Discover creators across platforms

Tutorial

How to configure Discover creators across platforms

Find Instagram accounts, TikTok creators and YouTube channels around a topic. Keep each platform identity separate while choosing who to explore. This guide explains how to configure the run and review its inputs in CrowdYeti.

• Input: Creator name or topic.
• Output: A platform-labelled shortlist of detailed creator profiles.
• Coverage: Source accessibility and provider support determine available records and fields.
• Limits: Public results may be incomplete. The limit is a maximum, not a guaranteed collection size. Profiles come from TikTok’s creator search, so accounts without videos may be missing. Descriptions are search snippets. Use Channel details for a full description, video count, total views, and join date. Connected lookups have input limits. Review each step before running. Matching names across platforms do not prove a shared identity.
• Availability: Use available credits for live runs without manual activation. Runs remain subject to service availability and account restrictions. Check Settings and review the maximum credit cost before starting.
• Usage: Review the record limit and maximum credit cost in setup. Unused reserved credits return after the charge is confirmed; a search that finds nothing can still cost credits, but a run is not charged if the source breaks and returns nothing.

1. Choose your source: Start with creator name or topic. Use the exact public source that fits your research question, and check it contains the activity you want to inspect.

2. Review the available fields: Available output includes A platform-labelled shortlist of detailed creator profiles. Decide which details are useful and retain source links with your selection. Actual coverage depends on the source and provider.

   Keep observed facts separate from inferred details. Missing fields should remain missing rather than being presented as verified information.

3. Choose your selection criteria: Write down what makes a record useful before adding deeper research. A relevant topic, a clearly expressed need or a public profile that fits your brief is more useful than a large unreviewed list.

4. Configure your run: Open the populated workflow template, enter the required sources and review each connected Scout, filter and review step.

   Save a separate draft when changing the research source or purpose, so the intended inputs and review criteria remain clear.

5. Inspect coverage and limits: Public platform totals do not guarantee that every record is accessible. Review available fields, duplicate handling and source limits before treating a dataset as complete.

6. Review before execution: Use available credits for live runs without manual activation. Runs remain subject to service availability and account restrictions. Check Settings and review the maximum credit cost before starting.

   Saving a workflow does not start collection. Start the run explicitly, follow its progress in Runs and review the saved records before exporting.

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