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After a lot of Googling I just can't seem to find an updated way of getting the follower count of an Instagram account. I want it displayed on my personal website so I probably need to use JavaScript and jQuery.

I already figured out how to get a YouTube sub count, but I can use the YouTube API.

Does anyone have a way of doing this without an API? I know there are probably some other ways, but I'm definitely not experienced enough.

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Without using the instagram API, there is no easy* way to do so, no.

If you are not opposed to using the instagram API, however do not want to require the user to log in, this SO question may be helpful to you.

Isaac
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    Note that some public endpoints of the Instagram API have recently been removed. You will likely no longer be able to access follower data for unauthorized users. See [Platform Changelog - Dec 11, 2018](https://www.instagram.com/developer/changelog/#dec-11-2018) – showdev Mar 22 '19 at 00:31