How to Search by Location on Instagram

To search by location on Instagram, type a city, venue or landmark into the search bar and open the Places tab, or tap the location tag on any post; the place page shows public posts tagged at that location. It’s the quickest way to see what a restaurant, hotel or neighbourhood actually looks like, through visitors’ posts rather than the business’s own. This guide is one of the search tasks collected in how to search on Instagram.

Place pages only include posts whose creators added a location tag, so they show a sample, not everything posted there. This guide covers searching places, reading place pages and using location data. Searching in general is covered in how to search on Instagram. For people rather than places, see how to find someone on Instagram and how to find an Instagram user ID.

How Do You Search a Location on Instagram?

You search places from the same search bar as accounts and hashtags. Listed below are the 4 steps.

1. Tap the magnifying glass at the bottom of the app.
2. Type a city, district, venue or landmark.
3. Open the Places tab in the results.
4. Tap a place to see posts tagged there.

You can also tap the location name above any post to open its place page.

What Does an Instagram Place Page Show?

A place page shows public posts tagged at that location, usually with top posts and recent posts. Comparing recent posts with the venue’s own account is a good reality check for restaurants, hotels and events.

Why Can’t You Find a Location on Instagram?

A location may not appear if it’s spelled differently, has few tagged posts, or is listed under a broader place, such as the city instead of the venue. Try the official name, the street, or the neighbourhood.

Can You Find Someone’s Location on Instagram?

Only what they choose to share: a location tag on a post shows where that post was tagged, not where the person is. Treat location tags as public posts, not as a way to track people; using them to follow someone is both against Instagram’s rules and unsafe.

How Do Businesses Use Location Search?

Businesses use place pages to see what customers post, find local creators and watch competitors’ venues. Finding creators who post from your area is covered in how to find local influencers on Instagram.

How to Collect Posts From a Location With apidojo

apidojo’s Instagram Location Scraper on Apify takes location page URLs or location IDs and returns the posts tagged there, at $0.50 per 1,000 posts. Each location should have at least 10 posts (Apify).

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/213131048/berlin-germany/"],
  "maxItems": 500
}

The location ID is the number in the place page’s URL. The developer guide is how to scrape Instagram location data.