Instagram User Search · Find Leads by Keyword · No Login

Type any keyword and get every Instagram profile Instagram surfaces for that topic — from a single niche term to a full location + role combo. Three output tiers let you go from basic discovery to fully enriched, SMTP-verified lead lists without leaving this actor.

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What This Actor Does

When you search in Instagram's People tab, Instagram returns a ranked list of accounts matching your term. This actor queries that exact engine — programmatically, in bulk, for as many keywords as you need — and delivers structured results you can export immediately.

Basic tier: keyword → list of matching Instagram accounts with identity fields

Enriched tier: keyword → matching accounts → full public profiles including emails, phones, websites, bio links, follower counts, business category, and location

Verified tier: keyword → matching accounts → full profiles → SMTP-verified email addresses confirmed deliverable before you send

One actor. One run. No chaining separate scrapers.

Three Output Tiers

Basic — $2.50 / 1,000 results

Instagram's search results for your keyword. Every account Instagram surfaces, with core identity fields. Use this for discovery, audience mapping, and feeding usernames into other workflows.

Fields returned:

Field	Description
username	Instagram handle
full_name	Display name as shown on profile
id	Instagram's internal user ID
is_verified	Blue checkmark status
is_private	Whether the account is private
profile_pic_url	Profile picture URL
latest_reel_media	Timestamp of most recent Reel (unix)

Enriched — $12 / 1,000 profiles

Everything in Basic, plus a full public profile lookup for each result. This is where the actor becomes a lead generation tool — you get the complete picture on every account including contact information they've made public.

Additional fields returned:

Field	Description
follower_count	Total followers
following_count	Total following
media_count	Total posts
biography	Full bio text
external_url	Primary website link
bio_links	All bio links with titles (Linktree, Stan.store, etc.)
public_email	Business email if publicly listed
contact_phone_number	Business phone if publicly listed
business_contact_method	Preferred contact method (EMAIL, CALL, TEXT)
category	Business category (e.g., "Fitness Coach", "Restaurant")
is_business	Business account flag
account_type	Personal / Business / Creator
location_data	City, coordinates, address (if listed)
about.date_joined	When the account was created
about.country	Country of origin

Verified — $20 / 1,000 profiles

Everything in Enriched, plus MillionVerifier SMTP verification on any public email found. The actor pings each email's receiving mail server to confirm it's deliverable — without sending a message. Results include an email_status field so you know exactly which addresses are safe to contact.

email_status	Meaning
valid	Confirmed deliverable — safe to send
risky	Catch-all domain — likely deliverable, unconfirmed
invalid	Undeliverable — do not send
unknown	Server temporarily unreachable

Note on email availability: Only Instagram accounts that have explicitly set a public contact email in their business settings will have one. In most niches, 20–50% of business and creator accounts have a public email. Personal accounts almost never do. For profiles with no public email, Verified returns the same data as Enriched — email_status is null.

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Input

Field	Type	Description	Example
query	String	Keyword or phrase to search Instagram users	"fitness coach", "real estate agent Miami", "saas founder"
mode	String	Output tier: basic, enriched, or verified	verified
maxItems	Integer	Optional cap on number of results returned	500

Tip on keyword strategy: Instagram's search ranks accounts by relevance to the term. Shorter, more specific terms tend to surface more relevant accounts than generic single words. Combining a role + location ("photographer London", "yoga teacher Austin") surfaces hyper-targeted local results.

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Sample Output — Basic Tier

{
  "username": "sarahfitcoach",
  "full_name": "Sarah M. | Online Fitness Coach",
  "id": "48392847562",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/...",
  "latest_reel_media": 1748450234
}

Sample Output — Verified Tier (all fields)

{
  "username": "sarahfitcoach",
  "full_name": "Sarah M. | Online Fitness Coach",
  "id": "48392847562",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/...",
  "latest_reel_media": 1748450234,
  "follower_count": 34200,
  "following_count": 892,
  "media_count": 412,
  "biography": "Helping busy moms get strong without the gym. DM for coaching ↓",
  "external_url": "https://sarahfitcoach.com/coaching",
  "bio_links": [
    {
      "title": "Book a free call",
      "url": "https://cal.com/sarahfitcoach",
      "link_type": "external"
    }
  ],
  "public_email": "hello@sarahfitcoach.com",
  "email_status": "valid",
  "contact_phone_number": null,
  "business_contact_method": "EMAIL",
  "category": "Personal Coach",
  "is_business": true,
  "account_type": "Creator",
  "location_data": {
    "city_name": "Austin, Texas",
    "latitude": 30.2672,
    "longitude": -97.7431
  },
  "about": {
    "country": "United States",
    "date_joined": "March 2019"
  }
}

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Use Cases

Influencer Discovery by Niche

Search "skincare creator", "travel photographer", or "sustainable fashion" and get a ranked list of every relevant account Instagram surfaces — with follower counts, engagement signals, and contact info in the Enriched tier. Run multiple keyword variants in one session to cover a niche comprehensively.

Local Business Lead Generation

Combine a role with a city — "restaurant owner Chicago", "real estate agent Austin", "wedding photographer London" — and get hyper-targeted local prospect lists. The Enriched tier adds physical address data for accounts that have listed it, making this ideal for field sales teams and local agency pitches.

Recruiting and Talent Discovery

Find freelancers, subject matter experts, and creative professionals by keyword — "ux designer", "copywriter fintech", "brand strategist" — and get their public contact info and website links. The Verified tier confirms which emails are live before your recruiter sends a message.

Competitor Mapping

Search your brand's category and see exactly who Instagram considers the relevant players. Understand the landscape, identify accounts with disproportionate engagement for their follower count, and find gaps your brand can fill.

Feeding Downstream Actors

Use the Basic tier as a discovery step to generate username lists, then pipe those usernames into other actors for deeper analysis:

• → Instagram User Posts Scraper for content analysis
• → Instagram Followers Scraper for audience mapping
• → Instagram Profile Scraper · Verified Emails for deeper enrichment on a shortlist

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How It Compares

Feature	Data Slayer (this actor)	patient_discovery	scraper-engine	apify/instagram-search-scraper
Keyword → search results	✅	✅	✅	✅
Full profile enrichment (in same actor)	✅ Enriched	❌	Partial	❌
Public email extraction	✅ Enriched	❌	✅ (unverified)	❌
SMTP email verification	✅ Verified	❌	❌	❌
Location data	✅ Enriched	❌	❌	❌
Bio links (Linktree etc.)	✅ Enriched	❌	❌	❌
No login required	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bulk keyword input	✅	✅	✅	✅
JSON/CSV/Excel export	✅	✅	✅	✅
Pricing — Basic	$2.50/1K	$2.50/1K	Free tier then paid	Event-based
Pricing — with enriched profiles	$12/1K	Not available	N/A	Not available
Pricing — with verified email	$20/1K	Not available	Not available	Not available

The fundamental difference: Every other keyword user search actor on Apify stops at the search results layer — usernames and profile pictures. This actor continues: for each result, it pulls the complete public profile and optionally verifies the email. That's two to three API steps collapsed into one run.

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How to Use

Step 1. Enter your search keyword in the query field. For targeted results, combine role + location or niche + descriptor ("vegan chef London", "b2b saas founder").

Step 2. Select your output mode: basic, enriched, or verified.

Step 3. Set maxItems if you want to cap the result count (optional).

Step 4. Click Start. Results appear in the Dataset tab when the run completes.

Step 5. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or connect directly to Google Sheets, HubSpot, Make, Zapier, n8n, or Clay.

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FAQ

How many results does a keyword search return? The number of results depends on the keyword. Popular broad terms ("fitness", "marketing") surface more accounts than niche-specific ones ("kettlebell coach Portland"). Instagram caps search results naturally — this actor returns everything Instagram makes available for your term.

Can I run multiple keywords in one batch? Yes. Enter multiple keywords (one per run configuration) using Apify's built-in dataset input chaining, or run the actor via API with different query values for each keyword. Results are separated by run.

Does every account in the Enriched tier have an email? No. Only accounts that have explicitly listed a public contact email in their Instagram settings will have one. Business and creator accounts in professional niches have the highest hit rates (30–50%). Personal accounts almost never list a public email.

What's the difference between this and the Instagram Profile Scraper? The Instagram Profile Scraper takes a list of specific usernames and enriches them. This actor discovers profiles first via keyword search, then enriches them. Use this actor when you don't already have a list of usernames — it handles both the discovery and the enrichment in one run.

Can I search private profiles? Search results include both public and private accounts, but the Enriched tier only pulls full profile data for public accounts. Private accounts return Basic-tier fields only.

How current is the data? Profile data is pulled live at run time from Instagram's API. There is no cached data — what you get reflects the profile as it exists when you run the actor.

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Instagram Highlights Scraper	Saved Highlights — titles, cover images, media counts
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