---
title: "Search public creators"
method: POST
path: "/v1/creators/search"
tags: ["Creators"]
---

# Search public creators

`POST /v1/creators/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.toksta.com`
- URL: `https://api.toksta.com/v1/creators/search`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/toksta/apis/toksta-public-api/docs/v1/creators/search/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Keyword/filter search over the public creator database. Returns a single page of creators with cursor pagination.

## Request body

- object
  - `query` string: Free-text search matched against creator name and bio.
  - `platform` 'linkedin' | 'youtube': Creator platform. Defaults to `linkedin`.
  - `filters` object: Optional structured filters applied to the candidate set.
    - `content_categories` string[]
    - `target_audiences` string[]
    - `languages` string[]
    - `locations` string[]
    - `hide_brands` boolean
    - `min_followers` number
    - `max_followers` number
    - `min_engagement` number
    - `max_engagement` number
    - `min_posts_per_month` number
    - `max_posts_per_month` number
    - `min_reactions_per_post` number
    - `max_reactions_per_post` number
    - `min_comments_per_post` number
    - `max_comments_per_post` number
    - `min_shares_per_post` number
    - `max_shares_per_post` number
  - `cursor` string: Pagination cursor from the previous response's `meta.next_cursor`.
  - `limit` integer: Page size (1-100). Defaults to 50.
  - `sort_by` 'followers_count' | 'engagement_rate' | 'avg_posts_per_month' | 'avg_views_per_post' | 'shares_per_post' | 'comments_per_post' | 'reactions_per_post' | 'name' | 'updated_at': Field to sort by. Defaults to `followers_count`.
  - `sort_order` 'asc' | 'desc': Sort direction. Defaults to `desc`.

## Response `200`

Creator search results.

- object: Creator search results.
  - `success` true, required
  - `data` object, required: Operation payload. See the example for the exact field structure.
  - `meta` object, required
    - `request_id` string, required
    - `trace_id` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request or validation error (`BAD_REQUEST` / `VALIDATION_ERROR`).
- `401`: Missing, invalid, or revoked API key.
- `402`: Insufficient credits for this operation.
- `403`: API access disabled or workspace entitlement required.
- `404`: Resource not found, or result expired past retention.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded — back off per `Retry-After`.
- `500`: Unexpected server error.
- `501`: Endpoint is registered but not implemented yet.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/toksta/apis/toksta-public-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/toksta/apis/toksta-public-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/toksta/apis/toksta-public-api/revisions/a8cf8189fdd1?raw)