Extract Instagram Profile Data via API

import requests
from collections import Counter

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
BASE = "https://api.anysite.io"
headers = {"access-token": API_KEY}

def research_hashtag(hashtag, pages=3):
    """Search posts by hashtag and analyze top performers."""
    all_posts = []
    cursor = None

    for _ in range(pages):
        params = {"keywords": hashtag, "count": 20}
        if cursor:
            params["cursor"] = cursor

        resp = requests.get(
            f"{BASE}/api/instagram/search/posts",
            headers=headers, params=params
        )
        data = resp.json()
        all_posts.extend(data.get("posts", []))
        cursor = data.get("cursor")
        if not cursor:
            break

    # Top posts by engagement
    top_posts = sorted(all_posts, key=lambda p: p["likes"] + p["comments"], reverse=True)

    # Most active authors
    authors = Counter(p["author"]["username"] for p in all_posts)

    print(f"Hashtag: {hashtag}")
    print(f"Posts found: {len(all_posts)}")
    print(f"\nTop 5 posts by engagement:")
    for post in top_posts[:5]:
        print(f"  @{post['author']['username']}: {post['likes']} likes, {post['comments']} comments")

    print(f"\nMost active authors:")
    for author, count in authors.most_common(5):
        print(f"  @{author}: {count} posts")

research_hashtag("#sustainablefashion")

# Get profile data for any public Instagram user
curl -X GET "https://api.anysite.io/api/instagram/user" \
  -H "access-token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -G -d "user=natgeo"

# Get recent posts with engagement data
curl -X GET "https://api.anysite.io/api/instagram/user/posts" \
  -H "access-token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -G -d "user=natgeo" -d "count=12"

# Get comments on a specific post
curl -X GET "https://api.anysite.io/api/instagram/post/comments" \
  -H "access-token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -G -d "url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/" \
  -d "count=20"

# Search posts by hashtag
curl -X GET "https://api.anysite.io/api/instagram/search/posts" \
  -H "access-token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -G -d "keywords=#sustainablefashion" \
  -d "count=20"

# Get Instagram profile
anysite instagram user --user natgeo

# Get recent posts
anysite instagram user posts --user natgeo --count 12

# Get reels
anysite instagram user reels --user natgeo --count 12

# Get followers
anysite instagram user friendships --user natgeo --type followers --count 50

# Search posts by hashtag
anysite instagram search posts --keywords "#travel" --count 20

# usernames.txt contains one Instagram username per line
while read username; do
  anysite instagram user --user "$username" --format json >> profiles.jsonl
done < usernames.txt

# pipeline.yaml — daily influencer monitoring
name: influencer-monitor
schedule: "0 9 * * *"
steps:
  - source: instagram/user
    params:
      user: target_influencer
    output: profile

  - source: instagram/user/posts
    params:
      user: target_influencer
      count: 12
    output: posts

  - filter:
      min_likes: 100

  - output:
      format: json
      path: ./data/influencer-Apr 11, 2026.json