Instagram Followers Count API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"query": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>",
"results_limit": 1000,
"urls": [
"<string>"
],
"usernames": [
"<string>"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count"
payload = {
"query": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>",
"results_limit": 1000,
"urls": ["<string>"],
"usernames": ["<string>"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: '<string>',
callback_url: '<string>',
results_limit: 1000,
urls: ['<string>'],
usernames: ['<string>']
})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'query' => '<string>',
'callback_url' => '<string>',
'results_limit' => 1000,
'urls' => [
'<string>'
],
'usernames' => [
'<string>'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}Instagram Followers Count
Collect public Instagram follower and following counts.
POST
/
v1
/
instagram
/
followers-count
Instagram Followers Count API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"query": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>",
"results_limit": 1000,
"urls": [
"<string>"
],
"usernames": [
"<string>"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count"
payload = {
"query": "<string>",
"callback_url": "<string>",
"results_limit": 1000,
"urls": ["<string>"],
"usernames": ["<string>"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: '<string>',
callback_url: '<string>',
results_limit: 1000,
urls: ['<string>'],
usernames: ['<string>']
})
};
fetch('https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'query' => '<string>',
'callback_url' => '<string>',
'results_limit' => 1000,
'urls' => [
'<string>'
],
'usernames' => [
'<string>'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"query\": \"<string>\",\n \"callback_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"results_limit\": 1000,\n \"urls\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"usernames\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "<string>",
"status": "<string>",
"created_time": "<string>"
}
}{
"code": 422,
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}Instagram Followers Count
Collect public follower and following counts for Instagram profiles.Endpoint
POST https://api.socq.ai/v1/instagram/followers-count
Request Body
{
"usernames": ["instagram"]
}
Use with MCP
| Interface | Value |
|---|---|
| REST | POST /v1/instagram/followers-count |
| Compact MCP | socq_execute with endpoint: "instagram/followers-count" |
| Typed MCP | socq_instagram_followers_count |
| Exact-tool URL | https://api.socq.ai/mcp?tools=instagram_followers_count |
| CLI | socq instagram followers-count |
input object for socq_execute, or pass the same fields directly to the typed tool. Typed tools also accept _wait_seconds, _result_limit, and _idempotency_key.
A successful collection returns a
task_id. Continue with socq_get_task until the task succeeds, then read normalized records from results.items.Result Fields
Task results use the stable SocQ fields below. Source-specific field names and formats are normalized without inferring or enriching values that the source did not provide. To request a smaller field set, usefields for MCP queries, _result_fields for typed tools, or --result-fields in the CLI. Declared fields remain present when their value is null.
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Unique identifier for this result item. |
platform | string | No | Platform the result belongs to, such as instagram or linkedin. |
resource | string | No | SocQ resource represented by the result, such as videos or comments. |
type | string | No | Category of the result item, such as video, post, or comment. |
url | string | Yes | Public URL of the result item when available. |
published_at | string | Yes | Time the source item was published, in ISO 8601 format when available. |
collected_at | string | No | Time SocQ collected or processed this result, in ISO 8601 format. |
username | string | Yes | Public username or handle of the account. |
name | string | Yes | Display name of the account or profile. |
text | string | Yes | Biography or description of the account or profile. |
avatar_url | string | Yes | URL of the account avatar image. |
cover_url | string | Yes | URL of the cover image. |
website | string | Yes | Website associated with the account, company, or advertiser. |
is_verified | boolean | Yes | Whether the account is verified on the platform. |
is_private | boolean | Yes | Whether the account is private. |
location | object | Yes | Geographic location associated with the result. |
location.name | string | Yes | Human-readable location name. |
location.city | string | Yes | City name. |
location.region | string | Yes | Region, state, or province name. |
location.country | string | Yes | Country or territory name or code. |
location.latitude | number | Yes | Latitude in decimal degrees. |
location.longitude | number | Yes | Longitude in decimal degrees. |
metrics | object | Yes | Counters and measurements available for the result item. |
metrics.followers_count | integer | Yes | Number of followers. |
metrics.following_count | integer | Yes | Number of accounts followed. |
metrics.posts_count | integer | Yes | Number of posts or posts associated with the trend. |
Completed Task Response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"task_id": "A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8",
"status": "succeeded",
"public_id": "instagram/followers-count",
"result_count": 1,
"credits_amount": 0.52,
"results": {
"limit": 50,
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"schema_id": "account",
"schema_version": "1.0",
"items": [
{
"id": "25025320",
"platform": "instagram",
"resource": "followers-count",
"type": "profile_metrics",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram",
"published_at": null,
"collected_at": "2026-07-08T08:59:45Z",
"username": "instagram",
"name": "Instagram",
"text": null,
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatar.jpg",
"cover_url": null,
"website": null,
"is_verified": true,
"is_private": false,
"location": null,
"metrics": {
"followers_count": 685829413,
"following_count": 251,
"posts_count": null
}
}
]
}
}
}
{
"usernames": ["instagram", "creators"]
}
Authorizations
bearerAuthapiKeyAuth
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json
- Option 1
- Option 2
- Option 3
Search query.
Minimum string length:
1Required range:
1 <= x <= 2000Public profile or content URLs.
Minimum array length:
1Minimum string length:
1Public account usernames.
Minimum array length:
1Minimum string length:
1
