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# Get user profile by username



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /instagram/user
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Bridgly API
  description: >-
    Web scraping API for LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Reddit, GitHub, Instagram and
    TikTok. Authenticated endpoints accept a Bridgly API key (`bgly_…`) via
    `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.bridgly.app
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: LinkedIn
    description: Scrape LinkedIn profiles, companies, posts, and search.
  - name: Reddit
    description: Scrape Reddit posts, subreddits, users, and search.
  - name: X (Twitter)
    description: Scrape tweets and search X.
  - name: GitHub
    description: >-
      Fetch GitHub profiles, pinned repos, contributions, repositories, stars,
      and projects via GitHub's GraphQL API.
  - name: Instagram
    description: Scrape Instagram profiles, posts, followers, and search.
paths:
  /instagram/user:
    post:
      tags:
        - Instagram
      summary: Get user profile by username
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: Instagram username, e.g. instagram
              required:
                - username
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  timeMs:
                    type: number
                    description: >-
                      Wall-clock time the request took to complete, in
                      milliseconds.
                  creditsCost:
                    type: number
                    description: Number of account credits this request consumed.
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      username:
                        type: string
                      full_name:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      biography:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      bio_links:
                        default: []
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            title:
                              anyOf:
                                - type: string
                                - type: 'null'
                            url:
                              type: string
                            link_type:
                              anyOf:
                                - type: string
                                - type: 'null'
                          required:
                            - url
                          additionalProperties: false
                      profile_pic_url:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      profile_pic_url_hd:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      followers:
                        default: 0
                        type: number
                      following:
                        default: 0
                        type: number
                      posts_count:
                        default: 0
                        type: number
                      is_private:
                        default: false
                        type: boolean
                      is_verified:
                        default: false
                        type: boolean
                      is_business_account:
                        default: false
                        type: boolean
                      is_professional_account:
                        default: false
                        type: boolean
                      category_name:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                    required:
                      - id
                      - username
                      - bio_links
                      - followers
                      - following
                      - posts_count
                      - is_private
                      - is_verified
                      - is_business_account
                      - is_professional_account
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - timeMs
                  - creditsCost
                  - data
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '402':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: typescript
          label: Bridgly SDK
          source: |-
            import { Bridgly } from '@bridgly/sdk';

            const client = new Bridgly({ apiKey: process.env.BRIDGLY_API_KEY });

            const res = await client.instagram.getUser({
              username: "string",
            });
            if (res.type === 'success') console.log(res.data);
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A Bridgly API key (`bgly_…`). Metered endpoints deduct credits from the
        resolved account.

````