# Find Influencers: TikTok Engagement Rate + Creator Emails (`pnda/creator-contact-finder`) Actor

Find influencers on Instagram and TikTok by niche and city, or paste a list: verified business email, followers, bio link and TikTok engagement rate. Influencer search and influencer email finder, no login. $7.20 per 1,000 creators.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pnda/creator-contact-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [PNDA](https://apify.com/pnda) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 12 total users, 11 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $7.20 / 1,000 creator profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## Influencer Email Finder for Instagram + TikTok Engagement Rate

**Find influencers on Instagram and TikTok by niche, city or language, and get their business email.** Or paste your own list of creators and get, for each one, followers, **engagement rate**, bio, link in bio, category and a **verified business email**.

No login, no cookies, no Instagram or TikTok account needed. Public data only.

### What does Influencer Email Finder do?

| You give | You get |
|---|---|
| A niche ("fitness coach", "skincare", "vegan recipes"), optionally a city and a language | Instagram and TikTok creators who match, ranked by Google |
| A list of Instagram / TikTok URLs or @handles | Each profile, enriched |

For every creator:

- **Profile**: handle, name, profile URL, bio, **link in bio**, category, verified badge, business / commerce account, profile picture.
- **Audience**: followers, following, posts or videos, total likes (TikTok).
- **Engagement rate**: TikTok's average engagement rate of the account, plus average likes, comments and views of the top videos. Instagram: computed from the recent posts when their likes are public (often not available: `engagementRate` is then `null`).
- **Business email**: the public email of the profile or bio, or an address found on the creator's own website and **verified by SMTP**.
- **Language** of the content (TikTok).

### Why use it?

- **Influencer marketing**: build a list of micro-influencers in your niche and city, with an email to pitch them.
- **Brand partnerships and UGC**: find creators with a real audience (engagement rate filter), not just big follower counts.
- **Agencies**: enrich a client's creator list in one run, export to CSV / Excel / Google Sheets.
- **TikTok engagement rate checker**: paste handles, get the engagement rate of each account.

### How to find influencers (search mode)

1. Choose **Find creators by niche, city or language**.
2. Type one or more niche keywords, as creators write them in their bio.
3. Optional: a city or country ("Paris", "Miami"), the language ("fr") and Google country ("fr").
4. Set filters: min / max followers, min engagement rate, only creators with an email.
5. Run. Export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Example input:

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": ["fitness coach", "pilates"],
  "platforms": ["instagram", "tiktok"],
  "location": "paris",
  "language": "fr",
  "country": "fr",
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20,
  "minFollowers": 5000,
  "maxFollowers": 100000,
  "minEngagementRate": "2",
  "findEmail": true
}
```

### How to enrich a list of creators (profiles mode)

```json
{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame",
    "@nike",
    "tt:charlidamelio"
  ],
  "findEmail": true
}
```

A bare `@handle` uses the **Platform of bare @handles** setting (Instagram by default). Prefix with `ig:` or `tt:` to choose.

### Output example

```json
{
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "handle": "glowlab",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@glowlab",
  "fullName": "Glow Lab",
  "bio": "Skincare tips ✨ business: hello@glowlab.co",
  "bioLink": "https://glowlab.co",
  "category": "Beauty",
  "followers": 150000,
  "following": 80,
  "postsCount": 410,
  "totalLikes": 3200000,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isBusinessAccount": true,
  "engagementRate": 5.43,
  "engagementRateSource": "computed",
  "avgLikes": 800,
  "avgComments": 100,
  "avgViews": 10000,
  "language": "en",
  "email": "hello@glowlab.co",
  "email_status": "found",
  "email_confidence": "verified",
  "email_source": "bio",
  "searchKeyword": "skincare",
  "searchRank": 3,
  "fromCache": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-05T18:00:00.000Z"
}
```

`engagementRate` is in percent (5.43 = 5.43 %). It is `null` when unknown (most Instagram profiles: the recent posts come without like counts).

#### Email statuses

| `email_status` | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| `found` | Verified business email (SMTP) | yes, `email-found` |
| `unverified` | Public email shown by the creator, the mail server could not confirm it | no |
| `catch-all` | The creator's domain accepts any address: best guess (`contact@…`) | no |
| `not-found` | Own website found, no deliverable address | no |
| `no-website` | No public email and no own website (only social links / Linktree without site) | no |
| `no-mx` | The website domain has no mail server | no |

`email_source` says where the email comes from: `profile` (Instagram business email), `bio`, `bio-link-page` (Linktree-style page), `website` (the creator's homepage) or `website-pattern` (name or role address at the creator's domain, verified).

### How much does it cost?

**Store discounts:** on Apify Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond plans, some events cost up to 20 % less. The Pricing tab of the Store page shows the exact price for each plan.

Pay per event, you only pay for results:

| Event | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| `profile` | **$7.20 / 1,000** | a creator profile delivered with engagement rate |
| `email-found` | **$9.00 / 1,000** | a **verified** business email is found |
| `search-result` | **$2.00 / 1,000** | a creator found by the niche search |

A creator found by search, with full profile and verified email, costs $0.0182. Without the email: $0.0092.

Coming soon: an email the creator **published** (profile, bio, link-in-bio page, website) on a catch-all mail server will be billed at half the price of a verified email ($4.50 / 1,000), while a catch-all **guess** (`contact@…` pattern) stays free; until this is enabled, both are free.

Free: profiles not found, creators filtered out (followers, engagement, email), off-topic search results, unverified emails, and every status row. The run never costs more than your **Maximum cost per run**: the actor checks it before any paid lookup.

**Works with a free Apify account too.** Free-plan accounts can use every feature at the same per-result prices, paid from their monthly Apify credit. Limit: free accounts share a daily capacity; once it is used up, the remaining inputs are skipped with one `free-plan-limit` row (not charged). Retry the next day, or switch to a paid Apify plan to run without this limit.

### Tips

- Write keywords like a bio: "nutritionist", "makeup artist", "dog trainer", "personal trainer".
- For a city outside the US, set `country` and `language` to the local ones ("fr" / "fr" for Paris).
- Use **Min / Max followers** for micro-influencers (e.g. 5,000 to 100,000): follower counts shown by Google are checked before anything is billed.
- Need emails only? Tick **Only creators with an email**: creators without an email are skipped and not charged.

### FAQ

**Do I need an Instagram or TikTok account?** No. The actor only reads public profiles. No login, no cookies.

**Does it scrape followers lists or private data?** No. Only public profile data. No list of followers, no private account content, no direct messages. Accounts of users under 18 are skipped.

**How is the engagement rate computed?** TikTok: the platform's average engagement rate of the account. If missing, (likes + comments + shares) ÷ views over the top videos. Instagram: (average likes + average comments) ÷ followers over the recent posts, only when the like counts are available, which is rarely the case; otherwise `engagementRate` is `null` and the min engagement filter does not drop the profile.

**How are emails found?** First the public email of the profile or bio. Then the creator's link in bio: a Linktree-style page and the creator's own website are read for a public email, then common addresses at that domain (name, contact@, hello@, collab@…) are verified by SMTP. Only verified emails are charged.

**Is it legal?** The actor collects public data only. You are responsible for using it lawfully (privacy and anti-spam rules, platform terms): contact creators for legitimate business purposes and honour opt-out requests.

**Something does not work?** Open an issue in the Issues tab, we answer fast.

### Related actors

- [YouTube Email Finder](https://apify.com/pnda/youtube-email-finder): Looking for YouTube creators? Find YouTube influencers by niche and get each channel's verified business email.
- [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/pnda/youtube-scraper): Need YouTube video and channel data? Views, likes, transcripts and subscribers by URL.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

"Find creators": no URL needed, the actor searches Instagram and TikTok creators by niche keyword, city and language. "Enrich my list": paste Instagram / TikTok profile URLs or @handles and get each profile with engagement rate and email.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One niche per line, as a creator would write it in their bio: "fitness coach", "skincare", "vegan recipes", "travel photographer". Each keyword is searched separately on each platform.

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

Where to look for creators.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Narrows the search to creators who mention this place in their profile, e.g. "Paris", "London", "Miami", "Brazil".

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language of the creators (Google interface language, 2 letters): en, fr, es, de, pt, it…

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country of the Google search (2 letters): us, fr, gb, es, de, br… Set it to the audience's country.

## `maxResultsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

How many creators to find for each keyword, split across the selected platforms.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Search mode: skip the creators you already received from this Actor in previous runs (same Apify account, last 12 months) and keep searching for new ones. Creators skipped are never charged.

## `enrichProfiles` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the full public profile of each creator found: followers, engagement rate, bio, link in bio, category, posts, verified badge. Billed as "profile". Off: only what Google shows (handle, name, follower count when visible).

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

Profile URLs or handles, one per line: https://www.instagram.com/nike/, https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame, @natgeo, tt:charlidamelio, ig:nike. Duplicates are removed.

## `defaultPlatform` (type: `string`):

Platform used for a handle given without URL or prefix ("@nike").

## `findEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Looks for the creator's business email: the public email of the profile or bio first, then the creator's own website (link in bio) with SMTP verification. Billed only when a verified email is found.

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

Only creators with at least this many followers (e.g. 10000 for micro-influencers).

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

Only creators with at most this many followers (e.g. 100000).

## `minEngagementRate` (type: `string`):

Only creators with at least this engagement rate, in percent (e.g. 2 or 3.5). Needs the full profile. Applies to TikTok, and to Instagram only when the rate is known (Instagram like counts are often unavailable).

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Skips creators without an email (turns email search on). Creators skipped are not charged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": [
    "fitness coach"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "instagram",
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "location": "paris",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 10,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "enrichProfiles": true,
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame"
  ],
  "defaultPlatform": "instagram",
  "findEmail": true,
  "requireEmail": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

All creators (JSON, CSV, Excel).

# 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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keywords": [
        "fitness coach"
    ],
    "platforms": [
        "instagram",
        "tiktok"
    ],
    "location": "paris",
    "maxResultsPerKeyword": 10,
    "profiles": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pnda/creator-contact-finder").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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keywords": ["fitness coach"],
    "platforms": [
        "instagram",
        "tiktok",
    ],
    "location": "paris",
    "maxResultsPerKeyword": 10,
    "profiles": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pnda/creator-contact-finder").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 '{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": [
    "fitness coach"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "instagram",
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "location": "paris",
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 10,
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame"
  ]
}' |
apify call pnda/creator-contact-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pnda/creator-contact-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

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/1coDmncfo64wfo0lw/builds/YytBbOS1A9XC1dm43/openapi.json