# benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement

Pulls recent Instagram posts and turns them into engagement benchmarks: followers, average likes and comments, ER, posting frequency.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 757 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement

## What it does

The skill fetches recent posts for one or several Instagram accounts and derives the numbers that matter for vetting: average likes, average comments, engagement rate, posting frequency. It then lines those up against follower-tier benchmarks, from nano up to mega, and labels each account healthy, borderline or suspicious.

A bundled `scripts/run_actor.js` runs the `apidojo~instagram-scraper` actor on Apify and handles the waiting, the chat table and file output in CSV or JSON. You can also call the actor through an Apify MCP server or a plain POST to the REST API. The workflow runs in five steps: collect handles, run the actor per account, compute metrics, flag anomalies, deliver a comparison report.

Set `APIFY_TOKEN` in your environment or a `.env` file before running anything. Private profiles are off limits for the scraper, so skip them. Accounts with fewer than 10 recent posts produce unreliable ER figures, and the skill advises flagging those rather than trusting them. One more thing worth knowing: Reels tend to pull 2–3x the engagement of static posts, so when you compare accounts that lean on different formats, read the numbers with that in mind.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- vet an influencer before signing a paid partnership
- compare engagement rates across several accounts in one table
- spot profiles with unusually low engagement
- catch a like-to-comment imbalance that hints at bought likes
- audit post performance over a date range

## Example prompts
- Compare engagement rates for @brand1, @brand2 and @brand3 over their last 30 posts
- Check whether this influencer has fake followers before we sign
- Audit this account's post performance and save the results as CSV

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: benchmarking-instagram-influencer-engagement
description: >
  Benchmarks and compares Instagram influencer engagement rates using apidojo's Instagram scraper on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: compare engagement rates of Instagram accounts, check if an influencer
  has real or fake followers, analyze Instagram account performance metrics, benchmark a creator against
  competitors on Instagram, find Instagram accounts with unusually high or low engagement, verify
  influencer stats before a paid partnership, or audit an Instagram account's post performance.
  Returns follower count, average likes, average comments, engagement rate, and recent post performance.
  Ideal for influencer agencies, brand marketing teams, and campaign performance analysts.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/instagram-scraper
---

# Benchmarking Instagram Influencer Engagement

Pulls recent post data for one or multiple Instagram accounts and calculates engagement rate, consistency, and performance benchmarks. Used to vet influencers before partnerships or compare accounts against each other.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed


## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | ✅ | `[]` | Instagram URLs — profiles, hashtags, locations, audio pages, reels |
| `until` | string | Optional | — | Scrape posts until this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum posts to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |
## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Get account list and analysis goal
- [ ] Step 2: Run instagram-scraper for each account
- [ ] Step 3: Calculate engagement rate per account
- [ ] Step 4: Apply benchmark standards
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver comparison report
```
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