Instagram Profile search
Search accounts matching a free-text query
Endpoint
One endpoint for every offer below. Omit provider and the router picks with automatic failover — the response's served_by tells you which one ran.
https://api.socialrouter.io/v1/extract/instagram/profile.searchOffers
Every offer below returns the same normalized output, in failover order — the first one serves unless you pin another with the provider field.
brightdata/instagramvia Bright Datadefault routeUp to 100 queries per request
$0.0017per recordapify/apifyvia ApifyUp to 1 queries per request
$0.0037per record
Parameters
JSON body of the request. Unknown fields and unknown options are rejected with the valid list, so a wrong guess costs nothing.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
queriesRequired | string[] | Search queries to process. Accepted shape:Free-text account search, as you would type it in the Instagram search barExample: nasaA single query string is accepted too. |
providerOptional | string | Pin one offer, e.g. brightdata/instagram. Omit it and the router picks with failover. |
limitOptional | integer | Max records to return per query. |
Going further
Auth, error semantics, and every other endpoint live in the API reference — including the machine-readable OpenAPI spec at /v1/openapi.json.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Instagram profile search cost?
Prices start at $0.0017 per record, depending on the offer that serves the request. You are only charged for records actually returned.
Which offers serve instagram/profile.search?
brightdata/instagram, apify/apify — 2 offers are available behind the same endpoint. Pin one with the optional "provider" field, or omit it and the router picks with automatic failover. The response's "served_by" field names the offer that ran.
What input does it need?
The "queries" field of the JSON body, as an array of strings: Free-text account search, as you would type it in the Instagram search bar. For example: nasa
Is the output format the same for every offer?
Yes. Every offer returns the normalized record schema documented on this page; some add extra platform-specific fields on top, but the documented fields are always present.
How many queries can I send per request?
Up to 100 queries in a single request, depending on the offer.
What happens if an offer fails?
SocialRouter automatically fails over to the next offer serving the same service, so a single upstream outage doesn't break your integration.