Building a creator pipeline from a keyword
Start with a category term, take the ranked accounts, then enrich the shortlist with the Profile and Posts APIs. One search call replaces an afternoon of manual browsing.
Instagram API / Search Users with Story Status
Instagram Search API — Find Accounts by Username or Keyword
Account search by keyword, ranked the way the app ranks it — the discovery entry point when you have a topic but no handles yet.
1 credit per request · request metadata included · errors are never charged
GET /v2/instagram/search-user1 creditcurl "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v2/instagram/search-user?keyword=coffee roaster" \
-H "x-api-key: $INSCRAPE_KEY"Parameters
keywordstringrequiredSearch term
What you get
What the Instagram Search API returns.
- Matching handles with display name and profile picture
- Follower count on a result where the search payload carries it
- Verification and business flags
- Ranking order as served publicly
Use cases
Instagram Search API use cases.
Brand impersonation monitoring
Search your brand name on a schedule and diff the result set. New accounts using your name show up here before your customers report them.
Market mapping in a new region
Search local-language terms to find who is already producing content in a market you are considering entering.
FAQ
Instagram Search API FAQ.
Is the ranking the same as in the app?
It reflects the public ranking Instagram serves, which is personalised in-app and not personalised here. Treat it as a relevance order, not a popularity chart.
Can I search posts, not accounts?
Use the Hashtag Scraper for content discovery. Account search and hashtag-post search are genuinely different queries.
How many results per call?
One page of ranked results, which is what the public endpoint exposes. Refine the query rather than paginating for more.
Related endpoints
APIs commonly paired with search users with story status.
Instagram Hashtag Scraper
Get paginated public Instagram posts for a hashtag, including captions, media and engagement fields. One REST endpoint, no Instagram login.
Instagram Profile Scraper
Get follower counts, bio, verification status and external links for any public Instagram profile. One REST call, no login, no Meta app review.
Instagram Followers Scraper
Paginate the real follower list of a public Instagram account, not just the count. Cursor based, 2 credits per page.
Back to the full Instagram API overview, or read the search users with story status endpoint documentation.