# Instagram Search Profiles API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/instagram/search-profiles)

> 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.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/instagram/search/profiles` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## 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. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/search/profiles?query=yoga" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search for Instagram profiles by keyword via API?

Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/search/profiles with a query. SocialCrawl searches Google for public Instagram results and maps matches to the unified Author schema as a JSON array.

### Is this a native Instagram profile search?

No. To be clear, it searches Google's index for public Instagram profiles matching your keyword, not Instagram's internal search. Results are best-effort against what Google has indexed.

### What fields come back for each profile?

Each match maps to the unified Author schema: username, display name, bio, verified status, followers, following, posts_count, avatar URL, and profile URL.

### How do I paginate profile search results?

The response includes a cursor. Pass it back as the cursor parameter on the next request to fetch the next page of results until the cursor comes back empty.

### How much does profile search cost?

Each request costs 1 credit on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card, so you can run roughly 100 searches before paying.

See the full Instagram API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/instagram

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How to search public Instagram profiles by keyword using an API
- API to find Instagram accounts by keyword mapped to a unified schema