API referenceInstagram
Instagram search profiles
Creator discovery from keywords in public bios and captions.
Instagram publishes a post's view count only for video. Photo and carousel posts return null rather than zero, because zero would be a claim we cannot support.
Share and save counts are not public on Instagram, so they are not returned.
Authorization
ApiKeyAuth X-API-Key<token>
Your API key. Sent on every request.
In: header
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
curl -X POST "https://example.com/v1/scrapers/instagram-search-profiles-v4" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "query": "travel blogger" }'{ "request_id": "req_8f2c1d94e7b0", "success": true, "status": { "code": "OK", "message": "Scrape completed.", "retryable": false }, "data": { "cursor": "2", "has_more": true, "profiles": [ { "bio_links": [ { "link_type": "external", "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fc%2FTravelWithPinkpebble&e=AUCH8s1JhJAXor59RO3ooLO40egXs88zMlnqiRxJQhIbm6fB0qCgjyfX3p3k8AYEH7zz9wC0to3DkaRPkMMmC4CcRfzO9jrd", "title": "Long Form Travel Videos", "url": "https://m.youtube.com/c/TravelWithPinkpebble" }, { "link_type": "external", "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftopmate.io%2Fpinkpebble%2F1272617&e=AUDLFxv1rcK5bSas7urgXQjtx0IzvEsPu2PIJ7qKNUJFcvPIax-MHMZ43TrBUlcbXKpsllL3VJBskholf0ClFp5oRkkmPzkw", "title": "Ultimate Norway Guide", "url": "https://topmate.io/pinkpebble/1272617" }, "… 3 more items in the full response" ], "biography": "Quit 9 To 5 Job To Travel The World 🌍 \nTravel ✈️ Fitness💪Food 🥑\nTravelled to 26+ countries\nOther 900 hobbies on @pinkpebblehome", "category_name": "Blogger", "enriched": true, "external_url": "https://m.youtube.com/c/TravelWithPinkpebble", "follower_count": 257994, "following_count": 1407, "full_name": "Sandhya Majji | Travel Blogger", "google_description": "258K Followers, 1,451 Following, 1,859 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sandhya Majji | Travel Blogger (@pinkpebble)", "google_title": "Sandhya Majji | Travel Blogger (@pinkpebble) - Instagram", "id": "6725474985", "is_business_account": false, "is_private": false, "is_professional_account": true, "is_verified": true, "matched_from": "profile", "media_count": 1859, "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/660290498_18353116039226986_5801721310701363492_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gEgMqtfgbP9hDY5alY01xe3fkN0I75vnLvBtM22WkG8zWJE0fy2KEU… (+180 chars)", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/pinkpebble/", "username": "pinkpebble" }, { "bio_links": [ { "link_type": "external", "lynx_url": "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffoodology.ca%2F&e=AUDo5ov-brSxbf6ZutiIA5738Lcy3h77YTZrSvWyCjiGEImTTHzBTnYA_uORIp8m2RobDhVJUAn1V1VuEydzMzplETQkDqB9", "title": "", "url": "https://foodology.ca/" } ], "biography": "✏️ Canadian Food and travel Blogger since 2010. Mommy to the tiny humans 👧🏻👶🏻.\n📍: Vancouver, BC 📧 diana@foodology.ca", "category_name": null, "enriched": true, "external_url": "https://foodology.ca/", "follower_count": 60091, "following_count": 6846, "full_name": "Diana Chan", "google_description": "60K Followers, 7,077 Following, 4,945 Posts - Diana Chan (@foodologyca) on Instagram: \" ️ Canadian Food and travel Blogger since 2010. Mommy to the tiny humans 👧🏻👶🏻. 📍: Vancouver, BC 📧 diana@foodology.ca\"", "google_title": "Diana Chan (@foodologyca) • Instagram photos and videos", "id": "536555753", "is_business_account": false, "is_private": false, "is_professional_account": true, "is_verified": true, "matched_from": "profile", "media_count": 4950, "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/351137900_216146374073487_7719216356072774929_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gFGcYX33m7nAa40wl2r7m9-XV3NfpiHk5R57VsVg9ldim8zgXEWgmn86N… (+177 chars)", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/foodologyca/", "username": "foodologyca" }, "… 8 more items in the full response" ], "query": "travel blogger", "success": true }, "error": null, "meta": { "client_id": "client_abc123", "scraper": "instagram-search-profiles-v4", "billable": true, "duration_ms": 27191 }}