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 and cost 10 credits when a downloadable ZIP is produced.

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.

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"}')

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

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 [ "$STATUS" = "succeeded" ] || [ "$STATUS" = "failed" ]; then
    echo "$RESULT"
    break
  fi
  sleep 2
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","_run":{"async":false}}'