Search Instagram accounts
Find Instagram accounts by a keyword: each account's username, name and link, the most relevant first, one page. The search answers from a search index, so it gives no counts: call instagram/profile with a username for the whole account. Use this to find creators and brands when you do not have a username.
https://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/searchhttps://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/search?query=ferrariIn your code
const params = new URLSearchParams({
"query": "ferrari"
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/search?${params}`, {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SCRAPEFIELD_KEY}` },
});
const { data, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);Parameters
| Parameter | What it does |
|---|---|
query | Words to search for, e.g. "sourdough bakery". |
limit | At most this many results, 1–50. A page can hold fewer while next_cursor is set: read until it is null.1–50, default 25 |
fresh | Skip the cache and fetch now. Charged normally. Not available on trial credits — buy any pack to unlock it. default false |
Response
Returns an array of instagram_search_result. This is the demo’s answer, the one the playground above returns, in full rather than abbreviated — including the fields that come back null, because a field is null when the platform does not show it and you should know which ones those are before you build on them. A call with your key returns the account you ask for.
{
"data": [
{
"username": "coffeeroasters",
"name": "Coffeeroasters",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffeeroasters/"
},
{
"username": "coffeeroasters.daily1",
"name": "Coffeeroasters",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/coffeeroasters.daily1/"
}
],
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_7f3ac1e94b2d40f8a1c6e5d2",
"credits_charged": 3,
"credits_remaining": 74218,
"cached": false,
"fetched_at": "2026-09-20T09:12:03Z",
"next_cursor": null
}
}Fields of instagram_search_result
An Instagram account that a search found. Call `instagram/profile` with its username for the whole account. Named after Instagram's Graph API.
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
username | Without the @. |
name | The display name, as the search index has it. |
url | The account's page. |
What it costs
3 credits per successful call, whether we fetch it or serve it from cache — you pay for the answer, not for how we produced it. Responses are cached for 1 day and a cached one tells you when the data was actually fetched. A call we fail costs 0 and is refunded automatically.
On the smallest pack that is $2.34 per 1,000 calls; on the largest, $1.32. The full table.
Questions
How much does the Instagram account search API cost?
3 credits a call: $2.34 per 1,000 calls on the smallest pack and $1.32 on the largest. A call that fails costs nothing, and the refund is automatic. A cached answer costs the same as a fresh one. Credits are bought in packs and never expire; there is no subscription.
Do I need a Instagram account, a login or cookies?
No. You need a key from us and nothing from Instagram. We never take a customer's login, cookies or session, at any price, and no account of yours is ever at risk.
Can I try it without signing up?
Yes. Add demo=true and leave the key out, or press Send request in the playground on this page. The demo answers with a real answer about Ferrari, captured once a week, in exactly the shape a live call returns, whatever you ask, and charges nothing.
How fresh is the data?
An answer is kept for up to 1 day, and a cached one says when it was fetched, in meta.fetched_at. Add fresh=true to fetch it again now, at the same price; it needs any purchase, not the trial.
What does it return?
A list of instagram_search_result objects. Its fields are named after Instagram's Graph API. A field is null when Instagram does not show it, never missing. Every field is described on this page.
Can an AI agent call it?
Yes: it is the MCP tool search_instagram_accounts on our MCP server, with the same parameters, answer and price. Without a key, the tool answers from the demo.