📸 Instagram Micro-Influencer & Creator Lead Radar (With Verified Emails & ER%)

Discover authentic, high-converting Instagram micro-creators (5,000 to 50,000 followers) in any niche with verified direct business emails, calculated engagement rates, and personalized collaboration hooks.

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💡 Why Micro-Influencers for DTC Brands?

Top e-commerce brands (Shopify, Amazon sellers, TikTok Shop brands) and creator agencies know that macro-influencers are overpriced and underperforming:

• ❌ Macro-Influencers (>100k followers): Charge $3,000–$10,000 per post, suffer from low real engagement (<1.5%), and audience trust is diluted by endless sponsored posts.
• ✅ Micro-Creators (5k–50k followers): Boast 3% to 7% authentic engagement, have deeply loyal niche communities, and convert customers at 4x to 8x higher ROI for a fraction of the cost (or even for free gifted products).

This actor automates the entire micro-influencer discovery and outreach pipeline in seconds.

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⚡ Key Features & The "Unfair Advantage"

1. 🎯 Niche & Hashtag Discovery:
   • Search across any vertical: #skincareroutine, #homedecor, #fitnesscoach, #streetwear, #cleaneating, #sustainablefashion, and hundreds more.
2. 📬 3-Way Direct Email Extraction Engine:
   • Layer 1: Instagram official public business buttons.
   • Layer 2: Bio text extraction with advanced de-obfuscation (name [at] domain dot com).
   • Layer 3: Deep Link-in-Bio Resolver — automatically inspects Linktree, Beacons.ai, Stan.store, Campsite, and Koji pages to uncover business inquiry emails hidden behind landing pages.
3. 📊 Real 12-Post Engagement Rate (ER %):
   • Evaluates audience activity to weed out fake bot followings.
   • Categorizes creators with visual badges:
     • 🔥 VIRAL_ENGAGEMENT (>5%)
     • ✅ HIGH_ROI (3%–5%)
     • 🟡 AVERAGE (1.8%–3%)
     • ⚠️ LOW_ENGAGEMENT (<1.8%)
4. 🤝 Brand Collab Readiness Scoring:
   • Detects creators who actively do UGC, PR gifting, brand ambassador programs, and sponsored deals.
5. 💌 Instant Personalized Pitch Hooks:
   • Generates tailored 1-sentence outreach hooks for cold email sequences (e.g. Lemlist, Instantly, Clay).
6. 🛡️ "No Email, No Pay" Policy:
   • Filter for actionable outreach leads with verified emails so every record delivers immediate value.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
niche	String	"skincare"	Target niche keyword, topic, or hashtag (e.g., skincare, home decor, vegan cooking).
minFollowers	Integer	5000	Minimum follower count threshold (sweet spot: 5,000).
maxFollowers	Integer	50000	Maximum follower count threshold (sweet spot: 50,000).
requireEmail	Boolean	true	Only deliver creators with a verified direct business email.
maxResults	Integer	5	Total number of verified creator leads to harvest.
resolveLinkInBio	Boolean	true	Automatically inspect Linktree / Beacons / Stan store for hidden emails.
onlyCollabReady	Boolean	false	Filter strictly for creators who actively mention UGC or brand collabs.

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📤 Sample Output Record

{
  "handle": "@avtandil_skincare",
  "username": "avtandil_skincare",
  "fullName": "AvTanDil • Content Creator • UGC",
  "followers": 49000,
  "followersFormatted": "49.0K",
  "followerTier": "🎯 Micro-Creator (10k - 50k) [Sweet Spot ROI]",
  "verifiedEmail": "avtandilskincare@gmail.com",
  "emailSource": "INSTAGRAM_BIO",
  "engagementRate": "3.2%",
  "engagementBadge": "✅ HIGH_ROI (3%–5%)",
  "isBrandCollabReady": true,
  "collabSignals": ["UGC", "Brand Collab"],
  "linkInBioUrl": "https://linktr.ee/avtandil",
  "bio": "Beauty • Skincare • Self-Care Content creator | UGC 📩 avtandilskincare@gmail.com",
  "personalizedPitchHook": "Hey AvTanDil! Loved your authentic skincare UGC routines — our team would love to collaborate on a sponsored product video for our upcoming campaign!",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/avtandil_skincare/",
  "niche": "skincare"
}

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🚀 How to Use for Cold Outreach

1. Run the actor with your target niche (e.g., fitness coach, homedecor).
2. Download the resulting dataset as CSV or JSON.
3. Import directly into Instantly, Lemlist, or Clay.
4. Use the {{personalizedPitchHook}} variable in your first outreach email for 30%+ reply rates!