Build AI Powered Creator Discovery

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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See it in action. 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.

Even Modash Platform uses the AI endpoint, so our users can search for their perfect creator match using natural language queries or using images.

Search by aesthetic.

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

Contextual search

Create tools that find creators based on their profile and content.

Creator lookalikes.

Find profiles like your favorite creator using the lookalikes endpoint.

Safety screening.

Programmatically scan potential partners to ensure alignment.

Find Creators Faster. Discover creators with half the effort compared to normal search

Normal search

Effort

Define keyword and filter combinations to narrow results

‍

Match basis

Captions, hashtags, metadata, or mentions

Discovery mode

Text-based

Best for

Precise filtering (location, followers, engagement rate)

AIΒ 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.

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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
    }
  ]
}

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Frequently asked questions

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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.