Instagram Search followers API
Search the followers of a public Instagram account by name or username, using Instagram's own follower search. On smaller accounts it searches the whole follower list and returns close matches ranked by Instagram. On large accounts Instagram does not support searching followers, so the result is the account's most recent followers instead, whatever the query. Returns usernames, names, and profile details.
$2.20/1k req, pay per request, no subscription.
{"id": "6620187345","handle": "john.rosales_","name": "John Rosales","image": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/john_rosales_150x150.jpg?sig=abc123","verified": false,"private": false,"url": "https://www.instagram.com/john.rosales_/"}
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{
"found": true,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "6620187345",
"handle": "john.rosales_",
"name": "John Rosales",
"image": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/john_rosales_150x150.jpg?sig=abc123",
"verified": false,
"private": false,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/john.rosales_/"
},
{
"id": "5581903274",
"handle": "johnny_maddox",
"name": "Johnny Maddox",
"image": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/johnny_maddox_150x150.jpg?sig=def456",
"verified": false,
"private": true,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/johnny_maddox/"
},
{
"id": "7734021985",
"handle": "johnbeckett.nyc",
"name": "John Beckett",
"image": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/john_beckett_150x150.jpg?sig=ghi789",
"verified": true,
"private": false,
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/johnbeckett.nyc/"
}
]
}
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Last verified 2026-11-10 · uptime and latency measured over 30d
Request body
JSON, posted to this endpoint.
- querystring
john
Name or username text to look for among this account's followers (e.g. john). Instagram matches loosely, and on large accounts it does not search followers at all, so the most recent followers come back instead.
- usernamestring
milada2788
The Instagram username whose followers to search, without the leading @ (e.g. milada2788).
Response
JSON, one example value per field.
Followers of the account that Instagram returned for the query, in Instagram's own order. On smaller accounts these are matches from the whole follower list, and Instagram's matching is loose, so some may not contain the exact query text. On large accounts Instagram does not search followers, so these are the account's most recent followers, whatever the query. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- handlestring
john.rosales_
The follower's username, without the @ prefix. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- idstring
6620187345
The follower's numeric Instagram user ID, as a string. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- imagestring
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/john_rosales_150x150.jpg?sig=abc123
URL of the follower's profile picture. Instagram signs this URL in its query string, so use it as returned. Empty when the source omits it.
- namestring
John Rosales
The follower's display name. Empty when the account has none.
- privateboolean
false
Whether the follower's account is private.
- urlstring
https://www.instagram.com/john.rosales_/
Canonical URL of the follower's profile.
- verifiedboolean
false
Whether the follower's account is verified.
- foundboolean
true
Whether the account was found and the search returned at least one follower.
- reason"not_found"
Present only when `found` is false, and says why there is no result. `not_found`: the source states the target does not exist, or returned nothing for it. A `found: false` answer is a successful call, not an error, and `costUsd` is what it actually cost.
FAQ
About the Instagram Search followers API
The AnyAPI Instagram Search followers API returns Instagram search followers data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/instagram.search_followers. Search the followers of a public Instagram account by name or username, using Instagram's own follower search. On smaller accounts it searches the whole follower list and returns close matches ranked by Instagram. On large accounts Instagram does not support searching followers, so the result is the account's most recent followers instead, whatever the query. Returns usernames, names, and profile details. AnyAPI returns one normalized schema whichever source serves it. It costs from $2.20 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Instagram search followers calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 2.9 seconds across 57 measured calls.
