Instagram about this account API

GET /user/about/{user_id} · GetSocialAPI

The About this account screen: country, registration month, former usernames counter, accounts-with-shared-followers counter, verification.

Request

Parameter	In	Required	Description
user_id	path	yes	Numeric user id (pk)

curl -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" \
  "https://api.getsocialapi.com/v1/user/about/25025320"

Response

{
  "username": "instagram",
  "country": "United States",
  "joined_at": "February 2012",
  "former_usernames": null,
  "accounts_with_shared_followers": null,
  "is_verified": true,
  "unavailable": false,
  "has_about_data": true
}

Field	Description
username	the account handle at query time
country	country shown in About; null when the account doesn't expose it
joined_at	registration month, human format ("July 2011")
former_usernames	count of former usernames; null = none/hidden
accounts_with_shared_followers	count of suggested accounts with shared followers
is_verified	verified badge; null = unknown
unavailable	account unavailable (deleted/banned) — other fields useless
has_about_data	the About screen returned any data at all

Sparse or private accounts return null fields — always check has_about_data and unavailable before using the values.

Python SDK: client.instagram.user_about(user_id); see Python SDK.

Errors

HTTP	Case
404	unknown/deleted user_id
401 / 429	see Rate limits
502	upstream error (after retries)
503	upstream timeout (Retry-After: 2)