Instagram profile data extractor

What this workflow does

Checking one Instagram profile takes ten seconds. Checking six hundred takes a week, and by the time you reach the end the numbers from day one are stale. This workflow takes the list instead: hand it usernames or profile links and it returns one row per account with the follower count, following count, post count, bio text, the external link in the bio, the verified badge, the account type and the profile picture link.

Switch on recent posts and each row also carries the likes and comments on that account's latest posts, which is what turns a list of follower counts into something you can make a decision from. The finished file arrives with two computed columns already in it: engagement rate, and the follower-to-following ratio. Ten seconds of sorting then does more filtering than an afternoon of clicking through profiles.

Run the same list again a month later and you get growth trajectory, which is a better signal than any single snapshot. An account that gained 40 per cent followers in a month while engagement stayed flat is telling you something specific, and it is not visible from one look.

How it works, step by step

Every run follows the same four steps in the same order. You supply the list, choose whether you want recent posts, and the workflow does the rest:

1. 1Read the username list. Takes the usernames or profile links you supply, from a pasted list or a spreadsheet column.
2. 2Open each profile. Visits every account in turn and reads the follower count, following count, post count, bio, bio link, verification and account type.
3. 3Read the recent posts. When recent posts are switched on, opens the last posts on each profile and reads the like and comment counts.
4. 4Save and check the CSV. Writes one row per profile into a CSV in Downloads, adds the engagement rate and follower ratio columns, and opens it to check the row count.

Every run follows these steps in order. If a step cannot be completed, the run stops and tells you what happened instead of guessing.

What you need to run it

A computer with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge and the Incredible extension installed, plus a normal browser you already use for Instagram. You do not need a Facebook developer account or app review, because the workflow reads the same public profile pages any visitor sees. A Google account is needed only if you want the finished file checked in Google Sheets. There is nothing to code and no APIs to connect.

Why teams run this with Incredible

Incredible works inside Instagram the way a person would, so the same public profile fields you could read yourself come back as a table instead of a week of tabs. Runs are predictable because the workflow always follows the steps it was taught, which is what makes a monthly re-run comparable to the last one. Accounts that are private or no longer exist come back marked rather than silently dropped, so the file always lines up with the list you supplied. Incredible is GDPR compliant and none of your data is stored or used for training.