# Instagram Basic Profile API

> Fetch an Instagram account's core public profile fields (followers, posts, bio, verification) by user id.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/basic-profile
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/instagram/basic-profile/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Instagram
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/basic-profile`
- Price: From $0.001 per call
- Capabilities: api, instagram, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/basic-profile` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `userId` | string | yes |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Instagram Basic Profile API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/basic-profile with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Instagram Basic Profile API cost?

From $0.001 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Instagram Basic Profile API accept?

Required: userId (string). Optional: requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Instagram Basic Profile API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Instagram developer account or API key?

No. Instagram Basic Profile runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Instagram API access separately.

## README

### Instagram Basic Profile API

Fetch an Instagram account's core public profile fields (followers, posts, bio, verification) by user id.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/basic-profile" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"userId": "314216"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `userId` | string | Yes | Instagram numeric user id (the account's internal all-digits id, e.g. 314216), NOT the @handle or profile URL. Passing a handle here returns no profile. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `posts`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one of t |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.001 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.