If your code needs Instagram follower counts, for a dashboard, a vetting flow, or a number on a landing page, Metrika returns them for any public account. You send the username, you get JSON back. No Facebook developer app, no app review, no tokens that expire mid-month.
From username to number
The identifier is the username exactly as it appears in the
profile URL, without the @:
$ curl -X POST https://metrika.run/api/v1/resources/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"resources": [{"platform": "instagram", "type": "account", "identifier": "natgeo"}]}'The follower count comes back under metrics with a
value, a status, and a collected_at timestamp. The
first request for an account we have not seen before returns
pending while collection starts in the background; after
that the account refreshes daily.
Three more datapoints in the same response
Every Instagram lookup also carries the following count, the post count, and the verified flag at no extra cost. The ratios matter as much as the raw number: a million followers against a following of three reads differently from a million followers built by follow-for-follow, and a follower count with no posts behind it is its own warning sign.
What people build with it
Agencies vet creators before campaigns and report growth to clients. Marketplaces show a creator's reach next to their profile. Products embed follower counters as social proof. All of them are the same integration: one call, up to ten accounts at a time, Instagram mixed freely with every other platform Metrika covers.
Worth knowing
Metrika reads public account datapoints only: no engagement rates, no audience demographics, no post content, and the current value rather than a history you can query. If you are weighing this against the official route, we keep an honest comparison with the Instagram API.
Getting started
Create a free account, generate an API key from your dashboard, and you can make up to 500 API requests per month at no cost, no credit card required. The docs cover authentication and response formats.
Get started with Metrika
Create a free account and start pulling social media datapoints in minutes. The free tier includes 500 requests per month, no credit card required.