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Instagram user search API

Search Instagram accounts by keyword, about 50 in one answer and no further pages: handle, name, avatar, verification, whether it is private. Up to 50 items a call; $0.0040 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0040.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/instagram/users/search
Also known assearch instagram accountsfind instagram usersIn Chinese: Instagram 用户搜索 API
Price$0.0040/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns50 a pageeverything in one answer, no paging
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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The first row of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:58 UTC.
FieldValue
verifiedtrue
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/instagram/users/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "91a45b71-fb1a-4e67-871d-fff79b0d7d05",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "56443746591",
        "username": "leopark_films",
        "name": "Trail & Lens",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/leopark_films/",
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/419936045_15048019002671703_n.jpg",
        "verified": true
      },
      // … 45 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 46
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "instagram.users.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:58:15.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "bio": "capability",
      "created_at": "platform",
      "metrics": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.004",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.996"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:58 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 33.3 KB in the standard view (6.5 KB compact, 34.5 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "57058256-a370-4080-8fc4-9a16f294664b",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "instagram.users.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:58:19.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "bio": "capability",
      "created_at": "platform",
      "metrics": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.004",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.996"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:58 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 470 B in the standard view (470 B compact, 470 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/instagram/users/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.instagram.users.search(query="nike")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.instagram.users.search({ query: "nike" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call instagram.users.search query=nike
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataxapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call instagram.users.search.

Parameters

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: nike.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.items is a list of account objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID

usernametextcompact

Handle

nametextcompact

Display name

urllinkcompact

Link to the profile

biotextcompactNot provided here

Bio

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

avatar_urllinkstandard

Avatar

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verifiedyes/nostandard

Whether the account is verified

created_attimestandardThe platform has none

When the account was created

metricsobjectcompactNot provided here

Account counts

metrics.followersintegercompactNot provided here

Followers

metrics.followingintegercompactNot provided here

Following

metrics.postsintegercompactNot provided here

Posts published

ext.is_privateyes/nofull

Whether the account is private

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 134 B, standard 730 B, full 757 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:58 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

bioNot provided here
created_atThe platform has none
metricsNot provided here
metrics.followersNot provided here
metrics.followingNot provided here
metrics.postsNot provided here

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0040, once per call
An empty result$0.0040
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
The most one call can cost$0.0040 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Instagram user search API cost?

$0.0040 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0040.

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0040.

How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?

50 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

The same thing on other platforms

Douyin user search$0.0020Kuaishou user search$0.0200TikTok user search$0.0020Weibo user search$0.0020X user search$0.0004Xiaohongshu user search$0.0200YouTube channel search$0.0020Zhihu user search$0.0020

All 8 Instagram endpoints

Instagram endpoints
Instagram comment replies$0.0020Instagram hashtag posts$0.0020Instagram post comments$0.0020Instagram post detail$0.0020Instagram video transcript$0.0020Instagram user profile$0.0020Instagram user posts$0.0020Instagram user search$0.0040

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/instagram/users/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint instagram.users.search (Instagram user search).
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dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call instagram.users.search.Other clients →
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint instagram.users.search (Instagram user search). Search Instagram accounts by keyword, about 50 in one answer and no further pages: handle, name, avatar, verification, whether it is private.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/instagram/users/search with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- query (required): Search terms. Example: nike.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0040 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0040.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds account; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/instagram/users/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/instagram/users/search.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
Instagram 用户搜索 API
Endpoint ID
instagram.users.search
Endpoint
GET /v1/instagram/users/search
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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