# Search an Instagram hashtag

> Type a hashtag. We read this month's posts under it on Instagram and show the top ones, the typical likes and comments, the hashtags used beside it and who posts it most.

This is a free tool on the web page at https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/instagram-hashtag-search: 10 runs a day per visitor, no signup, run by a person in a browser. An agent can do the same job, and more, by connecting Manifold's MCP server at `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` (250 free credits a month). See [Instagram MCP server](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/instagram.md).

## How it works

1. Type one hashtag, like "skincare". A phrase is run together into one tag.
2. We read this month's posts under it on Instagram.
3. See the top posts, the related hashtags to copy, and the accounts behind them.

## Find the creators and the content that work

A hashtag shows who is talking. With Manifold connected, your agent searches every hashtag in your niche, sizes the accounts behind the best posts, checks their engagement and audience, and reads the reels that worked, so you know who to partner with and what to post.

| | Here | In your agent with Manifold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hashtags | One | Every hashtag in your niche |
| Accounts | Listed | Sized, with engagement rate and audience country |
| Content | Top posts | Reels transcribed, hooks and formats compared |
| Price | Free | 1 credit a search |

### Things to ask your agent

- Search #[tag] and #[tag2] on Instagram and list the accounts under 50K followers with the best engagement.
- What formats and hooks do the top posts under #[tag] this month use?
- Which hashtags do the top posts in [niche] use together most?

## Questions

### How do I search hashtags on Instagram?

In the app, search the tag and open its page. Here you see the same posts laid out with their numbers, the hashtags used with it and the accounts behind them, without signing in.

### Which hashtags should I use?

The ones the posts that already do well in your niche use. The list of hashtags used with this one is a good start: pick the ones that match your post, not the biggest.

### Why do some posts show no likes?

Their owners hide like counts, so Instagram does not publish them. Those posts are left out of the median.

### Is the Instagram hashtag search free?

Yes. You get 10 searches a day here, with no signup. For more, connect Manifold to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor: the free plan gives your agent 250 credits every month, with no card.

## More free tools

- [Instagram engagement rate calculator](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/instagram-engagement-rate-calculator.md): Enter an Instagram handle and get its engagement rate from its latest posts.
- [Instagram comment exporter](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/instagram-comment-exporter.md): Paste an Instagram post or reel link and export its comments to a spreadsheet.
- [Instagram transcript generator](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/instagram-transcript-generator.md): Paste an Instagram Reel link and get what is said in it as text.
- [All free tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools.md)