Instagram Search Scraper

Search Instagram for users, hashtags, and places in one bulk run.

Use cases

• Influencer discovery by keyword — find creators whose username, bio, or name matches a query.
• Hashtag discovery — surface relevant hashtags + post counts for a topic.
• Place / location discovery — resolve location IDs for downstream location-based scraping.
• Brand monitoring — search for misspellings or unofficial variants of your brand.

Why use this actor?

• Mixed result types — users, hashtags, places with a _type discriminator.
• Bulk-friendly — multiple queries in one run.

Sample output

Input: openai, maxResults: 5

Requires residential proxy.

[
  {
    "_input": "openai",
    "_source": "S1-web-search",
    "_scrapedAt": "2026-05-13T...",
    "position": 0,
    "hashtag": null,
    "user": {
      "pk": "15893932",
      "username": "openai",
      "full_name": "OpenAI",
      "follower_count": 1234567,
      "is_verified": true,
      "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fcgk15-1.fna.fbcdn.net/..."
    }
  }
]

Note

• Anonymous topsearch has tighter rate limits; use RESIDENTIAL proxy.
• Result ordering is Instagram's blended algorithm — not strict relevance.
• For deep search beyond ~30 results, alternative endpoints would be needed.