InsightSocial API
Instagram

Search › Profiles

GET
/v1/instagram/search/profiles

Returns public profiles matching a keyword, each with username, display name, bio, follower and following counts, post count, and profile URL.

Use it to find accounts by topic, keeping in mind it searches Google's index of Instagram rather than Instagram's own account search.

Metered: 20–500 credits. We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes.

Re-running the exact same call within 1h is free.

Paginates by cursor — see Pagination.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

query*string

Bio or caption keyword/phrase to search for.

cursor?string

The cursor returned by the previous response. In this version it is the next Google results page number.

include?"about"

A typo is a free 400.

Value in

  • "about"
limit?integer

Cap the rows served, and with include=about the credits held. 1 to 12. Default 8 when the token is present so the hold is 17, not 25.

Range1 <= value <= 12

Response Body

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/instagram/search/profiles?query=string"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "instagram",  "endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile/posts",  "data": {    "items": [      "…"    ],    "dropped": 0  },  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "is2.eyJwIjoyfQ",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 12  },  "credits_used": 20,  "credits_remaining": 9980,  "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d5e6f",  "cached": false,  "idempotent_replay": false,  "charge_reason": "miss",  "free_call": false}

Search › Popular GET

Returns popular Instagram posts matching a keyword, each with caption, play count, permalink, thumbnail, and the owner's username. Use it to sample what is popular for a topic; search/reels is the choice when you want a keyword reel feed instead. **Metered: 20–260 credits.** We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes. Re-running the exact same call within 1h is free. Paginates by `cursor` — see [Pagination](/docs/pagination).

Search › Reels GET

Returns reels matching a keyword, each with its view count, like count, and author; share and save counts are not included on this endpoint. Use it for keyword based reel discovery; search/hashtag is the better choice when you have a specific tag rather than a phrase. Pass a result URL to post/stats for a reel's share count. **Metered: 20–180 credits.** We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes. Re-running the exact same call within 1h is free. Paginates by `cursor` — see [Pagination](/docs/pagination).