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Equip your platform with AI-powered search and let your users discover creators by aesthetic, content, audience, and context across our database of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube influencers.

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True visual discovery delivered via API. We analyze billions of images and video frames to understand the context of a creator's identity and content themes. It's what we use to power Modash Platform!

Search by aesthetic.

Allow brands to find creators who match a specific visual identity.

Contextual search

Auto-loads your tracking links, discount codes & campaign details.

Creator lookalikes.

Find profiles like your favorite creator using the lookalikes endpoint.

Safety screening.

Programmatically scan potential partners to ensure alignment.

Normal search

Effort: Define keyword and
filter combinations to narrow results

Match basis: Captions, hashtags, metadata, or mentions

Discovery mode: Only
text-based

Best for: Precise filtering (location,
followers, engagement rate)

AI search

Effort: Describe what you’re looking for once (~50% less scrolling to a save-worthy creator)

Match basis: Actual visual & content understanding of posts

Discovery mode: Text, image,
and lookalike search

Best for: Finding creators by aesthetic,
theme, or content style at scale

Why build with Modash AI?

Built for developer experience. Our API is built for developers to get from an idea to production-ready as quickly as possible. The AI endpoint is currently available to all Discovery API users across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Send a simple POST request with your natural language query or an image-based payload.

Zero ML Ops

We handle the training, indexing, and database management. You just focus on your user experience.

Scale like no other

Our up-to-date database for AI search comprises of all creators across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube with 10k+ followers.

Filters and visual combined

Combine queries with standard filters like Location, Engagement etc. to find the perfect match.

Sample query and response

See how a user info, feed, and comments can be queried with the Modash Raw API. Below is a sample of the endpoints to give you a feel for the data. For other endpoints and filters, head to the API docs.

Text-based AI search
Image-based AI search
Creator lookalikes

Request

curl -X POST https://api.modash.io/v1/ai/instagram/text-search \
  -d '{
    "query": "woman with curly hair doing yoga outdoors",
    "limit": 5,
    "filter": {
      "influencer": {
        "followers": { "min": 10000, "max": 500000 }
      },
      "audience": {
        "location": [{ "id": 148838, "weight": 0.2 }]
      }
    }
  }'

Response

{
  "error": false,
  "total": 320,
  "results": [
    {
      "userId": "44019283751",
      "profile": {
        "username": "curlyyogi_maya",
        "fullname": "Maya Torres",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/curlyyogi_maya/",
        "picture": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
        "followers": 78500,
        "engagements": 5200,
        "engagementRate": 0.0662
      },
      "matchingPosts": [
        {
          "id": "3398210451823",
          "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/...",
          "thumbnail": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
          "score": 0.92
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "userId": "52918304716",
      "profile": {
        "username": "wildflow.wellness",
        "fullname": "Priya Sharma",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/wildflow.wellness/",
        "picture": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
        "followers": 45200,
        "engagements": 2800,
        "engagementRate": 0.0619
      },
      "matchingPosts": [
        {
          "id": "3401782910534",
          "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/...",
          "thumbnail": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
          "score": 0.87
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Request

curl -X POST https://api.modash.io/v1/ai/instagram/image-search \
  -d '{
    "image_url": "https://example.com/reference-image.jpg",
    "limit": 5,
    "filter": {
      "influencer": {
        "followers": { "min": 10000 }
      }
    }
  }'

Response

{
  "error": false,
  "total": 185,
  "results": [
    {
      "userId": "60129384501",
      "profile": {
        "username": "studio.mira",
        "fullname": "Mira Novak",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/studio.mira/",
        "picture": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
        "followers": 112000,
        "engagements": 6300,
        "engagementRate": 0.0563
      },
      "matchingPosts": [
        {
          "id": "3415098230187",
          "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/...",
          "thumbnail": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
          "score": 0.95
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Request

curl -X POST https://api.modash.io/v1/ai/instagram/lookalikes \
  -d '{
    "userId": "curlyyogi_maya",
    "targetPlatform": "instagram",
    "limit": 5
  }'

Response

{
  "error": false,
  "total": 50,
  "source": {
    "userId": "44019283751",
    "username": "curlyyogi_maya",
    "platform": "instagram"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "userId": "52918304716",
      "profile": {
        "username": "wildflow.wellness",
        "fullname": "Priya Sharma",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/wildflow.wellness/",
        "picture": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
        "followers": 45200,
        "engagements": 2800,
        "engagementRate": 0.0619
      },
      "matchingPosts": [
        {
          "id": "3401782910534",
          "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/...",
          "thumbnail": "https://imgigp.modash.io/...",
          "score": 0.88
        }
      ],
      "similarity": 0.91
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

If you can't find the answer to your question, ask our friendly support team.

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Yes! Book a demo with our team and we can get you set up with testing credits. You can also learn more by reading our documentation on testing.

Just describe the kind of content or creators you’re looking for in your own words. AI Search instantly interprets your intent and returns matching creators and content. You can also refine your search with filters like active-only creators or brands, demographics, and performance metrics, when needed.

To skip the trial-and-error of traditional filtering or the endless manual scrolling and find brand-fit creators faster. It’s like having an expert assistant who understands what you mean and delivers exactly what you need.

AI Search is part of Modash Discovery API and the pricing for Discovery API starts at $16,200 per year. For more details check out our pricing page.