List the accounts a public Instagram user follows. Pass username_or_id and optionally count (default and maximum 50 per page); continue with the pagination_token returned by the previous response. Records mirror the follower-list shape: id, username, full_name, is_private, is_verified and profile_pic_url. This is the outgoing-follow direction — a brand's following list is often a curated map of partners, sister accounts and organizations it endorses, complementing the follower list for relationship research.

API Features

Outgoing-follow direction Returns the accounts the subject follows — the complement of the follower list.

Adjustable page size count selects up to 50 records per page; the default is 50.

Continuation token Walk further pages with the returned pagination_token until it is absent.

Uniform account records Items expose id, username, full_name, verification and privacy flags, and profile picture URLs.

Live API Demo

GET /api/project/instagram/user-following

API Response (JSON)

{}

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/instagram/user-following?key=<API_KEY>&username_or_id=instagram&count=50'

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/instagram/user-following?key=<API_KEY>&username_or_id=instagram&count=50'

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Use Cases

Review accounts a brand follows to identify partners and related organizations for manual research.
Build aggregate following-graph samples for approved accounts while respecting the 50-record page cap.
Detect when a shortlisted creator follows competitor brands as collaboration context.
Cross-reference following lists with follower samples to find mutual connections.

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