# Instagram Influencer Search — Hashtag Search, Emails (`memo23/instagram-influencer-search`) Actor

Find Instagram influencers from a hashtag or keyword. Each public profile returns emails, phones, bio links, category, followers and median engagement. Filters before you look at the sheet. No login. $0.01 per analyzed profile.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/memo23/instagram-influencer-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhamed Didovic](https://apify.com/memo23) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 77.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Influencer Search — Hashtag Search, Emails

Give it a **hashtag or a keyword**. Get back the Instagram accounts in that niche, each with email, phone, bio links, follower counts and median engagement. Filters run before a row hits the dataset, so the sheet is a shortlist.

No login. **$0.01 per analyzed public profile.** Private, missing and filtered-out accounts are not charged.

### Why use this

- **Hashtag → authors of top posts.** Those accounts already rank in the niche, so a follower floor keeps more of them than a raw keyword dump.
- **Emails from two places.** Instagram Contact button and a parse of the biography. A creator who only wrote `collab@brand.com` in the bio still lands in `email`.
- **Filters you actually use.** Follower band, min engagement, verified-only, email-only.
- **One price.** $0.01 per delivered profile. Discovery pages are not billed.

This is a different product from `influencer-scraper` (multi-platform keyword merge) and `instagram-hashtag-scraper` (posts, not qualified accounts).

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|-------|----------------|
| `searchHashtags` | Tags. Authors of top posts become candidates. |
| `searchQueries` | Instagram top-search on names and bios. |
| `usernames` | Enrich these handles without searching. |
| `maxProfiles` | Cost ceiling. Default 50. Free plan 5. |
| `minFollowers` / `maxFollowers` | Audience band. |
| `contactInfoType` | `emailOnly` for outreach lists. |
| `minEngagementRate` | Median (likes+comments)/followers %. |

```json
{
    "searchHashtags": ["fitnesscoach"],
    "minFollowers": 5000,
    "maxFollowers": 200000,
    "contactInfoType": "emailOnly",
    "maxProfiles": 50
}
```

### Output

One row per public account that passed the filters:

```json
{
    "username": "fitcoachmaya",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/fitcoachmaya/",
    "fullName": "Maya Fit",
    "email": "collab@mayafit.com",
    "emailSource": "bio",
    "followers": 18420,
    "category": "Fitness Trainer",
    "externalUrl": "https://mayafit.com",
    "medianEngagementRate": 3.4,
    "source": "hashtag",
    "sourceValue": "fitnesscoach"
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|-------|-------|
| Actor start | $0.005 |
| Profile analyzed | $0.01 |

Failed lookups and filter drops are free.

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor reads public Instagram pages only. Use the data in line with Instagram's terms, applicable law, and CAN-SPAM / GDPR / your local outreach rules. You are responsible for how you contact people.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchHashtags` (type: `array`):

Instagram hashtags. With or without #. The actor takes the authors of each tag's top posts — those accounts already rank in the niche. Example: fitnesscoach, personaltrainer.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords Instagram search uses on names and bios. Short terms return more candidates than long phrases. Works in any language. Example: fitness coach.

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Optional. Handles or profile URLs to enrich without searching. Mix with hashtags and queries.

## `maxPagesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

How many result pages to walk per hashtag and per query. More pages = more candidates, slower run. Free plan: 1.

## `maxProfiles` (type: `integer`):

Hard cost ceiling. Each analyzed public profile is one $0.01 event. Private / missing / filtered-out accounts are not charged. Free plan: 5.

## `minFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Drop accounts below this. 0 = no floor. Start at 0, look at the counts you get, then raise it.

## `maxFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Drop mega-accounts above this. 0 = no ceiling. Keep max at least 10× min or the run comes back empty.

## `minEngagementRate` (type: `integer`):

Median (likes+comments)/followers across recent posts. 0 = no filter. Needs quality analysis (on by default).

## `extractEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Contact-button email plus a parse of the biography. Default on.

## `extractPhone` (type: `boolean`):

Contact-button phone plus a parse of the biography. Off by default — most outreach lists want email.

## `contactInfoType` (type: `string`):

Filter after fetch. emailOnly is the usual lead-gen setting.

## `mustBeVerified` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only blue-check accounts. Off by default — most creators are unverified.

## `analyzeQuality` (type: `boolean`):

Median engagement rate and median Reel views from recent posts. On by default. Adds one media request per profile.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchHashtags": [
    "fitnesscoach"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
  "maxProfiles": 50,
  "minFollowers": 0,
  "maxFollowers": 0,
  "minEngagementRate": 0,
  "extractEmail": true,
  "extractPhone": false,
  "contactInfoType": "any",
  "mustBeVerified": false,
  "analyzeQuality": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchHashtags": [
        "fitnesscoach"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("memo23/instagram-influencer-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchHashtags": ["fitnesscoach"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("memo23/instagram-influencer-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchHashtags": [
    "fitnesscoach"
  ]
}' |
apify call memo23/instagram-influencer-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,memo23/instagram-influencer-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/y6mEf5F6sKAtzB9QG/builds/cgcQNunA5MCZjNG28/openapi.json