Brands
Build a shortlist of creators who already post about your category, with their recent numbers, before any outreach.
Use cases · Creator marketing
Influencer discovery. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Start from a keyword, a hashtag or one creator you like, and collect candidate accounts on each platform. Then read their profiles and recent posts to judge reach and engagement before you reach out.
- from $0.00045 per record
- TikTok
- from $0.00045 per record
- YouTube
- from $0.00045 per record
- Free to start
- $0.10
Updated 21 October 2026
The workflow
- On Instagram, run search for accounts by keyword, hashtag for posts tagged with your topic, and similar for accounts related to one you already like.
- On TikTok, run search for accounts by keyword (every hit is a full profile card), or searchPosts by keyword or hashtag to see who posts on the topic.
- On YouTube, take channel handles from your research and run channels with include.videos to get each channel's recent videos with views, likes and comments in one call.
- On Instagram, run profiles with include.posts for each account's recent posts in the same call. Add fields ["contact"] for the business email and phone fields the account lists.
- Rank by engagement on recent posts, not follower count alone, and read the free history operation for follower growth from past captures.
Who uses it
Agencies
Start from one creator a client likes and expand with Instagram's similar accounts.
Creator platforms
Fill and refresh creator profiles across three platforms from one API, with every value dated.
Operations used
List prices per record. A call can carry a minimum, so quote first: the quote is free, and a record that does not come back is not charged.
| Step | Operation | What comes back | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instagram search | Accounts by name or keyword | $0.00045 per record |
| 2 | Instagram similar | Accounts related to one account | $0.00045 per record |
| 3 | Instagram profiles | Profile cards, with recent posts when asked | $0.0018 per record |
| 4 | TikTok search | Accounts by keyword, each a full profile card | $0.00045 per record |
| 5 | TikTok posts | Views, likes, comments, shares, saves per post | $0.0018 per record |
| 6 | YouTube channels | Channel cards, with recent videos when asked | $0.00045 per record |
The operations in this workflow
- Instagram searchAccounts by name or keyword
- Instagram similarAccounts related to one account
- Instagram profilesProfile cards, with recent posts when asked
- TikTok searchAccounts by keyword, each a full profile card
- TikTok postsViews, likes, comments, shares, saves per post
- YouTube channelsChannel cards, with recent videos when asked
Questions people ask.
Can I get a creator's email?
On Instagram, ask for fields ["contact"] on profiles and the business email and phone fields come back where the account lists them publicly.
How do I find YouTube channels?
The YouTube operations read channels you name by @handle, channel id or URL. Find candidates in your research, or with Google search and site set to youtube.com, then read them.
How do I measure engagement?
Read recent posts: Instagram posts carry likes and comments, TikTok posts carry views, likes, comments, shares and saves, and YouTube videos carry views, likes and comments.
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Why people pick API for Agents
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