.00
In their words
Their pitchGet user info by username (by ID is faster)
Data
Keep datano limit
Use dataUse services lawfully and in compliance with applicable regulations. Do not attempt unauthorized access, abuse, or service disruption. [...] Account sharing outside your organization may be restricted. [...] Prohibited use: Accessing private accounts or intentionally restricted content, or circumventing privacy settings, Credential theft or credential harvesting, Identity fraud or impersonation, Stalking, harassment or doxxing, Unlawful surveillance, Fraud or deceptive activity, Spam or unlawful direct marketing, Illegal discrimination or prohibited automated decision-making, Violation of intellectual-property or privacy rights, Using the service to facilitate unlawful activity. [...] Customers are responsible for establishing an appropriate lawful basis for their downstream processing, profiling, outreach, marketing or automated decision-making involving personal data. [...] Access to information through the Services does not itself grant customers intellectual-property rights or permission to reproduce, republish, redistribute or commercially exploit third-party content where separate authorization is required. [...] You agree not to overload infrastructure, attempt to bypass plan limits, or run abusive traffic patterns that degrade service stability for other customers.
Plan
Pay$39.99
You get20,000 requests a month
Enough for20,000 calls a month
Rate limit
Per second10
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendusername. Optional: cache_timeout
MethodGET
Path/v1/user/by/username
About the plan
PlanPersonal
Who can get itanyone
The 4 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, username, verified, private account

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