## instagram/username-suggestions

`GET /v1/instagram/username-suggestions`

Matching existing public accounts through profile search. Not username availability checks or generated handle suggestions. Fresh search costs at least 5 credits; cache hits use their lower normal price.

*Find matching Instagram usernames*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Search phrase; ranked platform search, not a strict local substring match. — e.g. `NASA` |
| `cursor` | no | Opaque continuation from the previous response. Preserve query or identity. |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. — e.g. `1` |

**Cost:** 5 credits at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/instagram/username-suggestions?query=NASA" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "_meta": {
    "billing": {
      "charged": 0,
      "list_price": 0,
      "maximum_component_credits": 0
    }
  },
  "_warnings": [
    "example"
  ],
  "complete": false,
  "count": 0,
  "items": [
    {
      "avatar_url": "https://example.com/example",
      "bio": "example",
      "followers": 0,
      "following": 0,
      "handle": "example",
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "platform": "example",
      "posts_count": 0,
      "private": false,
      "url": "https://example.com/example",
      "verified": false
    }
  ],
  "legs": [
    {
      "attempts": 0,
      "credits": 0,
      "endpoint": "example",
      "ok": false,
      "served_by": "example",
      "status": 0
    }
  ],
  "pages_fetched": 0,
  "partial": false,
  "platform": "example",
  "source_metadata": {},
  "stop_reason": "example"
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/instagram/username-suggestions#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/instagram/username-suggestions.json)