How to Search Multiple Hashtags on Instagram

Instagram’s search can’t combine hashtags: typing #vegan #glutenfree doesn’t return posts with both tags, it searches one tag or treats the text as keywords. To find posts using two or more hashtags, search the narrower hashtag and scan captions for the other, or collect both hashtags’ posts and match them by their hashtag lists.

This guide covers the in-app workarounds and a reliable data method. Choosing hashtags is covered in how to find trending hashtags on Instagram. Sounds trend the way tags do, covered in how to find trending audio on Instagram.

Can You Search Two Hashtags at Once on Instagram?

No, Instagram search returns results for one hashtag at a time, and there’s no AND or OR operator. The table shows what each approach gives you.

Approach	What you get
Search #vegan	Posts tagged #vegan
Search #vegan #glutenfree	Usually one tag’s results, or keyword matches; not posts with both
Search the narrower tag, then scan captions	Posts with both tags, found by hand
Collect both tags and match	Every collected post with both tags

How Do You Find Posts With Two Hashtags in the App?

Search the less popular of the two hashtags, open recent posts, and check each caption for the other tag. Starting from the narrower tag means fewer posts to scan. A plain keyword search, such as vegan gluten free, can also surface posts about both topics, tagged or not.

How Do You Find Posts With Multiple Hashtags Using Data?

Collect each hashtag’s posts, then keep the posts whose hashtag list contains all the tags you want. apidojo’s Instagram Hashtag Scraper on Apify returns each post with a hashtags list, so matching is one line of Python (Apify).

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
wanted = {"vegan", "glutenfree"}
posts = {}

for tag in wanted:
    run = client.actor("apidojo/instagram-hashtag-scraper").call(run_input={
        "keyword": tag, "getPosts": True, "getReels": True, "maxItems": 1000,
    })
    for p in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
        posts[p["id"]] = p

both = [p for p in posts.values() if wanted <= {h.lower() for h in p.get("hashtags", [])}]
print(len(both), "posts use all the hashtags")

Each hashtag costs $0.016 with the first 60 posts included, then $0.0004 per post, so two hashtags with 1,000 posts each cost about $0.78. Hashtag collection is covered in how to scrape Instagram posts by hashtag or keyword.

Why Search Hashtag Combinations?

Combinations narrow a broad topic to a specific audience, such as vegan and gluten-free, or a brand tag plus a city. They’re useful for finding niche creators, checking how a campaign tag is used, and spotting sub-trends inside a big hashtag.