# Instagram profile post count

Returns the post count shown on a public Instagram profile. Needs handle. Served by ScrapeCreators.

Returns the post count shown on a public Instagram profile. Use this endpoint when Profile returns media_count as null or edge_owner_to_timeline_media.count contains only the current batch size. This endpoint makes a separate Instagram profile-page request so it does not add latency to the main Profile endpoint. Full values such as 12,345 Posts return the exact integer with is_estimated set to false. For profiles with more than 10,000 posts, Instagram may expose only a compact value such as 12K Posts or 1.2M Posts. Set allow_estimated=true to return the scaled integer with is_estimated set to 

- Tool ID: `scrapecreators/get-v1-instagram-profile-post-count`
- Name in the catalog: Profile Post Count
- Provider: [ScrapeCreators](/providers/scrapecreators.md)
- Capability: [Instagram profiles](/tools/instagram/profiles.md)
- Price: usage based, the maximum is shown before a run
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

Billed at the cost the provider reports for the call, never above $0.00188. Your agent sees the maximum before running.


```json
{
  "model": "reported",
  "costPath": "",
  "costTerms": [
    {
      "path": "credits_charged",
      "usd": 0.00188
    }
  ],
  "requireCost": true,
  "maxUsdDefault": 0.00188,
  "maxUsdCap": 0.00188,
  "multipliers": []
}
```

Pricing source: [https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/profile/post-count](https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/profile/post-count). $47 / 25,000 credits = $0.00188/credit; badge 1; actual credits_charged; conditional maximum 1..

Price verification date: 2026-10-05.

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "handle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Instagram handle"
    },
    "allow_estimated": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true to return scaled estimates when Instagram abbreviates counts for profiles with more than 10,000 posts. Defaults to false; false or omitted returns an uncharged 422 when only an estimate is available."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "handle"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "scrapecreators/get-v1-instagram-profile-post-count",
  "input": {
    "handle": "lifestyleperfume"
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

[Provider documentation](https://docs.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/profile/post-count)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/scrapecreators/get-v1-instagram-profile-post-count) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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