This function returns the details of a user's profile based on the supplied username (omitting the @ symbol)
ig_get_user_profile(username, verbose = FALSE)
| username | character; the username of the Instagram user. Omit the "@" symbol that is typically used when referencing another user |
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| verbose | logical; do you want informative messages? |
# get Jusin Bieber's profile and to see how many followers he has bieber_follower_cnt <- ig_get_user_profile("justinbieber")$follower_count#> Error: Status: fail #> Message: login_required