Recipe Social and video

Instagram scraper API: profiles as JSON

Send any Instagram page URL with recipe=instagram and get title, description, image and 3 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
6 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=instagram

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=instagram'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "National Geographic (@natgeo) • Instagram pho...",
        "description": "268M Followers, 196 Following, 32K Posts - Se...",
        "account_name": "natgeo",
        "followers": "268M"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Instagram

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Public pages `recipe=instagram` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`title`	text	National Geographic (@natgeo) • Instagram photos and videos
`description`	text	268M Followers, 196 Following, 32K Posts - See Instagram photos and...
`image`	image URL	https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_1...
`url`	URL	https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/
`account_name`	text	natgeo
`followers`	text	268M

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-03

{
    "title": "National Geographic (@natgeo) • Instagram photos and videos",
    "description": "268M Followers, 196 Following, 32K Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from National Geographic (@natgeo)",
    "image": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/683576066_18653628823019133_9051036240972105113_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key...",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "account_name": "natgeo",
    "followers": "268M"
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on Instagram (JavaScript rendering and a wait for the content).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=instagram'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "recipe": "instagram"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
  recipe: "instagram",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

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Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Profile	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the Instagram recipe return?

JSON with 6 fields from profile (recipe=instagram), for example title, description, image, url, account_name. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on Instagram: JavaScript rendering and a wait for the content. Send only the URL and recipe=instagram.

What happens when Instagram changes its pages?

We check Instagram every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape Instagram: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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