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Instagram Followers & Following Search

Find public Instagram accounts matching a keyword inside a profile's followers or following list. Search up to 25 target accounts, choose one relationship or both, and export deduplicated matches to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Try it on Apify (opens in a new tab)See example code
users, last 30 days
3
runs, last 30 days
30
runs, all time
36
users, all time
3

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Instagram Followers & Following Search specifications

PlatformInstagram
Apify actordata-slayer/instagram-followers-following-search
Pricefrom $0.70 per 1,000 results, plus $0.0002 per run start
InputstargetAccountssearchQueryrelationshipmaxResultsPerQuery
Output12 documented fields per row
Export formatsJSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
Instagram login or cookiesNot required
IntegrationsApify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updatedSeptember 29, 2026 (version 0.1.4)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-followers-following-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items
request
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-followers-following-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "targetAccounts": [
      "instagram"
    ],
    "searchQuery": "meta"
  }'
each result row12 fields
{
  "targetAccount": string,
  "searchQuery": string,
  "relationship": string,
  "resultPosition": integer,
  "accountId": string,
  "username": string,
  "fullName": string | null,
  "profileUrl": string,
  "profilePictureUrl": string | null,
  "isPrivate": boolean | null,
  "isVerified": boolean | null,
  "accountBadges": array,
}

Input parameters

4 parameters you can set for each run.

parametertypedescription
targetAccountsrequiredarray

Instagram accounts

Profile usernames, numeric IDs, or Instagram profile URLs to search.

default: ["instagram"]

searchQueryrequiredstring

Keyword or phrase

Text to match within each selected audience list.

default: meta

relationshipstring

Audience list

Search followers, followed accounts, or both.

options: followers, following, both

default: followers

maxResultsPerQueryinteger

Maximum matches per query

Keep up to this many matches from each account and audience-list combination.

default: 50

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 12 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

fieldtypedescription
targetAccountstring
searchQuerystring
relationshipstring
resultPositioninteger
accountIdstring
usernamestring
fullNamestring | null
profileUrlstring
profilePictureUrlstring | null
isPrivateboolean | null
isVerifiedboolean | null
accountBadgesarray

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

eventpriceper 1,000, by Apify plan
Matched Account

One unique matching public account saved to the default dataset.

$0.001 each
Free
$1.00
Bronze
$0.90
Silver
$0.80
Gold
$0.70
Platinum
$0.70
Diamond
$0.70
Completed Audience Query

One successfully completed account-and-audience-list search, including searches with no matches.

$0.002 each
Free
$2.00
Bronze
$1.80
Silver
$1.60
Gold
$1.50
Platinum
$1.50
Diamond
$1.50
Actor Start

Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).

$0.0002 per runCharged once per run

Questions

How much does Instagram Followers & Following Search cost?

Instagram Followers & Following Search uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.001 per matched account, which is $1.00 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $0.70 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.0002.

Do I need to log in to Instagram or share cookies?

No. Instagram Followers & Following Search works without your Instagram login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Instagram Followers & Following Search through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Instagram Followers & Following Search return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 12 fields, including targetAccount, searchQuery, relationship, resultPosition, and accountId.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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