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solari catalog instagram account search

Find collected Instagram accounts by username, name, or a phrase in their bio. Use this to get an account_id.

MCP tool: solari_catalog_instagram_account_search
CLI: solari catalog instagram account search
Access: solari:readWorks with any signed-in SOLARI account.Works with any signed-in SOLARI account.
Required plan: Free
Credit: 0

Overview

Search SOLARI's catalog of collected Instagram accounts by username, display name, or words in their bio. This is not Instagram's own search. The account_id you get is what the other Instagram tools need.

When to use it — When you have a name or username, and not an account_id yet.

What comes back — Matching accounts, closest first.

Parameters

querystringrequired: Username, display name, or — with query_type=bio — words from the profile bio.
query_typeenumoptional: Where to look: username, display name, bio, or all of those (auto).default "auto"Valuesautousernamefull_namebio
brands_onlybooleanoptional: Only known brand accounts. Turn this on when looking up a brand.default false
limitintegeroptional: How many accounts to return.≥ 1
regionstringoptional: Country code such as KR or JP. Leave this off to search everywhere.≤ 8 chars

Response

foundboolean: Whether anyone matched.
itemsobject[]: Accounts that matched, closest first.

items[]

account_iduuid: account_id for the other Instagram tools.
usernamestring: Instagram username.
full_namestring: Display name.
biographystring: Profile bio.
follower_countinteger: Follower count.
regionstring: Region code.
is_verifiedboolean: Verification badge.
profile_pic_urlstring: Profile picture URL.

Example

Request

$ solari catalog instagram account search query=oliveyoung brands_only=true limit=5

Response · Long strings and repeated array entries are trimmed for readability.

{
  "found": true,
  "items": [
    {
      "account_id": "018cab6d-1648-7071-9734-c47a2be2fd19",
      "username": "oliveyoung_official",
      "full_name": "올리브영 OLIVE YOUNG",
      "biography": "ALL LIVE YOUNG 🫒\nALL LIVE BETTER @olivebetter.official",
      "follower_count": 1199628,
      "region": "KR",
      "is_verified": true,
      "profile_pic_url": "https://dcr.bzine.co/instagram/users/oliveyoung_official/profile-picture"
    },
    {
      "account_id": "018dc63c-31b5-740f-bde0-2c00931385e1",
      "username": "oliveyoung_global",
      "full_name": "OLIVE YOUNG Global",
      "biography": "Korea's No.1 Health & Beauty Store\n✈️ FREE SHIPPING on orders over $60",
      "follower_count": 535949,
      "region": "KR",
      "is_verified": true,
      "profile_pic_url": "https://dcr.bzine.co/instagram/users/oliveyoung_global/profile-picture"
    },
    {
      "account_id": "018cabcf-e60e-70af-95eb-eff777ce5195",
      "username": "oliveyoung_magazine",
      "full_name": "올리브영 매거진",
      "biography": "내 일상과 가까운 뷰티 매거진",
      "follower_count": 142316,
      "region": "KR",
      "is_verified": false,
      "profile_pic_url": "https://dcr.bzine.co/instagram/users/oliveyoung_magazine/profile-picture"
    },
    "… 2 more"
  ]
}

As an MCP call

{
  "name": "solari_catalog_instagram_account_search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "oliveyoung",
    "brands_only": true,
    "limit": 5
  }
}

Notes

The name has to appear in the username or display name. Nicknames and abbreviations usually miss.
For a brand, set brands_only=true so fan accounts drop out.
region keeps only the specified country. Leave it off unless you need one.

Machine-readable: /docs/tools/catalog-instagram-account-search.md

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