# finding-food-bloggers-and-creators

Discovers food creators across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube using Apify scrapers. Segments influencers by engagement, niche, and content themes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 782 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators

## What it does

The skill runs Apify scrapers (`apidojo/instagram-scraper`, `apidojo/tiktok-scraper`, and `apidojo/youtube-scraper`) using the Apify MCP server or direct REST API requests. It queries niche hashtags and search phrases covering recipe development, restaurant critique, and home cooking.

After scraping, the workflow screens out recipe aggregators, verified brand accounts above 500K followers, and profiles inactive for over 45 days. Each platform uses a tailored formula: Instagram prioritizes engagement rate, TikTok evaluates view ratios, and YouTube factors in comment activity alongside audience size.

An `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable is required to authenticate runs, meaning data collection fails immediately without it. Results can be printed directly as Markdown tables or exported to CSV and JSON using the bundled `scripts/run_actor.js` script.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-food-bloggers-and-creators -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-food-bloggers-and-creators -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-food-bloggers-and-creators -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills finding-food-bloggers-and-creators
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-food-bloggers-and-creators -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-food-bloggers-and-creators -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-food-bloggers-and-creators/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- source food influencers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
- screen out content aggregators and accounts inactive over 45 days
- score creator profiles by engagement rate and view ratios
- export deduplicated cross-platform outreach lists to CSV or JSON

## Example prompts
- Find Italian cuisine home cooks on TikTok and Instagram with high engagement
- Build an outreach list of YouTube recipe creators for a kitchen knife campaign
- Identify local food reviewers on Instagram and export the results to CSV

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: finding-food-bloggers-and-creators
description: >
  Finds food content creators across Instagram TikTok and YouTube using apidojo's social media
  scrapers on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: find food bloggers for brand partnerships,
  discover recipe creators in a cuisine niche, find cooking influencers for a food brand campaign,
  identify restaurant reviewers or food critics on social media, find home cook creators for
  kitchen tool promotions, build a food creator outreach list for a food or beverage brand,
  or discover the most engaged food content creators by platform and niche.
  Returns creator handle, platform, follower count, avg engagement, content theme, and post samples.
  Ideal for food and beverage brands, kitchen tool companies, restaurant chains, and food PR agencies.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actors: apidojo/instagram-scraper, apidojo/tiktok-scraper, apidojo/youtube-scraper
---

# Finding Food Bloggers and Creators

Discovers food content creators across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Segments by content theme (recipes, restaurant reviews, meal prep, fine dining) and engagement quality.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | ✅ | `[]` | Instagram URLs — profiles, hashtags, locations, audio pages, reels |
| `until` | string | Optional | — | Scrape posts until this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum posts to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Search food hashtags per platform
- [ ] Step 2: Collect unique creator handles
- [ ] Step 3: Enrich and score by platform
- [ ] Step 4: Cross-platform deduplication
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver segmented creator list
```

### Step 1: Platform Hashtags

**Instagram hashtags:**
```
["#[food_niche]", "#[food_niche]recipe", "#[food_niche]love", "#[food_niche]blogger",
 "#homecook", "#foodphotography", "#recipeoftheday"]
```

**TikTok hashtags:**
```
["#[food_niche]", "#[food_niche]tiktok", "#cookingtiktok", "#foodtok", "#recipeoftiktok"]
```

**YouTube search keywords:**
```
["[food_niche] recipe", "[food_niche] cooking", "how to make [food_niche]"]
```
````
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