I built a no-login Instagram follower tracker that only shows what changed since the last run

Description and use

A lightweight Apify tool monitors public Instagram profiles without login, reporting only changes such as follower growth, new posts, and bio edits.

Problem

Instagram does not make it easy to watch other public accounts; most follower trackers require login or only cover your own account.

Outcome

The tool provides a concise daily report of changes for multiple public Instagram profiles without requiring login, simplifying monitoring and reducing manual diffing.

Workflow

• 1. Provide a list of public Instagram profiles to the tool.
• 2. The tool scrapes follower and following counts, new posts, bio edits, and posting pace from each profile.
• 3. It compares the scraped data with the last run’s data.
• 4. It outputs only the differences (growth in numbers and percent, new posts, bio edits, posting pace).
• 5. If Instagram returns "too many requests", the tool waits and retries; if it still fails, rerun later.

Evidence

Instagram does not make it easy to watch other public accounts. Most follower trackers need your login or only cover your own account.

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You give it a list of public Instagram profiles. It returns follower and following counts, and, compared with your last run, the growth in numbers and in percent, new posts, bio edits and posting pace.

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No login, no cookies. It only reads what a logged-out visitor can see.

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Instagram sometimes answers with "too many requests". The tool waits and retries, but a run can still fail. If it does, run it again later.

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Most scrapers return a full snapshot every time, and you have to diff it yourself. Here the tool keeps the last numbers and only reports the difference, so you can schedule it daily and get a short list.

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