# Instagram User Search API. Accounts matching your search. Accounts by keyword, niche or place. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dinstagram.search_profiles) ## Instagram User Search API at a glance Returns the Instagram accounts a web search finds for your words, like a niche, a place or a name, with their usernames and profile links. Each has its display name, bio and follower, following and post counts as the search index shows them. Add fill=true to get each account's current profile (user ID, exact counts, verified badge, picture, links) in the same response. GET `/v1/instagram/search_profiles` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/search_profiles/index.md) - **1 credit** per page, +1 per result filled in, up to 51 credits, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages - **16 typed fields** null when unknown - **50** accounts per page, the search engine's ranking (most relevant first) - **`query`** is all it needs, e.g. `coffee roaster` ## Send one request. Get up to 50 accounts back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `query = coffee roaster` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=instagram.search_profiles) cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/search_profiles' \ --data-urlencode 'query=coffee roaster' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.instagram.searchProfiles.list({ query: "coffee roaster" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ query: "coffee roaster", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/search_profiles?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, page, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/search_profiles", params={"query": "coffee roaster"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("query", "coffee roaster") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/search_profiles?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Page json.RawMessage `json:"page"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": [ { "approximate_fields": [ "profile.metrics.follower_count", "profile.metrics.following_count", "profile.metrics.post_count" ], "community": null, "details": null, "hashtag": null, "matched_url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffeeroasterlnk/", "place": null, "platform": "instagram", "platform_specific": {}, "position": 0, "post": null, "profile": { "avatar_url": null, "bio": "Specialty coffee, fresh roasted and made easy. Serving Lincoln and beyond since 1995. 🖤 Woman owned. Community focused.", "display_name": "The Coffee Roaster", "id": null, "is_verified": null, "metrics": { "follower_count": 4053, "following_count": 1599, "post_count": 1651, "total_like_count": null, "total_view_count": null }, "url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffeeroasterlnk/", "username": "coffeeroasterlnk" }, "snippet": "4,053 followers, 1,599 following, 1,651 posts – The Coffee Roaster (@coffeeroasterlnk) on Instagram: \"Specialty coffee, fresh roasted and made easy. Serving Lincoln and beyond since 1995. 🖤 Woman owned. Community focused.\"", "sound": null, "title": "The Coffee Roaster (@coffeeroasterlnk) · Lincoln, NE", "type": "profile", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffeeroasterlnk/" }, { "approximate_fields": [ "profile.metrics.follower_count", "profile.metrics.following_count", "profile.metrics.post_count" ], "community": null, "details": null, "hashtag": null, "matched_url": "https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeeroaster/", "place": null, "platform": "instagram", "platform_specific": {}, "position": 1, "post": null, "profile": { "avatar_url": null, "bio": "📍TCR Cafe NUS AS8 🎓TCR Academy 🔝Corporate Teambuilding | Trusted by Thousands ⭐️Proven Latte Art & Barista Coaching 👇Book Coffee Workshops", "display_name": "The Coffee Roaster | Cafe & Coffee Academy", "id": null, "is_verified": null, "metrics": { "follower_count": 3446, "following_count": 100, "post_count": 1542, "total_like_count": null, "total_view_count": null }, "url": "https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeeroaster/", "username": "thecoffeeroaster" }, "snippet": "3,446 followers, 100 following, 1,542 posts – The Coffee Roaster | Cafe & Coffee Academy (@thecoffeeroaster) on Instagram: \"📍TCR Cafe NUS AS8 🎓TCR Academy 🔝Corporate Teambuilding | Trusted by Thousands ⭐️Proven Latte Art & Barista Coaching 👇Book Coffee Workshops\"", "sound": null, "title": "The Coffee Roaster | Cafe & Coffee Academy (@thecoffeeroaster) ...", "type": "profile", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeeroaster/" }, { "approximate_fields": [ "profile.metrics.follower_count", "profile.metrics.following_count", "profile.metrics.post_count" ], "community": null, "details": null, "hashtag": null, "matched_url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffee_roaster_cafe/", "place": null, "platform": "instagram", "platform_specific": {}, "position": 2, "post": null, "profile": { "avatar_url": null, "bio": "Coffee Roastery, Store and Coffee Shop. 📆 Horario: Lun a Sab de 10am a 8pm 📍 Contamos con parqueo propio", "display_name": "Coffee Roaster", "id": null, "is_verified": null, "metrics": { "follower_count": 1476, "following_count": 195, "post_count": 207, "total_like_count": null, "total_view_count": null }, "url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffee_roaster_cafe/", "username": "coffee_roaster_cafe" }, "snippet": "1,476 Followers, 195 Following, 207 Posts - Coffee Roaster (@coffee_roaster_cafe) on Instagram: \"Coffee Roastery, Store and Coffee Shop. 📆 Horario: Lun a Sab de 10am a 8pm 📍 Contamos con parqueo propio\"", "sound": null, "title": "Coffee Roaster (@coffee_roaster_cafe) • Instagram photos and videos", "type": "profile", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffee_roaster_cafe/" } ], "page": { "has_more": true, "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR", "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z", "end_reason": null }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "instagram", "source": "web_search", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 1168, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": null, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete. ## One schema on 6 platforms. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/search_profiles/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/web_result/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field Instagram doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts Words to find Instagram accounts by, as a web search reads them: a niche, a business type, a place, a name (coffee roaster, yoga studio austin, "blue bottle"). - ### Write one parser Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and 3 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all. - **`platform`string**: Platform the item is on. - **`type`string**: The kind of item the result names, as the resource that describes it: profile (an account), post, hashtag, sound, place or community. The item's summary is the field of that name, and a filled result's record is details.\. A search that finds several kinds (a platform's top search) mixes them in one list. New values may be added as more kinds are searchable; treat unknown values as other. - **`position`integer**: Zero-based rank of the result in the list, across pages: the search engine's order, counting only the results kept. - **`url`string**: The item's canonical link on the platform (the account's page for a profile, the post's for a post). - **`matched_url`string**: The page the index listed: the item's own page, or one of its pages that names it (a video of an account, for a profile found through it). - **`title`string**: The page's title as the index shows it: often the item's name, but not the item's own field. Null when the index shows none. - **`snippet`string**: The index's excerpt of the page: often the item's description and counts as the page stated them when it was indexed, days or weeks ago. Null when the index shows none. - **`profile`object**: The account the result names (type profile): what its link and the index's text say of it, completed from details when the result is filled. Null for every other type. Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What teams build with the Instagram User Search API. - ### Find influencers in a niche - ### Build lead lists of local businesses - ### Find an account from a name alone ## Good to know before you build. - Instagram has no logged-out account search, so results come from a public web search engine's index of profile pages, in its ranking. An account the index hasn't crawled isn't found. - Without fill, id, avatar_url and is_verified are null, and counts, display name and bio are the index's copy of the profile page, rounded and possibly weeks old (listed in approximate_fields). - With fill=true, each result's details.profile is the account's live record from the Instagram Profile API, and its summary is updated from it. - A result the profile lookup can't fetch (a renamed or deleted account) stays unfilled at no extra cost, and meta.warnings says so. - The index goes only so deep, so a search usually ends after two or three pages (page.end_reason end). - Case doesn't matter. site: operators are removed, and intitle:, inurl:, intext: and their allin forms count as the plain words they hold. ## From 1 credit per page. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/search_profiles/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages | | --- | --- | --- | | Any source | 1 credit + 1 per result filled in
up to 51 credits (50 results filled in) | $0.75–$1.97 + $0.75–$1.97 per result filled in | - Cache hits are free. - Credits from packs and top-ups never expire. - A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal. - Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. - Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID. ## Questions about the Instagram User Search API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/search_profiles/index.md). **How much does the Instagram User Search API cost?** A page of up to 50 accounts costs 1 credit + 1 per result filled in, up to 51 credits (50 results filled in). Every successful page is charged, empty pages included. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack. **How do I get the next page?** Repeat the same request with cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response, keeping the other parameters. When page.has_more is false there are no more pages. Cursors expire after 24 hours. Other platforms ## Web results on 5 more platforms. - [TikTok User Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/search_profiles/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/tiktok/search_profiles`) - [Facebook Page and People Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/search_profiles/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/facebook/search_profiles`) - [X (Twitter) User Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/search_profiles/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/x/search_profiles`) - [LinkedIn Company and People Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/search_profiles/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/linkedin/search_profiles`) - [Telegram Channel Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/search_channels/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/telegram/search_channels`) More Instagram ## Instagram API. 28 endpoints, one key. - [Instagram Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/post`) - [Instagram Story API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/story/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/story`) - [Instagram Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/posts`) - [Instagram Reels API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/reels/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/reels`) - [Instagram Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/search_posts`) - [Instagram Audio Reels API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/sound_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/sound_posts`) - [Instagram Hashtag Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/hashtag_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/hashtag_posts`) - [Instagram Location Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/place_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/place_posts`) - [Instagram Trending Reels API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/trending_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/trending_posts`) - [Instagram Highlight Stories API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/playlist_stories/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/playlist_stories`) - [Instagram Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/profile`) - [Instagram Similar Accounts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/similar_profiles/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/similar_profiles`) - [Instagram Comment API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/comment/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/comment`) - [Instagram Comments API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/comments/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/comments`) - [Instagram Reels Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/transcript`) - [Instagram Hashtag API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/hashtag/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/hashtag`) - [Instagram Hashtag Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_hashtags/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/search_hashtags`) - [Instagram Audio Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_sounds/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/search_sounds`) - [Instagram Location Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_places/index.md) (From 1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/search_places`) - [Instagram Highlights API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/highlights/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/highlights`) - [Instagram Engagement API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/engagement/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/engagement`) - [Instagram Search Suggestions API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_suggestions/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/instagram/search_suggestions`) - [Instagram Location API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/place/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/place`) - [Instagram Audio API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/sound/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/sound`) - [Instagram Topic API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/topic/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/topic`) - [Instagram Embed API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/embed/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/embed`) - [Instagram Username Availability API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/username/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/username`) ## Try it with your own search. Type it in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/search_profiles/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)