> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/profiles/profile/get>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/profiles/profile/get.mdx>

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json>

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages.
- [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 264 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls).
- [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).
- Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get Instagram profile (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/instagram/profiles/profile/get)

## Summary

Get an Instagram profile by handle, profile URL or user id, optionally with its latest posts and About this account details.

**Tags:** `Instagram`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v2/instagram/profiles/{profile}`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.instagram.getProfileV2({ profile, include? })`
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `private`, `not_found`

## Agent notes

- **Disambiguation:** One profile lookup for a handle, a profile URL or a numeric user id. Add include=recentMedia for the latest grid posts and include=about for the country and join month; each adds 1 credit.
- **Empty results:** `recentMedia` and `about` are null when not asked for, and when they can't be served (a private account's grid, an unavailable panel); then they are not charged and `meta.creditsCharged` is lower. `not_found` has a null profile.

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Add-on (`include=recentMedia`):** +1 credit. _+1 credit for recentMedia_
- **Add-on (`include=about`):** +1 credit. _+1 credit for about_
- **Maximum on success (200):** 3 credits.
- **Failed requests (`lookup_failed`, `503`):** not charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `profile` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`
- **Description:** Handle, profile URL or numeric user id.

### `include` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `array`
- **Description:** Optional extras, comma-separated: `recentMedia`, `about` (+1 credit each).

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: Instagram profile.
- **400**: Invalid profile or include
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data).
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

Instagram profile.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, private, not_found. `found`; `private` when the account is private (only what Instagram shows publicly is returned); `not_found` when it doesn't exist.
  - **profile** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The profile. Null when not found.
    - **id** (required) — type `string`; pattern: `^\d+$`; nullable. Instagram user id.
    - **handle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Username, without @.
    - **displayName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Display name.
    - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile picture. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
    - **verified** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the account is verified.
    - **privateAccount** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the account is private.
    - **bio** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Bio text.
    - **profileUrl** (required) — type `string`. Public profile URL.
    - **avatarUrlHd** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Higher-resolution profile picture. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
    - **externalUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Website link on the profile.
    - **bioLinks** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Links in the bio. Null when unknown.
      - _items:_
    - **category** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Category label, such as Musician.
    - **accountType** (required) — type `string`; enum: personal, business, creator, null; nullable. Account type. Null when unknown.
    - **metrics** (required) — type `object`. Profile counts.
      - **followers** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Followers.
      - **following** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Accounts followed.
      - **posts** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Posts on the profile.
    - **hasHighlights** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the profile has story highlights.
    - **hasActiveStory** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether a story is live right now.
    - **contact** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Public contact details. Null unless a business shows them.
      - **email** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public contact email.
      - **phone** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public contact phone, with the country code when known.
      - **address** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Business address. Null when none is shown.
  - **recentMedia** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Latest posts and Reels on the profile grid, with `include=recentMedia`. Null when not asked for, for private accounts, or when unavailable (not charged).
    - _items:_
      - **id** (required) — type `string`; pattern: `^\d+$`. Media id.
      - **shortcode** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Shortcode used in the media URL. Null for stories.
      - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public URL: `/reel/` for Reels, `/p/` otherwise. Null for stories.
      - **kind** (required) — type `string`; enum: post, reel, story. `post`, `reel` or `story`.
      - **mediaType** (required) — type `string`; enum: image, video, carousel, null; nullable. `image`, `video` or `carousel`. Null when unknown.
      - **caption** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Caption text.
      - **altText** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Alt text Instagram generated or the owner wrote. Null when none or not reported.
      - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When it was posted.
      - **owner** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The account that posted it. Null when unknown.
      - **metrics** (required) — type `object`. Engagement counts. Null when this view doesn't report one.
      - **imageUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Image, or a video's cover image. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
      - **thumbnailUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Small preview image. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
      - **videoUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Video file. Instagram CDN URL; it expires after a while.
      - **durationSec** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Video length in seconds, to the millisecond.
      - **dimensions** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Pixel size. Null when unknown.
      - **carousel** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Every item of a carousel, in order. Null when not a carousel.
        - _items:_
      - **audio** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Music or original audio. On a story, the music sticker. Null when none.
      - **coauthors** (required) — type `array`. Collab co-authors. Empty when none.
        - _items:_
      - **taggedUsers** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Accounts tagged in the media. Empty when none. Null when this view doesn't carry tags.
        - _items:_
      - **location** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Tagged location. Null when none.
      - **isPaidPartnership** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether it is labelled as a paid partnership.
      - **sponsors** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Brands named in the paid-partnership label. Empty when it is not a partnership. Null when this view doesn't say.
        - _items:_
      - **commentsDisabled** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the owner turned comments off. Null when this view doesn't say.
      - **isPinned** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the owner pinned it to their profile (to the Reels tab, when listed there). Null when this view doesn't say.
      - **story** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Story-only details. Null for posts and Reels.
  - **about** (required) — type `object`; nullable. About this account details, with `include=about`. Null when not asked for or unavailable (not charged).
    - **accountBasedIn** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Country or region the account is based in.
    - **joinedMonth** (required) — type `string`; pattern: `^\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])$`; nullable. Month the account joined, as YYYY-MM.
    - **formerUsernamesCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. How many usernames it has had before. Zero when it has never been renamed. Null when unknown.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata about the API response.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v2. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "profile": {
      "id": "13460080",
      "handle": "nike",
      "displayName": "Nike",
      "avatarUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/c6787266b032.jpg?stp=example",
      "verified": true,
      "privateAccount": false,
      "bio": "Just Do It.",
      "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/nike/",
      "avatarUrlHd": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/3f680fa204e9.jpg?stp=example",
      "externalUrl": "http://empli.fi/nike",
      "bioLinks": [
        {
          "title": null,
          "url": "http://empli.fi/nike"
        }
      ],
      "category": null,
      "accountType": "business",
      "metrics": {
        "followers": 290980671,
        "following": 266,
        "posts": 1670
      },
      "hasHighlights": true,
      "hasActiveStory": false,
      "contact": {
        "email": null,
        "phone": null,
        "address": {
          "street": "One Bowerman Dr",
          "city": "Beaverton, Oregon",
          "postalCode": "97005",
          "lat": 45.5076448,
          "lng": -122.8269159
        }
      }
    },
    "recentMedia": null,
    "about": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_instagram_profile_v2",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v2"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid profile or include **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.instagram.getProfileV2({
  profile: "nike",
  include: ["value"],
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/profiles/nike?include=value",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/profiles/nike?include=value" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/instagram/profiles/nike?include=value",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```