Instagram API · Discovery Attribute reference

Instagram Profile Gender API

Find Instagram profiles by profile gender from 97.2M searchable profiles

Is there an API to get Instagram profiles by gender?

Yes. The Influencers.club Discovery API filters Instagram creator profiles by the creator’s detected gender. Pass one of male or female — and get back full profiles with follower counts, engagement rates and verified contact data.

Verified against the live API in Endpoint reference →

How many Instagram profiles this filter returns

Counted on the live search index, not modelled or rounded.

Measured
97,166,884
Searchable Instagram profiles
39,611,091
Match “female”, the example below
40.77%
Share of the searchable index
5,561,951
Of those, based in the United States
Request

Make the call

Both samples below are complete. Paste one in, swap the key, get a 200.

POST https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/
Auth Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> Content type application/json Rate 0.01 credits per creator returned Full reference →
curl -X POST https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/ \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "filters": { "gender": "female" },
  "paging": { "limit": 10, "page": 0 },
  "sort": { "sort_by": "relevancy" } }'
import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
  "platform": "instagram",
  "filters": { "gender": "female" },
  "paging": { "limit": 10, "page": 0 },
  "sort": { "sort_by": "relevancy" } }, ) print(res.json())
const res = await fetch("https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "platform": "instagram",
  "filters": { "gender": "female" },
  "paging": { "limit": 10, "page": 0 },
  "sort": { "sort_by": "relevancy" } }), }); const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "POST");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
  "Content-Type: application/json", ]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, '{ "platform": "instagram", "filters": { "gender": "female" }, "paging": { "limit": 10, "page": 0 }, "sort": { "sort_by": "relevancy" }}');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "filters": { "gender": "female" },
  "paging": { "limit": 10, "page": 0 },
  "sort": { "sort_by": "relevancy" } }`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api-dashboard.influencers.club/public/v1/discovery/", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
Response

What comes back

A 200 with the page of creators and your remaining credit balance. Creator values below are elided — field names and types are exactly as published in the API schema.

200 OKJSON
{
  "total": 39611091,
  "limit": 10,
  "accounts": [ … ],
  "credits_left": 361.22 }
Response fields 10 always returned · 3 on request
FieldTypeMeaning
Envelope · 4 fields
totalintegerCreators matching the filter set, before paging.
limitintegerPage size, echoed back from the request.
credits_leftstringDecimal balance after this call.
accounts[]arrayThe requested page of creators.
accounts[] · one entry per creator · 6 fields
user_idstringThe creator’s unique platform identifier.
profile.full_namestringDisplay name.
profile.usernamestringHandle on the platform.
profile.picturestringProfile picture URL.
profile.followersintegerFollower count.
profile.engagement_percentfloatEngagement rate relative to followers.

Three more appear conditionally: matched_filters with return_filter_values=true, and applied_filters plus nlp_search when you send a natural-language brief.

Parameters

The spec

Parameter Type Accepted values Behaviour
filters.gender string (enum) One of the documented values One value per request.
platform string instagram · youtube · tiktok · twitch · twitter · onlyfans Required. Selects the platform-specific filter set.
paging.limit / paging.page integer Any positive integer Required. Page numbering starts at 0.
sort.sort_by / sort.sort_order string relevancy · asc / desc Optional. Defaults to descending.
return_filter_values boolean true · false Adds the matched filter values to each creator. Bills 0.03 credits instead of 0.01.

Billing. 0.01 credits per creator returned. If no creators are returned, no credits are deducted.

Recipes

Profile Gender is rarely the only filter

Three combinations that people actually send. Every filter below exists today.

Female creators with real engagement

Demographic fit plus an audience that responds.

filters: {
  "gender": "female",
  "engagement_percent": { "min": 2 } }

Creators who match the brief and the inbox

Gender fit first, contactability second.

filters: {
  "gender": "female",
  "has_link_in_bio": true }

Mid-tier creators for a gender-targeted campaign

The 10k–100k band converts briefs into replies.

filters: {
  "gender": "female",
  "number_of_followers": { "min": 10000, "max": 100000 } }

Other Instagram data you can access

Instagram API endpoints

Affiliate LinksAI natural-language searchAudience ageAudience brand categoriesAudience brandsAudience credibilityAudience genderAudience interestsAudience languageAudience locationBrand CollabsEstimated IncomeExclude handlesExclude Private ProfilesExclude role-based emailsExcluding hashtagsExcluding keywords in bioExcluding keywords in captionsExcluding link in bioExclusion lists filterFind LookalikesFollower GrowthFollower GrowthFollowersHas Amazon AffiliatesHas AnchorHas Apple MusicHas BandcampHas BehanceHas Buy Me a CoffeeHas CameoHas CanvaHas ClubhouseHas CommunityHas DiscordHas DribbbleHas EtsyHas FacebookHas FiverrHas GitHubHas GoFundMeHas GoodreadsHas InstagramHas KakaoHas KickstarterHas Ko-fiHas LinkedInHas LinktreeHas MediumHas OnlyFansHas PatreonHas phone numberHas PinterestHas podcastHas RedbubbleHas ReelsHas ShopifyHas ShopLTKHas SnapchatHas SoundCloudHas SpotifyHas SpringHas StreamlabsHas SubstackHas TelegramHas TikTokHas TumblrHas TwitchHas TwitterHas UdemyHas ViberHas VimeoHas VKHas WeeblyHas WhatsAppHas WixHas YouTubeHashtagsKeywords in bioKeywords in captionsLast PostLink in bioLive StreamsMaximum Average CommentsMaximum Average LikesMaximum Avg. Views for ReelsMaximum Avg. Views for ReelsMaximum Engagement RateMaximum number of followersMaximum Number of postsMerch ShopMinimum Average CommentsMinimum Average LikesMinimum Engagement RateMinimum Number of postsMinimum Posting FrequencyPersonal websiteProfile GenderProfile LanguageProfile LocationProfile TypeReels %Search with AI/KeywordsTagged ProfilesVerified Profile
Platform coverage

Six platforms with full data, 40+ more in the social graph

Plus Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn, Discord, Snapchat,
Linktree and 40+ more via connected socials.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which profile gender values are accepted?+

One of the documented values, passed as a string. Anything else returns zero results rather than a near match.

Where can I find my API key?+

Create a free account. You will find your API key through the API side menu.

How do I find Instagram creator by profile gender using your API?+

Simply sign up for free, copy your API key, then POST to the Discovery endpoint with filters.gender set. You’ll get Instagram profiles ready to be ingested for your use case.

What are your pricing plans and what do they include?+

Paid plans start at $249/month and use a flexible credit-based model.

Each API call consumes a specific number of credits depending on the endpoint and data depth. You can compare all tiers, credit amounts, and per-endpoint costs in the Pricing section of our API docs.

How can I get in touch with your team?+

Book a time on our calendar to talk to someone from our team and learn about the full capabilities of our API.