| Strategy | How to do it | |----------|---------------| | | Clear bio, professional photo, link, and consistent niche. | | Post valuable content | Solve a problem, educate, entertain — do it daily for 2–3 months. | | Use Reels | Instagram prioritizes Reels for reach. Aim for 5–10 Reels/week. | | Engage genuinely | Spend 20 min/day commenting on others' posts in your niche. | | Collaborate | Shout-outs or "takeovers" with similar-sized accounts. | | Leverage hashtags | Use 5–10 relevant, medium-sized hashtags (10k–200k posts). |

Below I've provided for both interpretations. Option 1: You meant the technical side (HTTP GET with Instagram's API) Instagram's official Graph API does not allow you to simply "GET 1000 followers" in one request. It has strict rate limits and pagination.

(using a valid access token) looks like this: