SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram Check Account Health API

Check if Instagram account is active/suspended. Returns follower, post counts, and verification status.

instagramaccounthealthcheck

How to call it

Send one POST to api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get with your key in the X-Api-Key header and the parameters below as a JSON body. Each call spends 15 weighted units of your monthly quota. The operation times out after 30 seconds. Identical requests are served from cache for 60 seconds, unbilled.

endpoint

POST https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get

Instagram Check Account Health API reference

Request parameters

proxyUrl: string — Optional proxy URL
username: stringrequired — Instagram username (without @)

Response fields

message: stringrequired
success: booleanrequired
username: stringrequired
elapsedMs: integerrequired
fetchedAt: stringrequired
isPrivate: booleanrequired
postCount: integerrequired
isVerified: booleanrequired
isSuspended: booleanrequired
accountActive: booleanrequired
followerCount: integerrequired
followingCount: integerrequired
isBusinessAccount: booleanrequired

Example request and response

The example response is generated from this operation’s published output schema — it shows the shape and field names, not values from a recorded call.

json — example request body

{
  "username": "torvalds"
}

json — example response shape

{
  "message": "example",
  "success": false,
  "username": "torvalds",
  "elapsedMs": 1,
  "fetchedAt": "example",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "postCount": 1,
  "isVerified": false,
  "isSuspended": false,
  "accountActive": false,
  "followerCount": 1,
  "followingCount": 1,
  "isBusinessAccount": false
}

Code snippets

cURL

curl

curl -X POST https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{ "username": "torvalds" }'

JavaScript

javascript

const response = await fetch('https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "username": "torvalds"
}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get',
    headers={
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
    json={
  "username": "torvalds"
},
)

print(response.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	payload := []byte(`{ "username": "torvalds" }`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	var result map[string]any
	json.Unmarshal(body, &result)
	fmt.Println(result)
}

PHP

php

<?php

$payload = json_encode([
    'username' => 'torvalds',
]);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST           => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => $payload,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
var_dump($data);

Ruby

ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request.body = { "username": "torvalds" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.parse(response.body)

Java

java

import okhttp3.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import java.util.Map;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

String json = "{ \"username\": \"torvalds\" }";

RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(json, MediaType.get("application/json"));
Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url("https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get")
    .post(body)
    .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .build();

try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
    Map<?, ?> result = mapper.readValue(response.body().string(), Map.class);
    System.out.println(result);
}

csharp

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>("{ \"username\": \"torvalds\" }");
var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("https://api.upapi.io/instagram-check-account-health.get", payload);

var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
Console.WriteLine(result);

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Instagram Check Account Health API cost per call?

Each call spends 15 weighted units of your plan's monthly quota. Full pricing is at https://upapi.io/pricing.

How do I authenticate to the Instagram Check Account Health API?

Send your key in the X-Api-Key header. A free guest key is available without creating an account.

Are Instagram Check Account Health API responses cached?

Yes — identical requests are served from cache for 60 seconds, and a cache hit is not billed.

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