Four core Instagram datasets (Profiles, Posts, Reels, Comments) provide complete coverage
Entry point at $250 per 100K records is steep for small projects
Contact sales or sign up at brightdata.com, choose an Instagram dataset (Profiles / Posts / Reels / Comments), request sample data for evaluation, or place a 100K-record starter order.
Uptime · 30-day window
About this API
Bright Data (formerly Luminati Networks) offers Instagram data through a dataset + Scraper API dual model. Four Instagram datasets cover Profiles, Posts, Reels, and Comments, with fields including follower counts, verified status, account types, engagement scores, URLs, descriptions, hashtags, likes, media, posting dates, locations, and reel URLs. Pricing starts at $250 per 100K records, with subscription discounts increasing by cadence: one-time no discount, biannual 25% off, quarterly 50% off, monthly up to 80% off. The free tier is 'sample data on request' through sales. Docs provide code snippets in seven languages (Python, Node.js, cURL, PHP, Go, Java, Ruby) — these are inline snippets, not officially published SDK packages on npm or PyPI. Of the four alternatives, Bright Data has the strongest compliance posture — best suited for enterprise projects requiring legal review and audit documentation, overkill for hobby projects.
What you can build
- 1Enterprise-grade compliant Instagram data procurement
- 2Large-scale historical dataset acquisition (profile, posts, reels, comments)
- 3Projects requiring auditable third-party data sourcing per legal review
- 4Quantitative finance / market research using Instagram signals
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- Four core Instagram datasets (Profiles, Posts, Reels, Comments) provide complete coverage
- Deepest subscription discount ladder (up to 80% off on monthly plans)
- Strongest compliance posture: legal liaison, audit docs, KYB process all in place
Limitations
- Entry point at $250 per 100K records is steep for small projects
- No official SDK package — docs provide code snippets in 7 languages but nothing on npm/PyPI
- No public free quota — sample data requires contacting sales
Example request
curl https://brightdata.com/products/datasets/instagram/<endpoint> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"Getting started
Contact sales or sign up at brightdata.com, choose an Instagram dataset (Profiles / Posts / Reels / Comments), request sample data for evaluation, or place a 100K-record starter order.
FAQ
How is Bright Data Instagram dataset priced?+
Starts at $250 per 100K records. Subscription discounts: one-time full price, biannual 25% off, quarterly 50% off, monthly up to 80% off.
Is there a free trial?+
No public free quota. Contact sales to request sample data for evaluation.
Why no official SDK?+
Docs provide code snippets in seven languages (Python, Node.js, cURL, PHP, Go, Java, Ruby), but these are inline examples rather than published packages on npm/PyPI. You wrap your own HTTP client during integration.
Technical details
- Auth type
- api_key
- Pricing
- paid
- Rate limit
- $250 per 100K records minimum; subscription discounts up to 80% (One-time / Biannual 25% / Quarterly 50% / Monthly 80%)
- Free tier quota
- Sample data on request — no public free quota
- Protocols
- REST
- Response time
- 180 ms
- Last health check
- 5/20/2026, 8:20:20 AM