Instagram Search Profiles API
Scrape Instagram Search Profiles data with one API call. Searches Google for public Instagram results matching a keyword or phrase, then returns matching public profiles mapped to the unified Author schema — `username`, `display_name`, `bio`, `verified`, `followers`, `following`, `posts_count`, `avatar_url`, and the profile `url`. Best-effort against Google's index, not a native Instagram profile search.
Last updated July 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
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TikTok·
Instagram·
YouTube·
Facebook·
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LinkedIn·
Reddit·
Threads·
Pinterest·
Twitch·
Truth Social·
Snapchat·
Kick·
Bluesky·
Kwai·
Rumble·
Spotify·TikTok Shop·
Amazon Shop·
Google Shopping·
Trustpilot·
TripAdvisor·
Linktree·
Komi·
Pillar·
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Tavily·
Hacker News·
GitHub·
Perplexity·
Naver·Utility·
Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchWhat can you do with the Search Profiles API?
The Search Profiles endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/profiles?query=yoga"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/profiles",
params={
'query': 'yoga',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/profiles?query=yoga",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Bio or caption keyword/phrase to search for. |
| cursor | No | The cursor returned by the previous response. In this version it is the next Google results page number. |
What does the Instagram Search Profiles API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/search/users",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"author": {
"id": "6780262640079193090",
"username": "cookingwithhel",
"display_name": "Cooking with Hel",
"avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/e1547b843ed71ccc69e199147854f489~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=7f24701a&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=bLp06YEEM1DEDR6nG%2BZt3lhGWx4%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 4214875,
"following": 1,
"posts_count": 2341,
"likes_count": 62731828,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
},
{
"author": {
"id": "7352666564073833515",
"username": "cooking_recipescr",
"display_name": "cooking_recipescr",
"avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/7352667004160966699~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=6df0f827&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=ysLi7%2FLtH4t5ebZnGzJXSfgYhnU%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 1780390,
"following": 1,
"posts_count": 995,
"likes_count": 10060260,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
},
{
"author": {
"id": "6829580668634694662",
"username": "felizcooking",
"display_name": "Feliz Cooking",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/179d2c1fe2dc5523974abdaf232e8554~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=97c11cfd&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=aCkp4jy6AxdG2R9otN52rtXzHNc%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 338243,
"following": 374,
"posts_count": 464,
"likes_count": 2140124,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "30",
"total": 30
},
"dropped": 0,
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMzAiLCJwIjoiY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 30
}
}Example captured from the TikTok API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your Instagram Search Profiles response has the same fields.
How does the Instagram Search Profiles API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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