Search
Unified creator search for exact, broad, and filter-only queries.
Exact lookup: Provide creator_url (or an exact query) to quickly find the creator and linked channels.
Broad discovery: Provide query with optional filters (platforms, category_ids, follower_bucket, follower range, country/language).
Filter-only browse: Provide category_ids + follower_bucket without a text query to browse creators by category and size.
Pass next_cursor from any search response back as cursor with the same query and filters to fetch the next page.
Use the include query parameter for optional expansions. In /creators/search, include expansions are supported only for exact creator_url lookups.
Authorizations
Query Parameters
Optional expansions to include in the response.
The same include options are available on GET /v1/creators (lookup by URL) and GET /v1/creators/{creator_id} (lookup by Upriver creator ID).
Include values and what each adds:
engagement_metrics: Recent per-channel engagement performance (average views, likes, comments, engagement rate). Returned aschannels[].engagement_metrics.video_metrics: Per-channel upload cadence and duration-based inventory signals over a trailing 12-week window (YouTube). Returned aschannels[].video_metrics.relative_metrics: Per-channel public benchmark summaries compared with similar creators. Returned aschannels[].relative_metrics.bio: Creator summary and key context. Returned as top-levelbio.audience: Directional audience demographics (age, gender, geography). Returned as top-levelaudience.brand_safety: Brand safety advisories with citations. Returned as top-levelbrand_safety.email: Public contact email addresses the creator has published for business inquiries, gathered across their linked channels. Returned as top-levelemails.creator_id: Backward-compatible no-op;creator_idis always returned.
Format:
- Repeat params:
?include=engagement_metrics&include=bio - CSV:
?include=engagement_metrics,bio
/creators/search modes: include=email is available in every mode (broad query, filter-only browse, and exact creator_url), and may also be passed in the request body. The richer expansions (engagement_metrics, video_metrics, relative_metrics, bio, audience, brand_safety) are returned only for exact creator_url lookups; in broad/filter-only mode they are rejected — call /creators or /creators/{creator_id} to enrich a selected result.
Body
Input payload for creator discovery.
Known social media URL for the creator.
"https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
Resolve a specific creator by handle or display name. Matches exactly, by prefix, and by fuzzy substring (e.g. 'beast' finds 'MrBeast'). For discovery, use the category/follower/platform filters instead.
"MrBeast"
Deprecated. Use name_or_handle.
"MrBeast"
Deprecated. Use name_or_handle for creator resolution.
"@mkbhd"
Maximum number of creators to return, from 1 to 50.
1 <= x <= 50Optional platform filter. Supported platforms: instagram, podcast, spotify, substack, tiktok, twitch, x, youtube (the alias twitter is accepted for x). Any other value returns a 400 error.
Optional category filter using taxonomy IDs (e.g. technology, tech_news_lifestyle).
Free-text category keywords to filter results by content category.
Optional minimum follower/subscriber count filter.
x >= 010000
Optional maximum follower/subscriber count filter.
x >= 05000000
Follower count filter using bucket IDs.
Opaque cursor from a previous response for pagination.
Filter by where creators are based, as one or more ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (e.g. US). Location coverage varies by platform, and not every creator has a known location.
Filter by where a creator's audience is located, as one or more ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. Matches creators whose known audience includes any of these countries, or who are themselves based in them.
Optional creator language filter.
"en"
Filter by whether the creator has at least one public contact email available. true returns only creators with a contact email; false returns only those without; omit to include both.
true
Optional response expansions, equivalent to the include query parameter (the two are merged). In broad/filter-only search only email is supported; other expansions require an exact creator_url.
Describe the kind of content or creator you're looking for in plain language, and results are ranked by how well each creator's content matches — going beyond name and handle matching. Combine with the category, platform, follower, country, and language filters to narrow the field. When set, this drives ranking and any name/handle 'query' is not applied.
"cozy gaming creators"
Response
JSON object containing associated social profiles
Envelope returned by the creator search endpoint.