# SocialFetch Instagram Profile Search

> SocialFetch Instagram Profile Search is a paid API for AI agents from api.socialfetch.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.014/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Search Instagram profiles by keyword query, returning matching accounts with pagination support.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/search/profiles
- Price: $0.014/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/socialfetch-instagram-profile-search-56c67027
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zsm6lpSgP0qTmIb229B7m

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 socialfetch-instagram-profile-search-56c67027
```

Example prompt: Search Instagram for profiles related to 'sustainable fashion' — I want to find accounts in that niche.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover Instagram profiles by keyword, topic, or name — ideal for influencer research, competitor analysis, brand monitoring, or finding niche creators. Prefer this over fetching a specific profile by handle when you don't know exact usernames and need to explore accounts around a topic.

## Known failure modes

- Empty query string returns validation error
- Query exceeding 512 characters is rejected
- Invalid or expired pagination cursor causes error
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402
- No matching profiles found returns empty results list
- Instagram API unavailability causes upstream errors

## How this service works

Search Instagram profiles by keyword.

## Output

A list of Instagram profiles matching the search query, likely including usernames, display names, profile metadata (bio, follower counts, etc.), and an opaque pagination cursor for fetching additional results.

## 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"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "query"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 512,
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Search query text for Instagram profiles."
      },
      "cursor": {
       "type": "string",
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Opaque pagination cursor returned by a previous response."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/socialfetch-instagram-profile-search-56c67027/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.socialfetch.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt)