# API Direct – Instagram User Search

> API Direct – Instagram User Search is a paid API for AI agents from x402.apidirect.io, paid per call via x402, $0.007/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Search for Instagram users by keyword and return matching user profiles.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/users?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.007/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-direct-instagram-user-search-aae7938a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_9JovMzzRJv3_DxvQOkMzK

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-direct-instagram-user-search-aae7938a
```

Example prompt: Search Instagram for users related to 'sustainable fashion' so I can find accounts to reach out to for a collaboration.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover multiple Instagram accounts matching a topic, niche, or brand keyword — as opposed to looking up a single known user by username. Ideal for influencer research, competitive analysis, and audience mapping workflows where the starting point is a concept rather than a specific handle.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results if the keyword is too obscure or misspelled
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded errors if called too frequently
- Invalid or missing query parameter returns a 400 validation error
- Instagram platform changes may affect data availability or freshness
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Search for Instagram users by keyword.

## Output

Returns a list of Instagram user profiles matching the search keyword, typically including usernames, display names, follower counts, profile pictures, and other public profile metadata for each matched account.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "query"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 500,
       "description": "Search keyword (max 500 characters)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-direct-instagram-user-search-aae7938a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.apidirect.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.apidirect.io/llms.txt)