drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a public Instagram profile.

GET /api/v1/instagram/profile/:username

string

required

The Instagram username to look up.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Instagram user ID.

string

Instagram username.

string

Display name.

string

Profile bio.

string

Avatar image URL.

string

Website link in bio.

boolean

Whether the account is verified.

boolean

Alias for isVerified (may appear in some responses).

boolean

Whether the account is private.

boolean

Whether the account is a business account.

string

Business category if applicable.

number

Follower count.

number

Following count.

number

Total post count.

number

Total reels count.

string

Link to the Instagram profile.

Response

{
  "id": "173560420",
  "username": "cristiano",
  "displayName": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
  "bio": "Siuuu",
  "avatarUrl": "https://instagram.fpac1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
  "website": "https://www.cristianoronaldo.com",
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isBusiness": false,
  "businessCategory": "",
  "followers": 635000000,
  "following": 567,
  "posts": 3841,
  "reels": 0,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /profile/:username/posts

Get the last 12 posts from a public Instagram profile.

GET /api/v1/instagram/profile/:username/posts

string

required

The Instagram username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano/posts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano/posts", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/instagram/profile/cristiano/posts",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Instagram username.

array

Show post object

string

Post ID.

string

Post shortcode used in the URL.

string

Post type (e.g. GraphImage, GraphVideo).

boolean

Whether the post is a video.

string

Thumbnail image URL.

string

Post caption.

number

Like count.

number

Comment count.

number

View count. Only populated for video posts.

string

Post date (ISO 8601).

string

Link to the post.

number

Total posts on the account.

boolean

Whether the account is private.

Response

{
  "username": "cristiano",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "3012345678901234567",
      "shortcode": "CxAbCdEfGhI",
      "type": "GraphImage",
      "isVideo": false,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://instagram.fpac1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/...",
      "caption": "Siuuu! ⚽",
      "likes": 12400000,
      "comments": 43200,
      "views": null,
      "takenAt": "2026-04-01T18:00:00.000Z",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxAbCdEfGhI/"
    }
  ],
  "total": 3841,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Private accounts return an empty posts array with "isPrivate": true.

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