InstagramFind Leads by KeywordNo Login
Instagram User Search
Type any keyword and get every Instagram profile Instagram surfaces for that topic — usernames, verification status, and profile data. Enriched tier adds full profiles with emails, phones, websites, and 200+ fields. Verified tier SMTP-confirms every email. Three tiers. No login. JSON/CSV/Excel.
- users, last 30 days
- 140
- runs, last 30 days
- 7,765
- runs, all time
- 22,613
- users, all time
- 764
Live figures from Apify's public API, refreshed every hour.
Instagram User Search specifications
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| Apify actor | data-slayer/instagram-search-users |
| Price | from $1.50 per 1,000 results, plus $0.0005 per run start |
| Inputs | querymodemaxItems |
| Export formats | JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML |
| Instagram login or cookies | Not required |
| Integrations | Apify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 (version 1.0.18) |
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.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-search-users/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"query": "marketing",
"maxItems": 5
}'Input parameters
3 parameters you can set for each run.
| parameter | type | description |
|---|---|---|
queryrequired | string | Search Query Search term or keyword to discover Instagram users (e.g. "marketing", "startup founder"). default: marketing |
mode | string | Output Mode Pay-per-result tiers. Basic = search stubs only. Enriched = /instagram/v1/info per public user (no MillionVerifier). Verified = enriched + MillionVerifier SMTP verification. options: basic, enriched, verified default: basic |
maxItems | integer | Maximum Items Maximum search results to return. The actor paginates automatically until this cap or the search ends. API alias: maxResults. default: 5 |
Pricing
Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.
| event | price | per 1,000, by Apify plan |
|---|---|---|
| User (Basic) One user returned in Basic mode — search stub fields (username, name, verified status) plus stable user_* enrichment columns present but null. No profile enrichment API calls. | $0.0025 each |
|
| User (Enriched) One user in Enriched mode — search fields plus full profile lookup: business email, phone, website, bio, bio links, category, location, follower/following/media counts. No MillionVerifier. | $0.012 each |
|
| User (Verified) One user in Verified mode — everything in Enriched plus MillionVerifier SMTP email verification (email_found, email_source, email_verified). | $0.02 each |
|
| Actor Start Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event). | $0.0005 per run | Charged once per run |
Questions
How much does Instagram User Search cost?
Instagram User Search uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.0025 per user (basic), which is $2.50 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $1.50 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.0005.
Do I need to log in to Instagram or share cookies?
No. Instagram User Search works without your Instagram login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.
Can I use Instagram User 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 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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