diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/public.py b/instagrapi/mixins/public.py
index 64455fc3..24a6ba55 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/public.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/public.py
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ def public_a1_request(self, endpoint, data=None, params=None, headers=None):
         )
         return response.get("graphql") or response
 
+    def public_a1_request_user_info_by_username(self, username, data=None, params=None):
+        params = params or {}
+        url = self.PUBLIC_API_URL + f"api/v1/users/web_profile_info/?username={username}"
+        headers = {'x-ig-app-id': '936619743392459'}
+        response = self.public_request(
+            url, data=data, params=params, headers=headers, return_json=True
+        )
+        return response.get("user") or response
+
     def public_graphql_request(
         self,
         variables,
diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/user.py b/instagrapi/mixins/user.py
index 30be7cd8..9d3d38cc 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/user.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/user.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def user_info_by_username_gql(self, username: str) -> User:
             An object of User type
         """
         username = str(username).lower()
-        return extract_user_gql(self.public_a1_request(f"/{username!s}/")["user"])
+        return extract_user_gql(self.public_a1_request_user_info_by_username(f"/{username!s}/")["user"])
 
     def user_info_by_username_v1(self, username: str) -> User:
         """
diff --git a/instagrapi/types.py b/instagrapi/types.py
index ad0c6a30..bfa7b001 100644
--- a/instagrapi/types.py
+++ b/instagrapi/types.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Broadcast(TypesBaseModel):
     group_image_background_uri: str
     thread_subtype: int
     number_of_members: int
-    creator_igid: str | None
+    creator_igid: Optional[str]
     creator_username: str