# SocialiQ, free: Instagram profile API

> Fetch one normalized profile by handle.

SocialiQ's Free plan for the Instagram profile API costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. We check each provider's docs for 11 fields. SocialiQ's docs list 3: Followers, Following, Posts.
We haven't run SocialiQ through [our Instagram profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 730 plans for Instagram profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.999 or less per 1,000 profiles. [182 Instagram profile API plans on our price sheet are free.](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt) [lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/lobstr-io/free/llms.txt) has a free plan with 100 results a month. lobstr.io is the best Instagram profile API in our benchmark.
[Zapi's Rp399,000 (about $22) monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles: $0.022. [Zapi's Rp49,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/zapi/rp49000-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least for 10,000 profiles a month: about $2.72.
[Socialinsider's $199 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialinsider/199-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of profiles, and costs more up front than Zapi's Rp399,000 (about $22) monthly plan.
[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 [EveryInfra](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/everyinfra/10-pack/llms.txt) are the best Instagram profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/free
- [Instagram profile API in 2026: the best of 50+ compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://socialiq.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.socialiq.dev/v1/instagram/users/{handle}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://socialiq.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://socialiq.dev/docs/users?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing#get-user
- Sold by: SocialiQ (https://socialiq.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-11

## In the answer

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

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 44 other SocialiQ calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000 calls that find nothing: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetch one normalized profile by handle.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: When using the Service, you agree that you will not: Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including data protection, privacy, intellectual property, export control, and anti-spam laws. Use the Service in a way that violates the terms of service, community guidelines, or other rules of the underlying social media platforms whose public data is surfaced through the Service. Resell, redistribute, or otherwise make available raw data obtained through the Service in any manner that violates applicable law or any third party’s rights. Attempt to identify, de-anonymize, surveil, harass, stalk, or harm individuals, or to discriminate against any person in a way prohibited by law. Exceed your plan’s rate limits, circumvent usage controls, or otherwise use the Service in a manner that is abusive, disproportionate, or that degrades the Service for others. Access must be within fair and reasonable use. [...] You are solely responsible for determining whether your collection, storage, and use of data obtained through the Service is lawful and appropriate for your use case [...]

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 requests
- Enough for: 100 calls, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: handle
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/instagram/users/{handle}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 8 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, platform, username, name, followers, following, posts count, request ID

## SocialiQ's plans (11)

- [SocialiQ, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $10 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/10-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $25 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/25-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $50 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/50-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $100 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/100-monthly/llms.txt): $4.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $200 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/200-monthly/llms.txt): $4.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $400 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/400-monthly/llms.txt): $4.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $750 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/750-monthly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $1,500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/1500-monthly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [SocialiQ, $3,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/3000-monthly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 27% complete

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

- `GET /v1/instagram/users/{handle}`: [SocialiQ, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)

## SocialiQ's APIs (16)

- [SocialiQ Instagram profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn company data API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn post details API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ LinkedIn post search API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ Reddit post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reddit-post-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ Threads post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/threads-post-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ Threads profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/threads-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ TikTok profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ TikTok video API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ X post API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ X profile API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ Video search API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialiQ YouTube channel video API pricing, 11 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialiq/free/llms.txt)

## SocialiQ: Instagram profile API alternatives

[SocialiQ alternatives: other Instagram profile API providers by price](https://datacircle.dev/socialiq-alternatives.txt)

We list SocialiQ's cheapest paid plan first. Next we list other providers' plans closest to SocialiQ in price per 1,000 profiles.

- [SocialiQ, $750 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialiq/750-monthly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 27% complete
- [Captapi, $72 yearly, Starter, GET /v1/instagram/basic-profile](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/captapi/72-yearly-starter-get-v1-instagram-basic-profile/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [SocQ, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socq/top-up-from-5/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [AxioAPI, $2 pack](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/axioapi/2-pack/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 55% complete
- [UnifAPI, top-up, Pay-as-you-go](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/unifapi/top-up-pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 45% 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 2026-11-11.

- https://socialiq.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/docs/platforms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/docs/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/docs/users?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/platforms/linkedin?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing
- https://socialiq.dev/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-profile-api-pricing