Instagram User Following List

Name: Instagram User Following List
Price: 0.012 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Instagram

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following

Returns a paginated list of accounts followed by a specified Instagram user. Supports filtering by username and custom result counts up to 100 users per request.

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Price: $0.01USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Method: POST
Response: JSON
Parameters: 1 required · 2 optional

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Input

Count(integer)

1100

Number of users to fetch per request (default 12, max 100) Range: 1 to 100.

Max Id(string)

Pagination cursor, omit for first request, get from previous response `data.next_max_id`

Username(string)

Instagram username (required)

OutputExample

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  {
    "data": {
      "_rid": "1e78c090219a0",
      "big_list": true,
      "follow_ranking_token": "f40325c389e3485e82eebb9f47918b75|22681466278|osr",
      "has_more": true,
      "hidden_following_account_count": 0,
      "next_max_id": "12",
      "page_size": 12,
      "should_limit_list_of_followers": false,
      "should_limit_list_of_followings": false,
      "status": "ok",
      "use_clickable_see_more": false,
      "users": [
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841464488866084",
          "full_name": "Meta AI",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "64528677628",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
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          "pk": "64528677628",
          "pk_id": "64528677628",
          "profile_pic_id": "3871614390308476415_64528677628",
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          "strong_id__": "64528677628",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "meta.ai"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841474712134298",
          "full_name": "CORTIS",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "74754386404",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
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          "pk_id": "74754386404",
          "profile_pic_id": "3969412042545828924_74754386404",
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          "username": "cortis"
        },
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          "full_name": "TOMORROW X TOGETHER OFFICIAL",
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          "id": "8801017941",
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          "username": "txt_bighit"
        },
        {
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          "full_name": "ILLIT 아일릿",
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          "id": "61519339885",
          "is_favorite": false,
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          "is_verified": true,
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          "username": "illit_official"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
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          "full_name": "HUH YUNJIN",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "54361831717",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
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          "strong_id__": "54361831717",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "jenaissante"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841411776740876",
          "full_name": "Instagram’s @shop",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "11767008558",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 0,
          "pk": "11767008558",
          "pk_id": "11767008558",
          "profile_pic_id": "2398856264017937306_11767008558",
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          "strong_id__": "11767008558",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "shop"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841406317203044",
          "full_name": "Instagram’s @design",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "6344354573",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 0,
          "pk": "6344354573",
          "pk_id": "6344354573",
          "profile_pic_id": "2839516534726704704_6344354573",
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          "strong_id__": "6344354573",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 2,
          "username": "design"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841474472905038",
          "full_name": "Facebook for Creators",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "74440306430",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 0,
          "pk": "74440306430",
          "pk_id": "74440306430",
          "profile_pic_id": "3820159321435603606_74440306430",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/624143805_17874806007482431_276397080097036430_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH7JxYkt64BiTh4ukWr8XPI8eZMDXczvq7lTKmAjUpNLKTlDu2mtoxErW1z9jqc0Bs&_nc_ohc=F76xJ1oiY_8Q7kNvwGOn64W&_nc_gid=Av2T5Q_aOftKDH4x3tF72w&edm=ALB854YBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQO-1hSLQJRBHSmHyLcJbQ5CWpPgCKiarX6LTUtbm9yMnA&oe=6ACAB8E8&_nc_sid=ce9561",
          "strong_id__": "74440306430",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "facebookforcreators"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841460739425680",
          "full_name": "KATSEYE",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "60845440647",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 1791234422,
          "pk": "60845440647",
          "pk_id": "60845440647",
          "profile_pic_id": "3943346276171826810_60845440647",
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          "strong_id__": "60845440647",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "katseyeworld"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841407982861438",
          "full_name": "JISOO🪐",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "8011506095",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 1791261144,
          "pk": "8011506095",
          "pk_id": "8011506095",
          "profile_pic_id": "3971397131071744350_8011506095",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/786374807_18364512226266096_7693122684563596656_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH7JxYkt64BiTh4ukWr8XPI8eZMDXczvq7lTKmAjUpNLKTlDu2mtoxErW1z9jqc0Bs&_nc_ohc=yjxD0jgDeHIQ7kNvwGiULV7&_nc_gid=Av2T5Q_aOftKDH4x3tF72w&edm=ALB854YBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQPKmHOpQBwJk1nR_lPs7j0jyU8S_Cf2hcMWRzSVxRRRvw&oe=6ACAC873&_nc_sid=ce9561",
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          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "sooyaaa__"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841408742122896",
          "full_name": "Instagram’s @Creators",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "8663171404",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
          "latest_reel_media": 0,
          "pk": "8663171404",
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          "profile_pic_id": "3725429680226000092_8663171404",
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          "strong_id__": "8663171404",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "creators"
        },
        {
          "account_badges": [],
          "fbid_v2": "17841402946646943",
          "full_name": "Erling Braut Haaland",
          "has_anonymous_profile_picture": false,
          "id": "3015546221",
          "is_favorite": false,
          "is_private": false,
          "is_verified": true,
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          "pk_id": "3015546221",
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          "strong_id__": "3015546221",
          "third_party_downloads_enabled": 1,
          "username": "erling"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Examples

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Model card

Specifications

Pricing

Base price: $0.01 / run
Daily free calls: First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)

Request & response

Method: POST
Request body: application/json
Response: application/json
Execution: sync

Parameters

username: string · required
count: integer · optional
max_id: string · optional

Access

Provider: Instagram
API: Platform API
Base URL: https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint: /v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following
Authentication: Bearer API key

API README

Instagram User Following List API

Retrieve the list of profiles that an Instagram user follows by providing their username. Optional parameters include count to control batch size and max_id for cursor pagination.

Use cases

Analyze public following lists for influencer network research.
Inspect accounts an Instagram profile follows to detect shared interests.
Track changes in followed profiles over time across target accounts.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "instagram"}'

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`username`	string	Yes	Instagram username (required)
`count`	integer	No	Number of users to fetch per request (default 12, max 100)
`max_id`	string	No	Pagination cursor, omit for first request, get from previous response `data.next_max_id`

Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

{
  "users": [
    {
      "full_name": "Meta AI",
      "id": "64528677628",
      "pk_id": "64528677628",
      "profile_pic_id": "3871614390308476415_64528677628",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/m1/v/t0.65075-6/An_DmLLtCkUAG4zSiC7jef0bz7J…",
      "username": "<user>"
    }
  ]
}

Notes

count defaults to 12 and accepts a maximum of 100 users per call.
Use max_id from the previous response data.next_max_id to paginate through subsequent pages.

Related APIs

Instagram Comment Bulk Translation: Returns bulk translations for multiple Instagram comments using a list of comment identifiers.
Instagram Comment Replies (V3): Returns child comment replies for a specific Instagram comment using the post media ID and parent comment ID.
Instagram Explore Feed: Returns curated sectional items from the Instagram explore feed, including layout formats and feed types.

Start building

Send your first request

Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API

Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "username": "instagram"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the Instagram User Following List API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/instagram/v3/user-following 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 User Following List API cost?

$0.01 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

What parameters does the Instagram User Following List API accept?

Required: username (string). Optional: count (integer) and max_id (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

What does the Instagram User Following List API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

Do I need a Instagram developer account or API key?

No. Instagram User Following List 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.