Influencer Discovery

Discover influencers across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter. Find creators by niche, hashtags, keywords, location, and engagement. Optional outreach pipeline: AI-personalized emails via SendGrid/Resend. Part of the Influencer Strategy Suite.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Google Custom Search API key for discovering profiles with emails (optional, supplements platform discovery)

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "platforms": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "niches": [
    "fitness"
  ],
  "followerRange": {
    "min": 1000,
    "max": 1000000
  },
  "emailSubject": "{name} - Partnership opportunity from {brand}",
  "emailTemplate": "Hi {name},\n\nI came across your amazing content on {platform} and loved your approach to {niche}.\n\nWe'd love to explore a partnership opportunity with you.\n\nWould you be open to a quick chat?\n\nBest,\n[Your Name]",
  "brandContext": {
    "name": "Your Brand",
    "industry": "wellness",
    "offer": "product partnership",
    "website": "https://yourbrand.com"
  }
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "platforms": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "niches": [
    "fitness"
  ],
  "followerRange": {
    "min": 1000,
    "max": 1000000
  },
  "influencerTiers": [
    "micro",
    "mid"
  ],
  "minEngagementRate": 2,
  "contentTypes": [
    "photos",
    "videos",
    "reels"
  ],
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "businessAccountsOnly": false,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeContactInfo": true,
  "languagePreference": "en",
  "sortBy": "discoveryScore",
  "enableOutreach": false,
  "googleApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "emailProvider": "sendgrid",
  "sendgridApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "resendApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "emailSubject": "{name} - Partnership opportunity from {brand}",
  "emailTemplate": "Hi {name},\n\nI came across your amazing content on {platform} and loved your approach to {niche}.\n\nWe'd love to explore a partnership opportunity with you.\n\nWould you be open to a quick chat?\n\nBest,\n[Your Name]",
  "aiProvider": "none",
  "aiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "brandContext": {
    "name": "Your Brand",
    "industry": "wellness",
    "offer": "product partnership",
    "website": "https://yourbrand.com"
  },
  "sendEmails": false,
  "maxEmailsPerRun": 100,
  "delayBetweenEmails": 2000
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
platforms	array	["instagram"]	Yes*	Social media platforms to search for influencers
niches	array	-	Yes*	Target niches or industries to search. Use simple words like: fitness, tech, ai, ai automation, beauty, food, travel, fashion, gaming, business, finance, saas, marketing, real estate, wellness, crypto, coaching, health, education, photography, diy, home, art, music, pets, sports, parenting, lifestyle. You can also type any custom niche — the actor will generate relevant hashtags automatically.
hashtags	array	-	No	Hashtags to search for (without #). Leave empty to auto-generate from niches.
keywords	array	-	No	Keywords to search in bios and content
locations	array	-	No	Filter results by location (e.g., 'Los Angeles', 'United Kingdom', 'New York'). Matches against influencer profile locations. For Instagram/TikTok, location filtering works best when combined with Google Custom Search (provide Google API key). LinkedIn search natively supports location filtering.
followerRange	object	-	No	Target follower count range
influencerTiers	array	["micro","mid"]	No	Target influencer size tiers: nano (1K-10K), micro (10K-100K), mid (100K-500K), macro (500K-1M), mega (1M+)
minEngagementRate	number	2	No	Minimum engagement rate to qualify as a good influencer
contentTypes	array	["photos","videos","reels"]	No	Preferred content types the influencer creates
verifiedOnly	boolean	false	No	Only discover verified/blue-check accounts
businessAccountsOnly	boolean	false	No	Only discover business or creator accounts (where detectable)
maxResults	integer	50	No	Maximum number of influencers to discover per platform
includeContactInfo	boolean	true	No	Attempt to extract email addresses and contact info from bios
excludeUsernames	array	-	No	Usernames to exclude from results (e.g., competitors, already contacted)
languagePreference	string	"en"	No	Preferred content language: en (English), es (Spanish), fr (French), de (German), pt (Portuguese), it (Italian), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), zh (Chinese), ar (Arabic), hi (Hindi), any (Any Language)
sortBy	string	"discoveryScore"	No	How to sort discovered influencers: discoveryScore (recommended), followers, engagementRate, recentActivity
proxyConfiguration	object	-	No	Proxy settings for scraping
demoMode	boolean	false	No	When ON: returns sample data with real profile URLs (no scraping, no charges). Turn OFF for real influencer discovery. IMPORTANT: If your results show generic usernames like 'fitness_creator_1', demo mode is still on.
webhookUrl	string	-	No	Optional webhook URL to receive results when discovery completes
enableOutreach	boolean	false	No	Enable automated email outreach to discovered influencers with emails
googleApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Google Custom Search API key for discovering profiles with emails (optional, supplements platform discovery)
googleSearchEngineId	string	-	No	Google Programmable Search Engine ID
emailProvider	string	"sendgrid"	No	Email service for sending outreach
sendgridApiKey	string	-	Yes*	SendGrid API key for sending emails
resendApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Resend API key for sending emails
fromEmail	string	-	No	Sender email address
fromName	string	-	No	Sender display name
emailSubject	string	-	No	Email subject line. Use {name} and {brand} for personalization.
emailTemplate	string	-	No	Email body template. Use {name}, {platform}, {niche}, {followers} for personalization.
aiProvider	string	"none"	No	AI provider for email personalization (makes each email unique based on the influencer's bio and content)
aiApiKey	string	-	Yes*	API key for your chosen AI provider
aiModel	string	-	No	Specific AI model to use (optional, uses best default per provider)
brandContext	object	-	No	Your brand information for AI personalization
sendEmails	boolean	false	No	Set to true to actually send emails. False = dry run (preview only).
maxEmailsPerRun	integer	100	No	Maximum emails to send in this run
delayBetweenEmails	integer	2000	No	Delay between sending each email in milliseconds

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Influencer Discovered	Each influencer profile discovered	$0.05
Outreach Email Sent	Each outreach email sent to an influencer	$0.05
AI Email Personalization	Each email personalized by AI	$0.03

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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