# Instagram Email & Phone Scraper (`seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper`) Actor

Find emails and phone numbers for Instagram profiles. Reads the IG contact button, scans the bio, and follows link-in-bio tools (Linktree, Beacons, Stan, Bento, 40+ more).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Seemu Scraping](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2,381 total users, 343 monthly users, 99.9% runs succeeded, 9 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 2.29 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $6.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Email & Phone Scraper

Find the email, phone number, and WhatsApp contact for any list of Instagram profiles. The scraper reads the IG contact button, scans the bio text, and follows the link in bio - including **Linktree, Beacons, Stan Store, Bento, Carrd, Bio.site, Linkpop, AllMyLinks, Komi, Hoo.be, and 40+ other link-in-bio tools** - to surface every contact channel in one clean dataset.

No Instagram login required. Works on any public profile.

### What you get

For each Instagram username:

- **Public and business email** from the IG contact button
- **Public and business phone number** from the IG contact button
- Any **email, phone, or WhatsApp** mentioned in the profile bio text
- Any **email, phone, or WhatsApp** found on the website in the bio
- For **Linktree-style aggregators** (Linktree, Beacons, Stan, Bento, Carrd, Bio.site, etc.), up to 5 child links are followed and scanned too
- Full list of pages that were scanned, so you can verify the source

### Use cases

- **Cold outreach** - build a contact list from a curated set of creator or brand profiles
- **Lead generation** - convert an influencer shortlist into an emailable contact sheet
- **Sales prospecting** - extract verified business emails from small businesses on Instagram
- **Recruiting** - find direct contact details for candidates you've sourced on Instagram
- **PR & partnerships** - collect press contact emails from creator pages

### How to use

1. Enter a list of Instagram usernames (with or without `@`, up to 50 per run)
2. Leave **Scrape link in bio** enabled to follow the external URL - disable it for a faster, IG-only run
3. Click **Start** - results appear in the **Dataset** tab as the run progresses

### Free plan limits

To keep the actor available to everyone, free runs are capped at:

- **5 usernames per run**
- **1 run every 30 minutes**
- **3 runs per day**

If you hit a limit, the run stops with a message telling you when you can run again. Please upgrade to a paid Apify subscription and these caps will be removed.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | `string[]` | ✅ | Up to 50 Instagram usernames |
| `scrapeLinkInBio` | `boolean` |  | Follow and scan the URL in the profile bio (default `true`) |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "usernames": ["natgeo", "nasa", "garyvee"],
  "scrapeLinkInBio": true
}
```

### Output

One dataset record per username:

```json
{
  "username": "garyvee",
  "displayName": "Gary Vaynerchuk",
  "biography": "CEO @vaynermedia | Investor | …",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "igPublicEmail": "team@garyvaynerchuk.com",
  "externalUrl": "https://linktr.ee/garyvee",
  "emails": [
    "team@garyvaynerchuk.com",
    "press@vaynermedia.com"
  ],
  "phones": [
    "+1 212 555 1234"
  ],
  "whatsapp": [],
  "childLinks": [
    "https://garyvaynerchuk.com",
    "https://vaynermedia.com/contact"
  ],
  "pagesScanned": [
    "https://linktr.ee/garyvee",
    "https://garyvaynerchuk.com",
    "https://vaynermedia.com/contact"
  ]
}
```

#### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `username` | `string` | Instagram username (normalized, lowercase, no `@`) |
| `displayName` | `string` | Full display name on the profile |
| `biography` | `string` | Profile bio text |
| `isPrivate` | `boolean` | Whether the account is private |
| `isVerified` | `boolean` | Whether the account has a verified badge |
| `igPublicEmail` | `string` | Email from the IG public contact button (omitted if none) |
| `igBusinessEmail` | `string` | Email from the IG business contact button (omitted if none) |
| `igPublicPhone` | `string` | Phone from the IG public contact button (omitted if none) |
| `igBusinessPhone` | `string` | Phone from the IG business contact button (omitted if none) |
| `externalUrl` | `string` | Link in bio (omitted if the profile has none) |
| `emails` | `string[]` | All unique emails found (IG + bio + scraped pages) |
| `phones` | `string[]` | All unique phone numbers found |
| `whatsapp` | `string[]` | WhatsApp links (`wa.me/...`) found |
| `childLinks` | `string[]` | Links unwrapped from a Linktree-style aggregator |
| `pagesScanned` | `string[]` | URLs that were actually fetched and scanned |
| `error` | `string` | Set if the profile could not be fetched (e.g. doesn't exist, is private) |

### Supported link-in-bio aggregators

The scraper automatically detects and unwraps these aggregator services so child links get scanned too:

**Top-tier:** Linktree, Beacons, Bio.site (Squarespace), Carrd

**Creator monetization & commerce:** Stan Store, Shopify Linkpop, Shop.bio, Komi, Hoo.be, Pensight, Snipfeed

**General creator aggregators:** Bento, AllMyLinks, Milkshake, Campsite, Pillar, Solo.to, Magic.link, url.bio, Lynx.bio, Gem.page, Leap.bio

**Later.com family:** Linkin.bio, Later.bio, Visitstore.bio

**Music-focused:** Fan.link, Dotfan, ToneDen

**Long tail:** lnk.bio, link.bio, bio.link, bio.fm, Koji, Shorby, many.link, mssg.me, tap.bio, Taplink, Withkoji, Flowpage, Direct.me, Linkme, Linkby, Disco.page, Everything.bio, Inreach.bio, MySocial

Social and media destinations (Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) and common affiliate trackers (Commission Junction, ShareASale, Awin, Impact, Rakuten, Shopify Affiliates) are skipped during link unwrapping - they don't carry the creator's own contact info.

### Notes

- Only public Instagram profiles are supported. Private accounts return an `error` field.
- Per-profile cost is one billed event regardless of how many emails or phones are found.
- Scanning the link in bio adds a few seconds per profile; disable `scrapeLinkInBio` for a pure IG-only run.
- Phone numbers are extracted from labelled fields (`Tel:`, `Phone:`, `WhatsApp:`) and international `+E.164` formats only - this keeps precision high and avoids matching dates or version numbers.

### Related Instagram actors

Part of a complete Instagram scraping toolkit - explore the rest of the suite:

- [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-profile-scraper) - Profile metadata for any public account
- [Instagram Posts & Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-posts-scraper) - All posts and Reels from a profile
- [Instagram Post Details Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper) - Full details for any post or Reel by URL
- [Instagram Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-comments-scraper) - All comments on a post or Reel
- [Instagram Post Likers Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-post-likers-scraper) - Users who liked a post or Reel
- [Instagram Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-followers-scraper) - Followers and following lists
- [Instagram Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-hashtag-scraper) - Top posts and Reels for any hashtag
- [Instagram Location Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper) - Posts tagged at any location
- [Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-tagged-posts-scraper) - Posts a profile is tagged in
- [Instagram Reels Search Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-reels-search-scraper) - Find Reels by keyword
- [Instagram User Search Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-user-search-scraper) - Discover accounts by keyword
- [Instagram Related Profiles Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-related-profiles-scraper) - Find similar/suggested profiles
- [Instagram Story Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-story-scraper) - Active stories for any profile
- [Instagram Highlights Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-highlights-scraper) - Highlights and their stories
- [Instagram Influencer Analytics Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-influencer-analytics-scraper) - Engagement rate and creator analytics
- [Instagram MCP Server](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-mcp) - All Instagram tools for AI agents via MCP

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of Instagram usernames to find contact details for (max 50). The @ symbol is optional.

## `scrapeLinkInBio` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, the actor opens the URL in the profile's bio and scans it for emails and phone numbers. Linktree, Beacons, Stan, Bento, Carrd, and similar aggregators are automatically unwrapped (up to 5 child links per profile).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo",
    "nasa"
  ],
  "scrapeLinkInBio": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `contacts` (type: `string`):

One record per username with aggregated emails, phones, and the source URLs that were scanned.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo",
        "nasa"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": [
        "natgeo",
        "nasa",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo",
    "nasa"
  ]
}' |
apify call seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gbVfdYOcJbhEmbZSx/builds/kRa7TCtcERTIqigiS/openapi.json