Instagram Search Users by Cookies Scraper

This Apify Actor is designed to search for Instagram users based on a keyword using session cookies. It allows you to retrieve detailed information about users matching the specified keyword.

How to Use

1. Input Configuration

The Actor requires an input JSON object to define the search parameters. The structure of the input is as follows:

{
  "cookies": "sessionid=xxxxxx",
  "keyword": "candle"
}

• cookies: (Required) The logged-in Instagram session cookie. You can obtain this after logging into Instagram or use the Actor:shareze001/instagram-cookies Actor.
• keyword: (Required) The search keyword to find users. For example, "candle".

2. Output Data

The Actor returns an array of objects containing information about the Instagram users. The structure of each object is as follows:

{
  "id": "123456789",
  "pk": "987654321",
  "username": "example_user",
  "full_name": "Example User",
  "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/profile_pic.jpg",
  "is_verified": true,
  "fbid_v2": "FBID123456789"
}

• id: The unique ID of the user.
• pk: The primary key of the user.
• username: The username of the user.
• full_name: The full name of the user.
• profile_pic_url: The URL of the user's profile picture.
• is_verified: Whether the user is verified.
• fbid_v2: The Facebook ID (if available).

3. Running the Actor

1. Deploy the Actor on the Apify platform.
2. Provide the input JSON in the Actor's input configuration.
3. Run the Actor to search for users.
4. The results will be available in the Actor's dataset.

4. Example Use Case

To search for Instagram users matching the keyword "candle":

1. Set the input as:

   {
     "cookies": "sessionid=xxxxxx",
     "keyword": "candle"
   }
   

2. Run the Actor.
3. Retrieve the output dataset containing the user details.

Notes

• This Actor uses Instagram's public API and requires a valid session cookie.
• Ensure that the input cookies are valid and correspond to a logged-in Instagram account.
• The Actor is optimized for performance but may be subject to rate limits or restrictions imposed by Instagram.