Instagram API

Instagram Search following API

Search the accounts a public Instagram user follows by name or username. Matching is Instagram's own loose search, so results are close matches ranked by Instagram and some may not contain your exact word. Returns usernames, names, and profile details.

POST/v1/run/instagram.search_following
Uptime
100.00%
30d · 3 calls
Requests
3
30d
Response
3.2s
median · 30d

Pricing

One price, in dollars

Providers
Chameleon3 served100.00% uptime3041ms p50$2.20/1k reqflat

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Last verified 2026-09-25 · uptime and latency measured over 30d
FieldTypeExample value
Price
Price per requestUSD$0.0022
Price /1k reqUSD$2.20

FAQ

About the Instagram Search following API

The AnyAPI Instagram Search following API returns Instagram search following data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/instagram.search_following. Search the accounts a public Instagram user follows by name or username. Matching is Instagram's own loose search, so results are close matches ranked by Instagram and some may not contain your exact word. 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 following calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 3.2 seconds across 3 measured calls.

It costs from $2.20 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. You fund one USD wallet, each call draws it down, and a failed request costs $0.

Search the accounts a public Instagram user follows by name or username. Matching is Instagram's own loose search, so results are close matches ranked by Instagram and some may not contain your exact word. Returns usernames, names, and profile details. The response is normalized JSON with the same envelope every AnyAPI endpoint returns, so parsing a second endpoint is a change of URL and nothing else.

Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Instagram search following calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 3.2 seconds across 3 measured calls. These are AnyAPI's own measurements of traffic through the gateway, recomputed continuously, not a published service-level target.
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