Instagram Scraper Service

A microservice for scraping Instagram follower counts and profile data.

Features

• Collects follower counts, profile pictures, bios, and more
• Stores historical data for trend analysis
• RESTful API for account management and data retrieval
• Uses SmartProxy for reliable data collection

Endpoints

• GET / - Service health check
• GET /profiles - Get latest profile data for all accounts
• GET /accounts - List all tracked Instagram accounts
• POST /accounts - Add new accounts to track
• POST /scrape-accounts - Trigger scraping process

Setup

1. Set up environment variables in .env file
2. Install dependencies: \
3. Run the service: \

Database Schema

The service uses PostgreSQL with the following tables:

• instagram_accounts - Stores accounts to track
• instagram_profiles - Stores historical profile data