Get Instagram user ID by username | Instagram API

Returns the numeric user ID and basic identity fields for a public Instagram account, from required username_or_url. Use the ID with the endpoints that take user_id.

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Authorization

ApiKeyAuth

x-api-key<token>

In: header

Query Parameters

username_or_url*string

Instagram username (without @) or full profile URL, for example natgeo or https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/.

Length3 <= length

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/instagram/user/id?username_or_url=natgeo" \  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{  "data": {    "id": "string",    "username": "string",    "full_name": "string",    "is_private": true,    "is_verified": true,    "profile_pic_url": "string",    "property1": null,    "property2": null  }}