Instagram Profile Download

Export a full public Instagram profile as a ZIP file with media, captions, post metadata, manifest.json, and posts.csv. Authenticated runs are recommended in async mode. Pricing starts at 40 credits for up to 1,000 posts, then adds 5 credits for each additional started 1,000 posts.

POST /v1/instagram/profile-download

Request Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
profile	body	string	Yes	Instagram username, @handle, or profile URL to export as a ZIP file.
maxPosts	body	number	No	Optional maximum number of posts to include. Omit this field to export the full public profile.

Response Structure

Async kickoff response

Polled run result response

Sync response

Declared output schema

Code Examples

Async + polling

RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.browsable.app/v1/instagram/profile-download" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profile":"natgeo","maxPosts":1000}')

RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -r '.run_id')
POLL_DELAY=3

while true; do
  RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api.browsable.app/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
  STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
  if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
    echo "$RESULT"
    break
  fi
  sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
  POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
  [ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
done

Sync

curl -X POST "https://api.browsable.app/v1/instagram/profile-download" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profile":"natgeo","maxPosts":1000,"_run":{"async":false}}'