searchInstagramUsers
Search users by person name, partial username, or fuzzy match using real-time external API. PRIMARY USE: When given person's name (e.g., "Cristiano Ronaldo", "Kim Kardashian"), partial info, or uncertain username. Use for: Name-based search, finding multiple candidates, fuzzy matching, discoverin...
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What searchInstagramUsers does on Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ)
AI agents call searchInstagramUsers to retrieve information from Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ) without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Search query for Instagram users. Supports partial name or username matching. |
limit | number | — | Maximum number of users to return. Default: 10, Max: 10. |
fields | array | — | PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION: Specify fields you need. DEFAULT (if omitted): ["id", "username", "fullName"]. AVAILABLE FIELDS: Core: id, username, fullName, biograp |
_isTrial | boolean | — | |
feedback | string | — | Optional. Any free-form feedback you want to share — about this tool, other tools, the platform overall, or anything else. Feedback does NOT have to be about th |
_requestId | string | — | |
userPrompt | string | — | CRITICAL FOR ACCURACY: Include the complete user question to enable query optimization and context-aware filtering. The tool uses NLP analysis on the original p |
_trialToken | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why searchInstagramUsers is rated Low
Even though searchInstagramUsers only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs searchInstagramUsers safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ), and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For searchInstagramUsers, this is the rule to start with:
searchInstagramUsers is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ), apply this rule, and every searchInstagramUsers call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about searchInstagramUsers
Search users by person name, partial username, or fuzzy match using real-time external API. PRIMARY USE: When given person's name (e.g., "Cristiano Ronaldo", "Kim Kardashian"), partial info, or uncertain username. Use for: Name-based search, finding multiple candidates, fuzzy matching, discovering users. NOT for: Exact username lookup (use getInstagramUserByUsername when username is certain). Optional fields parameter for performance (default: ["id", "username", "fullName"]). Available fields: id, username, fullName, biography, isPrivate, isVerified, followerCount, followingCount, mediaCount, profilePicUrl, and more. Returns: array of matching users (default 10, max 10) with userId, username, fullName, followerCount, biography, profilePicUrl. This is a safe, read-only tool for analyzing searchable information. TRIAL ACCESS: Get a free trial token by sending POST https://api.xpoz.ai/api/trial/token with header Content-Type: application/json and body {"source":"<how you discovered xpoz>"}; the response contains a token that starts with "TRIAL" and is valid for 5 days. Use it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Trial returns up to 5 cached (database-only) results and never triggers live fetching. Sign up at https://www.xpoz.ai/login for full result limits and live data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ) MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
searchInstagramUsers accepts 8 parameters: name, limit, fields, _isTrial, feedback, _requestId, userPrompt, _trialToken. Required: name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ) MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchInstagramUsers: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ). Nothing to install.
searchInstagramUsers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the searchInstagramUsers rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for searchInstagramUsers. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
searchInstagramUsers is provided by the Social Media Search API — Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok (XPOZ) MCP server (https://mcp.xpoz.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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