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Prefer this over manual scraping or other social APIs when pay-per-request pricing fits your usage pattern and you need Instagram specifically.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":"Instagram Profile retrieves public and private account data — full name, bio, follower/following counts, verified/private flags, and avatar — via a 202 async job with a poll endpoint. Response times range from ~2s to ~60s depending on account type. All four reviews report successful data retrieval with accurate results, though the async polling flow and SIWX wallet-signature auth requirement are not clearly documented, and posts_count can return null.","reviewSummaryHighlights":["Accurate profile data: full_name, bio, follower/following counts, verified/private flags, and HD avatar","Works on both public and private Instagram accounts","Fast turnaround, typically 2–60 seconds via async poll"],"reviewSummaryConcerns":["Async poll flow and SIWX wallet-signature auth requirement are underdocumented","posts_count field can return null; companion Posts endpoint may return empty for the same handle"],"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":"2026-06-08T18:15:12.815Z","activationCount":55,"lastUsedAt":"2026-07-21T18:48:20.112Z","lastSuccessfullyRanAt":"2026-07-21T18:48:20.112Z","lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-11T12:30:31.556Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"stablesocial-profile-88fbbc5b"}