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Scrape Instagram profile data and engagement metrics for influencer research and brand monitoring.

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canvas.instagram.profiles()

Get follower counts, engagement rates, and recent post data from Instagram profiles. 
const profiles = await canvas.instagram.profiles({
  handles: ["nike", "adidas", "underarmour"],
  postsLimit: 10,
  fields: ["followers", "engagementRate", "avgLikes", "bio"],
});

// Find high engagement accounts
const highEngagement = profiles.filter(p => p.engagementRate > 3);

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Parameters

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handles
string[]
required
Instagram usernames (without @) to scrape.
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postsLimit
number
default:"20"
Recent posts to analyze for engagement metrics (max 200).
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fields
string[]
Fields to return. Defaults to all. Options: followers, following, postsCount, fullName, bio, verified, business, externalUrl, profileUrl, recentPostCaption, recentPostLikes, recentPostComments, recentPostDate, recentPostType, recentPostUrl, avgLikes, avgComments, engagementRate, totalScrapedPosts

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
handlestringInstagram username
followersnumberFollower count
followingnumberFollowing count
biostringBiography text
verifiedbooleanVerified badge
engagementRatenumberEngagement rate %
avgLikesnumberAverage likes per post
avgCommentsnumberAverage comments per post
recentPostCaptionstringLatest post caption
recentPostLikesnumberLatest post likes

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Example: Influencer Research

Score and rank potential influencer partners: 
const profiles = await canvas.instagram.profiles({
  handles: ["influencer1", "influencer2", "influencer3"],
  postsLimit: 20,
});

// Score by engagement and reach
for (const profile of profiles) {
  let score = 0;
  if (profile.engagementRate > 5) score += 40;
  else if (profile.engagementRate > 3) score += 25;
  
  if (profile.followers > 100000) score += 30;
  else if (profile.followers > 10000) score += 20;
  
  if (profile.verified) score += 15;
  
  profile.score = score;
}

return profiles.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);