# Instagram Profile About API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/instagram/profile-about)

> Returns the data behind Instagram's "About this account" panel for a public account: the country the account is based in (`author.ext.country`, an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code such as `KR`, with the English name in `author.ext.country_name`), the month it joined (`author.ext.account_created`), the public contact address and phone the account publishes (`author.ext.public_email`, `author.ext.public_phone`), and the link in its bio (`author.external_url`, with the full list in `author.ext.bio_links`). Country is the account's own declared country, not the country you are calling from. The same call returns the profile itself: follower and following counts (`author.followers`), bio, avatar, verification, and the account's lifetime post count as `author.posts_count`. It gives the follower count and the declared country in one call, so there is no need to call /v1/instagram/profile as well. Coverage follows what Instagram publishes: an account that shows no transparency panel returns null for those fields. `author.ext.former_usernames_count` is how many former usernames the panel lists, 0 when it lists none, so a count above 0 tells you the handle was renamed at least once (the old names themselves are not published). Send `include=verified_at` to add `author.ext.verified_at`, the month Instagram verified the account as the panel shows it ("April 2024"), null when the account is not verified or the panel shows no date. Only one source serves `include=verified_at`, so when it is unavailable the call returns an error at no charge rather than a profile without the date; the same request without it still works.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/instagram/profile/about` costs 1 credit per call, with or without `include=verified_at`. A call that fails, a handle that does not exist and a refused parameter cost nothing. and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | yes | Instagram username without the @ symbol |
| `include` | no | Send `verified_at` to add `author.ext.verified_at`, the month Instagram verified the account ("April 2024"). Same price. Any other value is a free 400. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/about" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=instagram" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

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

Returns Instagram's "About this account" details for a public account (country, month joined, published contact) plus its follower count and lifetime post count. The response uses the same JSON envelope as every SocialCrawl endpoint, with the data, credits_used and request_id fields.

### When should I use the Instagram Profile About endpoint?

Use it when you need an account's total post count, or to tell where a creator is based, for example to include or exclude a region.

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

Each call costs 1 credit, so the 100 free credits every new account gets cover 100 calls. Credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically, and there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Instagram Profile About API need?

The one required parameter is handle (instagram username without the @ symbol). It also accepts 1 optional parameter, listed on this page.

### How do I call the Instagram Profile About API?

Send a GET request to https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/about?handle=instagram with your API key in the x-api-key header. An Authorization: Bearer header works too.

See the full Instagram API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/instagram

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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