# Instagram Hashtag Based Creator & Email Finder — Leads by Topic (`zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper`) Actor

Turn any hashtag into a de-duplicated list of the creators who post about the topic - with their email, phone, WhatsApp and links, follower reach, the topics they cover, and how much engagement their posts get. Topic-targeted lead gen and influencer discovery, no login. Export CSV, JSON, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaver](https://apify.com/zaver.api) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 creators founds

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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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Instagram Hashtag Scraper — Find Creators & Leads by Topic

**Turn any hashtag into a ready-to-use lead list.** Give it a topic — `#fitnesscoach`, `#realestateagent`, `#skincare` — and it returns the **creators who actually post about it**, each with their **email, phone, WhatsApp and links**, their **follower reach**, the **topics they cover**, and **how much engagement their posts get**. No login, no manual scrolling, no copy-pasting bios.

It answers the question every outreach list starts with: *"who posts about X, and how do I contact them?"*

### Why this instead of a normal hashtag scraper

Most hashtag scrapers dump **posts**. For lead gen you don't want posts — you want **people**. This actor flips it around:

- 🎯 **People, not posts** — results are **de-duplicated creators**, one row each, not a feed of posts. A creator who shows up 8 times becomes one clean lead.
- 🧠 **You learn what they're about** — every creator carries the **hashtags/topics** they appeared under, how many of their posts matched, and the **likes + comments** those posts earned. You instantly see *what someone posts about and how engaged their audience is* before you reach out.
- 📇 **You get how to reach them** — business **email & phone**, plus emails hidden in the **bio text** (regex-parsed, not just the business field), **WhatsApp**, all **bio links** and the **link-in-bio service** (Linktree, Beacons, Taplink…).
- 🔎 **You target the right ones** — filter by **bio/name keywords**, **verified**, **business/creator**, and **follower range** (perfect for finding micro-influencers).

Use it for **influencer discovery, cold outreach, partnership sourcing, local-business lead gen, and competitor-audience research** — anywhere you'd otherwise hand-collect creators one profile at a time.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `hashtags` | array | **Required.** Topics to mine, with or without `#`, one per line. |
| `postsPerHashtag` | integer | Posts to scan per hashtag (more = more creators). Default 100. |
| `sort` | string | `top` (higher-reach creators), `recent` (most active), or `clips` (Reels only). |
| `enrichContacts` | boolean | Look up each creator's profile + contacts (default true). Off = cheaper discovery-only list. |
| `bioKeywords` | array | Keep only creators whose bio/name/category contains one of these words. |
| `onlyVerified` / `onlyBusiness` | boolean | Keep only verified, or business/creator, accounts. |
| `minFollowers` / `maxFollowers` | integer | Follower range — e.g. `1000`–`50000` for micro-influencers. |
| `maxCreators` | integer | Optional cap on total creators returned. |

```json
{
  "hashtags": ["fitnesscoach", "personaltrainer"],
  "sort": "top",
  "bioKeywords": ["coach", "online"],
  "minFollowers": 5000,
  "maxFollowers": 100000
}
```

### Output — one row per creator

```json
{
  "username": "alicefit",
  "full_name": "Alice — Online Fitness Coach",
  "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/alicefit/",
  "topics": ["fitnesscoach", "personaltrainer"],
  "topic_posts_found": 6,
  "topic_engagement": 48210,
  "avg_engagement_per_post": 8035.0,
  "followers": 82400,
  "category": "Personal coach",
  "is_business": true,
  "email": "hello@alicefit.com",
  "email_from_bio": "hello@alicefit.com",
  "whatsapp": "https://wa.me/15551234567",
  "link_service": "Linktree",
  "bio_links": ["https://linktr.ee/alicefit"],
  "sample_posts": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/…/"],
  "has_contact": true
}
```

Private or not-found creators return a row with `error` and **are not billed**.

### Pricing (pay per creator)

You pay for **de-duplicated creators**, never for the posts scanned to find them — and the premium rate only when a contact is actually found.

| Event | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| `creator-found` | **$0.006** | a creator discovered under the topic (profile + reach + engagement), no contact found |
| `creator-contact` | **$0.015** | the lead: a creator with a public email, phone or WhatsApp |

A run that surfaces 500 creators, 300 of them with a contact, costs 200 × $0.006 + 300 × $0.015 = **$5.70**. Discovery, topic intelligence, and contacts in one pass.

### Notes

- Works for any public hashtag; creators found across several hashtags are merged into one row with all their topics.
- Contacts come only from what a creator makes **public** on their own profile.
- Pairs naturally with the **Instagram Followers Scraper** (audience export) and **Instagram Email & Contact Extractor** (enrich a known username list).

### Related actors

- [Instagram Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper) — every post under a hashtag, with likes and views
- [Instagram Email Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-email-contact-extractor) — contact-first: email, phone and links per profile
- [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-profile-scraper) — bio, followers, email and category in bulk
- [Instagram Similar Profiles & Lookalike Finder](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-similar-profiles-finder) — lookalike accounts and niche discovery
- [Instagram Likers & Commenters Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-engagers-scraper) — the accounts that liked or commented, as profiles

# Actor input Schema

## `hashtags` (type: `array`):

Hashtags to mine for creators, one per line, with or without <code>#</code>. Example: <code>fitnesscoach</code>, <code>#realestateagent</code>, <code>skincare</code>. Each is a topic; creators found across several are merged into one row.

## `postsPerHashtag` (type: `integer`):

How many posts to scan per hashtag to discover creators. More posts = more unique creators found. You are billed per creator delivered, not per post scanned.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

<b>top</b> = the best-performing posts (higher-reach creators). <b>recent</b> = the newest posts (freshest, most active creators). <b>clips</b> = Reels only.

## `enrichContacts` (type: `boolean`):

Look up each creator's full profile and pull every contact signal: business email/phone, emails hidden in the bio text, WhatsApp, bio links and the link-in-bio service, plus follower/following counts and category. Turn off for a cheaper discovery-only list (usernames + topics + engagement).

## `bioKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep only creators whose bio, name or category contains at least one of these words (case-insensitive). Example: <code>coach</code>, <code>founder</code>, <code>agency</code>. Enables enrichment automatically.

## `onlyVerified` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only verified (blue-tick) creators.

## `onlyBusiness` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only accounts flagged as business or creator profiles.

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

Keep only creators with at least this many followers. 0 = no minimum.

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

Keep only creators with at most this many followers (great for finding micro-influencers). 0 = no maximum.

## `maxCreators` (type: `integer`):

Optional cap on the total number of creators returned across all hashtags. 0 = no cap.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "hashtags": [
    "fitnesscoach"
  ],
  "postsPerHashtag": 100,
  "sort": "top",
  "enrichContacts": true,
  "onlyVerified": false,
  "onlyBusiness": false,
  "minFollowers": 0,
  "maxFollowers": 0,
  "maxCreators": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One dataset item per creator, with topics, reach, engagement and contacts.

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

The same records as a CSV download, ready for Excel, Sheets or a CRM import.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run: creators found, leads with a contact, emails, phones and errors.

# 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 = {
    "hashtags": [
        "fitnesscoach"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper").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 = { "hashtags": ["fitnesscoach"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper").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 '{
  "hashtags": [
    "fitnesscoach"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/PAaETToG0amfHNDaq/builds/tsvtCvjJXyyJGoIv1/openapi.json