# List Instagram former usernames

Usernames this account has previously used, with the date of each change, plus `has_former_usernames` as a quick flag. Accounts that have never been renamed return an empty list with the flag `false` — a normal result, and the common one.

- Platform: Instagram V3
- Request: `GET https://api.toolzerhub.com/v3/instagram/user/former-usernames`
- Auth: `x-api-key` header
- Cost: 12 credits per successful request. Failed requests are not billed.
- Page: https://docs.toolzerhub.com/reference/instagram-v3/user/get-instagram-former-usernames-v3

| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `username` | query | yes | string | Instagram username, without the leading @. |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://api.toolzerhub.com/v3/instagram/user/former-usernames?username=<username>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $TOOLZERHUB_API_KEY"
```

Success responses are wrapped as `{ "data": ... }`. Errors return `{ "error": { "code", "status", "message", "retryable", "details" } }`. See https://docs.toolzerhub.com/docs/responses-and-errors.