Instagram Lookalike Search

🔍 Find Instagram Creators by Content + Audience, Not Hashtags

Give it 1-10 creators you already love. Our creator search engine scans 150M+ Instagram creators and returns the ones that make similar content for a similar audience, matched by what they actually post. Ranked, filtered, and ready to export, usually in a few minutes.

🧠 What Makes It Different

Most "similar creator" tools match the topic and stop there. You get accounts on the same subject, but reaching a different audience in a different market. A lookalike is only useful if it reaches your people, so this goes further:

• It targets your audience, not just your topic. Every match is a creator whose audience mirrors your seed's, so the creators you get actually reach the people you're trying to reach, not just people who post about the same thing.
• Audience + geo targeting is automatic. No filters to tune, no manual setup — it's built into the matching engine. Every result already fits your seed's audience and market out of the box.
• Emails included. Public business emails come back in the results, ready for outreach. No separate email-scraper step.

⚙️ How It Works

1. Give us 1-10 seed creators. Paste the Instagram handles you already like.
2. We find the closest matches across 150M+ creators by what they actually publish: content, not hashtags or self-declared category.
3. We match the audience automatically. Every result reaches the same kind of audience as your seeds, with no manual targeting needed.
4. We score and rank every match 0-1 by how closely it fits.
5. We apply your optional filters (followers, engagement, email, exclusions).
6. You get a ranked list with full metadata and emails.

Runs resume safely. Interrupt and restart, and it skips creators it already delivered and never bills you twice.

💡 Use Cases

Who	Problem	How
Brand marketer	Sponsored one creator, need 200 more like them	Seed the creator, get audience-matched lookalikes with engagement
Agency	A creator dropped out, need a fast replacement	Seed the dropped creator, turn on only_has_email
Ecommerce / DTC	Need 50 micro-creators under 20k for UGC	Seed known micro-creators, set max_followers
Sales / outreach	Need creators with real contact info	Seed your best partners, turn on only_has_email, emails come back in the data
Niche research	Is my shortlist actually the best out there?	Seed a few, see who else exists in the same niche and market

⚡ How To Use It

1. Paste seed_usernames (1-10 Instagram handles, e.g. ["natgeo"]).
2. Set limit (default 100, up to 5,000).
3. Optional: filter by followers, avg likes/comments, post count, or email; exclude creators you already have.
4. Run, then download results as CSV / JSON / Excel.

No country setting to pick — geo and audience targeting are built into the matching engine, so every result already fits your seed's market.

💰 Pricing

• $0.20 per result. Pay only for the creators you get back.
• Up to 5,000 results per search.
• Apify free tier includes $5 of usage.

🏆 Tips

• Multiple seeds = a sharper niche. One seed is broad; three seeds in the same niche return creators similar to all of them at once.
• Keep seeds in one niche. Mixed-niche seeds dilute the match, so run a separate search per niche.
• Geo targeting is automatic. There's no country filter to set — the audience-matching engine already targets your seed's market, so every result reaches the right audience out of the box.
• Filter by engagement, not just followers. Avg likes/comments tell you who's actually watched.
• Dedup across runs. Paste up to 500,000 handles into exclude_usernames so you're never charged for a creator twice. Need more than one run's worth? Use your best results as new seeds and keep going.

📦 What You Get

One row per creator: handle, numeric user ID, full name, bio, profile URL, external link, followers, post count, avg likes, avg comments, country, public emails, verified / private flags, category, and a match score (0-1).

❓ FAQ

How is this different from Instagram's "suggested" accounts?

Suggested accounts are based on who you follow. This searches 150M+ creators for ones similar to a seed you choose, matched by content and audience, with filters and up to 5,000 ranked results.

How do I find creators similar to a competitor?

Paste the competitor's handle(s) as seeds. Add your own top creators as seeds too and the overlap tightens to exactly your niche and market.

Does it return email addresses?

Yes. Public business emails come back in the emails field. Turn on only_has_email to return only creators that have one. No separate scraper needed.

I got fewer results than my limit, is something wrong?

No. We drop inactive, spammy, and off-audience creators before returning results, and your filters narrow further. If the niche is small or filters are tight, fewer creators pass, which is the filter working. Need more? Use your best results as new seeds and run again, pasting prior results into exclude_usernames.

Can I target a specific country?

You don't need to — geo and audience targeting are automatic, built into the matching engine. Every result already reaches your seed's market, so there's no country filter to tune. (Each creator's inferred country still comes back in the data for reference.)

Need help?

Email support@dataovercoffee.com with your Run ID, or open an issue on the actor's page.