Find keyword matches inside Instagram audiences

Search the followers or followed accounts of public Instagram profiles for a keyword, then export clean matching account records for audience research, creator discovery, partnership research, and lead-list preparation.

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What this Actor does

Give the Actor up to 25 Instagram usernames, numeric IDs, or profile URLs and one keyword or phrase. Choose Followers, Following, or Both. The Actor runs one bounded search for each account and selected audience list, removes duplicate records within each query, and saves the matches to the default dataset.

The search returns the currently available matching slice. It has no pagination and should not be treated as a complete download of a profile's audience or a biography search. Private or unavailable profiles can return no matches.

Input

Field	Required	Default	Limits	Purpose
targetAccounts	Yes	instagram	1–25 unique values	Usernames, numeric IDs, or Instagram profile URLs.
searchQuery	Yes	meta	1–100 characters	Keyword or phrase to match.
relationship	No	followers	followers, following, both	Audience list to search.
maxResultsPerQuery	No	50	1–50	Local cap for each account and audience-list query.

{
  "targetAccounts": ["instagram", "apifytech"],
  "searchQuery": "meta",
  "relationship": "both",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 25
}

Output

Each matched account is one dataset row with the target account, query, relationship, result position, account ID, username, full name, profile URL, profile-picture URL, privacy and verification flags, and normalized account badges.

{
  "targetAccount": "instagram",
  "searchQuery": "meta",
  "relationship": "following",
  "resultPosition": 1,
  "accountId": "573152838",
  "username": "metaglasses",
  "fullName": "Meta Glasses",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/metaglasses/",
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://example.invalid/profile.jpg",
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "accountBadges": []
}

The RUN_SUMMARY key-value-store record reports requested, completed, empty and failed queries; emitted and deduplicated matches; charge-limit truncation; and stable functional error codes.

Billing behavior

A completed audience query is charged after a successful response, including a valid query with no matches. Each unique row written to the default dataset is charged as one matched account. A failed request is not charged as a completed query and produces no matched-account charge. The standard Actor Start charge still applies. If the run charge limit is reached, remaining work stops and the summary reports the truncation.

Free runs process at most three account-and-audience-list queries per run. Paid plans can use the full input limit.

Common uses

• Find creators, brands, locations, professions, or interests within a known audience.
• Inspect the accounts a creator or competitor follows for partnership research.
• Build a focused prospect list without downloading an entire audience first.
• Compare keyword matches across several public profiles with the same input.

Use public data responsibly and follow applicable laws and platform rules.

FAQ

How much does it cost to run this Actor? Pricing is listed in the Pricing section above, charged per row returned. You only pay for the rows the Actor actually produces, so a small test run costs cents.

Do I need cookies or a login? No. This Actor reads public data only - no cookies, no account, no browser automation.

Can I schedule it? Yes. Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or via a webhook, and export results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

What if I need a slightly different output? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab describing the shape you need.

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