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Check any Instagram account for fake followers - bot score, audience quality grade, and follower authenticity report from a real follower sample.
Performs an Instagram audience audit by sampling real followers and applying bot-detection signals to quantify audience authenticity. The connector samples an account's follower list (up to a large sample), scores each sampled follower on proven bot signals (missing profile picture, zero posts, anomalous follow ratios, machine-generated or spammy handles, empty bios, and optional account-age checks), and produces a summary fake-follower percentage and suspicious percentage, an audience quality grade (A–D), a signal breakdown and sample statistics, plus per-follower evidence including a numeric bot score (0–100), categorical verdicts, fired flags, basic account metrics and profile link.
Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM
$0.99
per audit report
Up to 1 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.
Influencer vetting before sponsorships or partnerships
Agency audits of creator rosters and audience quality reporting
Brand safety checks to verify partner account authenticity
Competitor benchmarking of audience quality across niche accounts
Due diligence for account purchases to assess real vs. purchased followers
The public Instagram account to audit.
Optional settings
| 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-fake-follower-auditor","params":{"username":"natgeo"},"maxResults":10}'Request params
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username | string | required | The public Instagram account to audit (with or without @). |
sampleSize | integer | optional | How many followers to sample and score. Larger samples give more accurate fake-follower percentages. Max 1000. |
deepCheck | boolean | optional | Also check each sampled follower's account creation date - brand-new accounts are a strong bot signal. Slower and billed as an extra event per follower. |
Each result contains
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
recordType | string | Record Type |
auditedUsername | string | Audited Username |
followerCount | integer | Follower Count |
sampleSize | integer | Sample Size |
fakeFollowerPct | number | Fake Follower Pct |
suspiciousPct | number | Suspicious Pct |
qualityGrade | string | Quality Grade |
signalBreakdown | object | — |
sampleStats | object | — |
checkedAt | string | Checked At |
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-fake-follower-auditor","params":{"username":"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-fake-follower-auditor",
"params": {"username":"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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