instagram-profile-meta
Fetches Instagram user profile metadata including bio, follower count, following count, post count, verification status and other profile details. Use when user mentions Instagram profile info, user stats, account details, follower count, bio scraping, Instagram user data, IG profile, check Instagram account, Instagram user info, how many followers does someone have on Instagram, get Instagram profile, Instagram account metadata.
npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill instagram-profile-meta --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Instagram — Profile Metadata > username → profile details (bio, counts, verification status) ## Language All process output to user (progress updates, process notifications) follows the user's language. ## Objective Fetch complete metadata for an Instagram user profile via the internal REST API. ## Prerequisites - Browser is open on any Instagram page: `https://www.instagram.com/` - No login required for this capability ## Pre-execution Checks ### 1. Tool Readiness If browser-act has been confirmed available in the current session → skip this step. Invoke `browser-act` via Skill tool to load usage. If installation or configuration issues arise, follow its guidance to resolve then retry. ## Capability Components > This Skill's operational boundary = what the user can manually do in their browser. It only reads data already displayed to the user on the page, never bypassing authentication or access controls. Its role is equivalent to copy-pasting on the user's behalf — the data is already on screen, automation merely saves time. JS code is encapsulated in Python files under the `scripts/` directory, invoked via `eval "$(python scripts/xxx.py {params})"`. `$(...)` is bash syntax; it
- Language
- Objective
- Prerequisites
- Pre-execution Checks
- 1. Tool Readiness
- Capability Components
- API: get profile metadata
- Pagination
- Success Criteria
- Known Limitations
- Execution Efficiency
- Experience Notes
What does the instagram-profile-meta skill do?
Fetches Instagram user profile metadata including bio, follower count, following count, post count, verification status and other profile details. Use when user mentions Instagram profile info, user stats, account details, follower count, bio scraping, Instagram user data, IG profile, check Instagram account, Instagram user info, how many followers does someone have on Instagram, get Instagram profile, Instagram account metadata.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill instagram-profile-meta --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From browser-act/skills, a repository with 5,160 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.