Playbook · Find creators · 1 min
Find an influencer's Instagram handle from their name
Anyone with a name from a brief, a podcast or a competitor's post but no handle.
Type the person's name, one to four words, into the Discover box, the home command bar or /find. Zaver looks it up in the creator index first and on Instagram when fewer than two strong matches exist, then shows the candidates side by side with handle, followers, verified flag, niche and country so you can pick the right one and open the insight report.
You need
- The name as you heard or read it
Step by step in Zaver
- 1
Type the name
Enter the name in the Discover box or the home command bar. Names route to /find automatically.
- 2
Pick the right account
Candidates appear with handle, followers, verified flag, niche and country, ranked by name match, verification and size. Two people sharing a name sit side by side.
- 3
Go deeper
One click opens the insight report, finds similar creators, or turns the name into a brief for a wider search.
Or ask it in ChatGPT or Claude
With Zaver connected as an MCP server, the whole job is one message. Your assistant calls find_creator_by_name behind the scenes.
find the Instagram account for "<creator name>" and tell me which one is verifiedNot connected yet? Set it up in about a minute.
What you get
Input: "<first name> <last name>"
| Handle | Followers | Verified | Niche | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @firstlast | 2.1M | ✓ | Music | 98 |
| @first.last.fit | 14K | Fitness | 71 |
The verified account with the larger audience ranks first; the lookup is cached for an hour.
Illustrative sample. Handles are masked; numbers show the shape of a real result, not a specific account.
Limits
Questions
What if two people share the name?
You get the candidates side by side with followers and niche. Pick the right one and open insights.
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