# How to Find Your Instagram Profile URL, Handle and QR Code

Your Instagram profile URL is https://www.instagram.com/ followed by your username and a slash, for example https://www.instagram.com/nike/.

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**Your Instagram profile URL is `https://www.instagram.com/` followed by your username and a slash, for example `https://www.instagram.com/nike/`.** To copy it in the app, go to your profile, tap Share profile, then Copy link. Your handle is your username with an @ in front, and the same Share profile screen shows your QR code.

The URL, the handle and the QR code all point to the same profile, so whichever you share, people land in the same place. This guide shows where to find each, how to find someone else’s, and how to add a link to your bio. Searching for people is covered in [how to search on Instagram](/blog/instagram-search/how-to-search-on-instagram/).

## What Is Your Instagram Profile URL?

**Your profile URL is `https://www.instagram.com/username/`, with your username in place of “username” and no @ sign.** The table shows the correct and common incorrect formats, as apidojo’s Instagram documentation lists them for profile inputs ([Apify](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-user-scraper)).

| Format | Correct? |
| --- | --- |
| https://www.instagram.com/nike/ | Yes |
| instagram.com/nike | Works in a browser, but missing https:// |
| https://www.instagram.com/@nike/ | No, URLs don’t use the @ |

## How Do You Copy Your Instagram Link in the App?

**You copy your link from the Share profile button on your own profile.** Listed below are the 3 steps.

1.  **Tap** your profile picture at the bottom right.
2.  **Tap** **Share profile**.
3.  **Tap** **Copy link**, then paste it wherever you need it.

On a computer, open your profile on instagram.com and copy the address from the browser bar.

## What’s the Difference Between a Handle, a Username and a Display Name?

**Your username and your handle are the same thing, written with or without the @; your display name is the separate, non-unique name shown above your bio.** The table compares them.

| Term | Example | Unique? | Where it appears |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Username | nike | Yes | Your profile URL and the top of your profile |
| Handle | @nike | Yes | How people tag and mention you |
| Display name | Nike | No | Under your profile photo |

Changing your username changes your profile URL, so old links stop working. Developers often need the numeric user ID instead, which never changes; see [how to find an Instagram user ID](/blog/instagram-search/find-user-id/).

## How Do You Find Your Instagram QR Code?

**Your QR code is on the Share profile screen: tap your profile picture, then Share profile, and the code is shown with options to save or share it.** Anyone who scans it with their phone camera lands on your profile. It’s handy on business cards, menus and event signs.

## How Do You Find Someone Else’s Instagram URL?

**Open their profile, tap the three dots at the top right, and choose the option to copy the profile URL or share it.** If you only know their username, the URL is `https://www.instagram.com/` plus their username and a slash. Finding the person in the first place is covered in [how to find someone on Instagram](/blog/instagram-search/find-someone-on-instagram/).

## How Do You Add a Link to Your Instagram Bio?

**Go to your profile, tap Edit profile, then Links, and add a URL; Instagram shows it under your bio.** Profiles can carry several bio links, and on a profile they appear as the website and bio links fields that tools read from public profiles (Apify).

## Why Profile URLs Matter for Data Collection

**Profile URLs are the standard input for Instagram data tools, so a clean list of URLs is the starting point for any research on accounts.** apidojo’s [Instagram Scraper](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-scraper) on Apify accepts profile URLs, and also hashtag, location, audio, reels, tagged-post and search URLs, and returns each account’s public posts with likes, comments, captions and dates, at $0.50 per 1,000 posts (Apify).

```
{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/nike/"],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

Each profile should return at least 10 posts. The developer guide is [how to scrape Instagram profiles and posts](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-profiles/).

## The scrapers behind this

-   [Instagram Profile Scraper Profiles, followers, following and public emails; 40 profiles free per search $0.01 / profile + $0.50 / 1K](/scrapers/instagram-user-scraper/)
-   [Instagram Scraper Posts and reels from profiles, hashtags, locations and audio URLs; 100–200 posts/sec $0.50 / 1K posts](/scrapers/instagram-scraper/)

## Questions people ask

### Does my Instagram URL change if I change my username?

Yes, the URL follows your username, so update any links you've shared.

### Can I find my Instagram URL without the app?

Yes, log in at instagram.com, open your profile and copy the address bar.

### Is my Instagram URL case-sensitive?

Usernames aren't case-sensitive in practice; use lowercase to be safe.

### How do I link my Instagram on another website?

Paste your full profile URL, starting with `https://`, into the link field.

## More on searching Instagram

-   [How to Search on Instagram: Accounts, Tags, Places Search Instagram for accounts, keywords, hashtags, audio and places, understand how results are ranked, and use search more precisely.](/blog/instagram-search/how-to-search-on-instagram/)
-   [Can People See If You Search Them on Instagram? No, searching or viewing a profile is private. What Instagram does show, how suggestions really work, and how to stay private.](/blog/instagram-search/can-people-see-your-searches/)
-   [Clear Instagram Search History and Reset Suggestions Clear all or single Instagram searches, auto-clear history in Accounts Center, and reset the suggestions and recommendations behind them.](/blog/instagram-search/clear-search-history/)
-   [How to Find Someone on Instagram (No Username Needed) 6 ways to find a person on Instagram, by name, mutual friends, contacts or Facebook, and why some accounts can't be found.](/blog/instagram-search/find-someone-on-instagram/)
-   [Find Contacts and Facebook Friends on Instagram Sync contacts, link Facebook in Accounts Center, find mutual friends and suggested accounts, and stop appearing in others' suggestions.](/blog/instagram-search/find-contacts/)
-   [How to View Instagram Without an Account What you can and can't see on Instagram without logging in, how to open public profiles by URL, and why viewer sites are risky.](/blog/instagram-search/view-without-account/)
-   [Can You Find Someone on Instagram by Phone Number? Instagram search doesn't take phone numbers, but contact syncing can. The steps, why it fails, and how to stop people finding you.](/blog/instagram-search/find-by-phone-number/)
-   [How to Search by Location on Instagram Search places on Instagram, read place pages, fix missing locations, and collect posts tagged at a venue or city.](/blog/instagram-search/search-by-location/)
-   [How to Turn Off Meta AI Search on Instagram You can't remove Meta AI from Instagram search, but you can mute it, search the normal way, delete chats and limit content reuse.](/blog/instagram-search/turn-off-meta-ai-search/)
-   [How to Find an Instagram User ID What an Instagram user ID is, how it differs from a username, and how to look one up or find an account from its ID.](/blog/instagram-search/find-user-id/)

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