How to get Instagram posts and profiles with AI
Checking a competitor's last 30 posts, vetting an influencer, or reading the comments under a launch post: all of this is slow by hand. Connected to a data source, your AI can do it in one request.
What data you get
Your AI chooses among these sources. All Instagram sources are on the Instagram data page.
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| Data | What it returns | Source ID |
|---|---|---|
| Profile info | Bio, followers and post count | procli_instagram_ah |
| Account about info | An account's About details, such as join date and country | procli_instagram_ac |
| User posts | Posts from one account, page by page | procli_instagram_ak |
| User reels | Reels from one account | procli_instagram_al |
| Post details | One post's caption, media and counts | procli_instagram_p |
| Post comments | Comments on one post, one page per call | procli_instagram_o |
| Hashtag posts | Posts under one hashtag | procli_instagram_f |
| Similar accounts | Accounts similar to a given user, for finding influencers | procli_instagram_ab |
| Batch job | Posts, profiles, hashtags or comments in one larger job | procli_instagram_a |
Counts such as likes and comments are what Instagram shows publicly at the moment of the request.
Set it up once
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New accounts get $1 of free credit, and you don't need a card to sign up.
- Connect your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). Send it the line
set up https://prolevelmax.com/SKILL.mdtogether with your API key, or addhttps://prolevelmax.com/mcpas an MCP server. Step-by-step setup is in How to give your AI real-time social media data. - Ask in plain words. The AI picks a data source, tells you the price, and runs it only after you agree. Results come back as structured data the AI can sort, count and summarise.
Prompts to copy
Paste one of these into your AI and swap in your own accounts.
Get the last 30 Instagram posts from @brand_a, @brand_b and @brand_c.
Make a table with date, type (photo, carousel or reel), likes and comments, and tell me which formats get the most engagement for each brand.Look up the Instagram profile of @creator_name: followers, post count and bio.
Then pull their last 20 posts and work out the average likes and comments per post.Find 15 Instagram accounts similar to @creator_name and list their follower counts and bios, so I can shortlist creators to contact.Use handles exactly as they appear on Instagram. For one post, paste the post link.
Price
Instagram requests are billed per call, from $0.003 per request; some sources, such as profile info, cost a little more per call. The batch job is billed per result. Live rates for each source are on the Instagram data page. Your AI shows the price before every run, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Limits
- Public data only. Private accounts, messages and anything that needs someone's login are not collected.
- Private accounts only show their public profile header; their posts, followers and stories can't be fetched.
- Stories disappear after 24 hours, so only current stories can be fetched.
Related
- Instagram data: all sources and prices
- How to get TikTok comments with AI
- How to get YouTube comments and transcripts with AI
- How to give your AI real-time social media data
FAQ
Can AI read Instagram profiles and posts?
Not by itself. Instagram shows a login wall to most automated visitors. Connected to a data source like ProLevelMax, the AI can fetch public profiles, posts, reels and comments.
Can I get data from a private Instagram account?
No. Only public data is collected. Private accounts' posts, followers and stories are not available.
How much does Instagram data cost?
Requests start from $0.003 per request, with no subscription. The AI quotes the price before every run.
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