Influencer Discovery Scraper

What does it do?

Influencer Discovery Scraper helps you find influencers and content creators by niche and platform. It searches the web for curated lists, rankings, and directories of influencers across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and other social media platforms, extracting names, follower counts, engagement rates, and profile information.

This tool is designed for marketing agencies, brand managers, and businesses planning influencer campaigns who need to build targeted outreach lists. Rather than manually browsing influencer directories or searching Google for hours, this actor automates the discovery process and compiles results into a structured dataset ready for outreach.

The scraper uses Google search with optimized queries to find influencer ranking pages, top creator lists, and niche-specific directories. It then extracts individual influencer mentions from the search results, identifying names, social handles, follower counts, and engagement metrics wherever available. Results are deduplicated and enriched with niche and platform classification.

Why use this actor?

• Discover influencers across multiple niches and platforms simultaneously
• Build targeted outreach lists without expensive influencer marketing platforms
• Filter by minimum follower count to match your campaign requirements
• Get engagement rate estimates to identify genuinely influential creators
• Export structured data for CRM import and campaign management

How to use

1. Open the actor page on Apify
2. Enter the niches you want to find influencers in (tech, fitness, food, etc.)
3. Select target platforms (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok)
4. Set minimum follower count and maximum results
5. Run the actor and download your influencer list

Input configuration

Parameter	Type	Description
niches	array	Niche categories to search (default: tech, fitness, food)
platforms	array	Social media platforms (default: instagram, youtube, tiktok)
minFollowers	integer	Minimum follower count (default: 10000)
maxResults	integer	Maximum influencers to find (default: 100)

Output data

{
    "name": "@techreviewer",
    "platform": "youtube",
    "niche": "tech",
    "followers": "250K",
    "engagementRate": "5-10%",
    "profileUrl": "https://youtube.com/@techreviewer",
    "location": "N/A",
    "description": "Top tech reviewer covering latest gadgets...",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Cost of usage

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $1.50 per 1,000 results. A typical discovery run for 3 niches across 3 platforms costs approximately $0.15. The actor is efficient as it leverages Google search to find aggregated influencer lists rather than scraping individual profiles.

Tips

• Use specific niche terms for better targeting (e.g., "vegan cooking" instead of just "food")
• Combine multiple platform searches to find cross-platform creators
• Verify follower counts on actual profiles before outreach
• Run searches for trending niches to find rising micro-influencers
• Use engagement rate estimates to prioritize quality over follower count

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Built with Crawlee and Apify SDK. See more scrapers by consummate_mandala on Apify Store.