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Check when any Instagram account was created, its country of registration, former usernames, and verification status - just enter usernames.
Bulk extraction of Instagram "About this account" transparency data to determine account creation date and origin country, detect former usernames and username-change history, and collect verification status, account type and category. The connector produces structured account metadata per profile including parsed creation date (month/year), a computed account age in years, country of registration, former username history and a name-change indicator, verification flag, account classification (personal/creator/business), follower/following/post counts, biography text, external link and public email when present, profile picture URL, and a timestamped check. Designed for large-scale processing of Instagram profiles to support profile provenance and metadata analysis.
Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM
$0.006
per account
Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.
Bot and fake account detection
Identify newly created accounts with unusual activity patterns.
Influencer vetting
Verify account age, origin country, and name-change history before partnerships.
Account purchase due diligence
Confirm real creation date and past usernames prior to acquisition.
Fraud and impersonation investigations
Validate when and where an account was registered and if it has been rebranded.
Community moderation
Screen account age at scale for membership and trust decisions.
Instagram usernames or profile URLs to check.
| Window | Uptime | Success rate | p50 | p95 | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24h | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 7d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.
Call it via Sourcelane
curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"instagram-account-age-checker","params":{"usernames":["natgeo"]},"maxResults":10}'Request params
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
usernames | array | required | Instagram usernames or profile URLs to check (with or without @). One account check per entry. |
Each result contains
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
username | string | Username |
userId | string | User Id |
fullName | string | Full Name |
accountCreated | string | Account Created |
createdYear | integer | Created Year |
createdMonth | integer | Created Month |
accountAgeYears | number | Account Age Years |
countryOfRegistration | string | Country Of Registration |
isVerified | boolean | Is Verified |
formerUsernames | array | Former Usernames |
hasChangedUsername | boolean | Has Changed Username |
accountType | string | Account Type |
isPrivate | boolean | — |
isBusiness | boolean | — |
category | string | — |
followerCount | integer | — |
followingCount | integer | — |
mediaCount | integer | — |
biography | string | — |
externalUrl | string | — |
publicEmail | string | — |
profilePicUrl | string | — |
profileUrl | string | — |
checkedAt | string | — |
Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Pull the last 20 posts from @natgeo and tell me which formats get the most engagement.”
Connect Claude
Web, desktop and mobile. One click, then confirm.
Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.
{
"servers": {
"sourcelane": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
}
}
},
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "sourcelane-key",
"description": "Sourcelane agent key",
"password": true
}
]
}Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.
https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.jsonOne POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.
curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"instagram-account-age-checker","params":{"usernames":["natgeo"]},"maxResults":10}'Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
json={
"listing": "instagram-account-age-checker",
"params": {"usernames":["natgeo"]},
"maxResults": 10,
},
timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])—
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