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Instagram Scraper for Vercel

This Instagram scraper is optimized for deployment on Vercel using Sparticuz Chromium.

Features

  • ✅ Instagram profile data extraction
  • ✅ Serverless deployment ready
  • ✅ Sparticuz Chromium for Vercel
  • ✅ CORS enabled
  • ✅ Error handling
  • ✅ Private account detection

API Endpoints

GET /api

Health check endpoint

curl https://your-vercel-app.vercel.app/api

POST /api/scrape

Scrape Instagram profile

curl -X POST https://your-vercel-app.vercel.app/api/scrape \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profile": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/"}'

Deployment to Vercel

1. Install Vercel CLI

npm install -g vercel

2. Login to Vercel

vercel login

3. Deploy

vercel --prod

4. Environment Variables (Optional)

Set in Vercel dashboard:

  • NODE_ENV=production

Local Development

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Run locally

npm run dev

3. Test endpoint

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/scrape \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profile": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/"}'

Response Format

{
  "posts": "8,170",
  "followers": "694M",
  "following": "244",
  "likes": "1.2M",
  "comments": "15K",
  "privateAcc": false,
  "desc": "Discover what's new on Instagram 🔎✨",
  "username": "instagram",
  "nplu": 0.125,
  "hasProfilePicture": true
}

Important Notes

  1. Rate Limiting: Instagram may rate limit requests
  2. Login Credentials: Update credentials in /api/scrape.js
  3. Timeout: Functions have 30-second timeout limit
  4. Memory: Optimized for Vercel's memory limits
  5. CORS: Enabled for cross-origin requests

Troubleshooting

Common Issues:

  • Timeout errors: Reduce page load timeout
  • Memory issues: Optimize Chromium args
  • Login failures: Check credentials and 2FA settings

Vercel Logs:

vercel logs your-app-name

Security Considerations

  • Store credentials in environment variables
  • Enable rate limiting if needed
  • Monitor usage and costs
  • Consider implementing authentication

Technologies Used

  • Puppeteer Core: Headless browser automation
  • Sparticuz Chromium: Serverless Chromium
  • Cheerio: HTML parsing
  • Vercel: Serverless deployment platform