Find accounts on Instagram

Searches Instagram in the app, switches to the Accounts tab, and reads each result: username, display name, and the follower or context line the card shows. Signed in as you, so private accounts you follow and the app's own ranking are part of what comes back.

Nothing is followed, liked or messaged.

Inputs

Run it

run_task({
  "phases": [{
    "launch": "com.instagram.android",
    "goal": "In the Instagram app, tap the Search tab at the bottom, tap the search bar at the top, type '<keyword>', and submit. On the results screen tap the Accounts tab so only accounts are listed, then keep scrolling the results. Do not open a profile, and do not follow, like or message anyone.",
    "steps": ["Instagram is open",
              "Search results for '<keyword>' are showing",
              "A list of accounts with usernames is showing"],
    "typeTexts": ["<keyword>"],
    "maxSteps": 14,
    "collect": {
      "record": "an account in the Accounts search results",
      "fields": { "username": "the @username",
                  "name": "the display name or the line under the username",
                  "context": "the followers or mutual-follow line, if shown" },
      "where": "a list of accounts matching '<keyword>' is showing",
      "count": <count>
    }
  }]
})

What comes back

result.collected holds one record per account. Bios, follower counts and posts live on each profile, which is a separate task per account.

Notes

• Instagram is image-first, so a post grid gives the accessibility tree very little to read. Accounts, hashtag pages and comment threads are text and read well; grids of photos do not. Collect accounts here, then open the handful worth a closer look.
• To read one account's posts, open the profile and switch from the grid to the single-post view, where captions are text.