InstagramLive-PHP

A PHP script that allows for you to go live on Instagram with any streaming program that supports RTMP!

Built with mgp25's amazing Instagram Private API Wrapper for PHP.

Note

Please read this entire document as it has very important information about the script. If you create an issue that can be solved by reading this document, it will be ignored.

Live Setup

It is suggested you watch this video for a step-by-step process on how to install this script.

Install PHP, of course...
Goto the most release release
Download the update.php file and place it in its own folder
Run the script with php update.php and let it install the script
Edit the USERNAME and PASSWORD inside of the config.php file to your Instagram username/password.
Run the goLive.php script. (php goLive.php)

Video Tutorial

If you'd like a video version of this tutorial, see this video.

Features

Robust Installer/Updater
- To install read the Live Setup section
- To check for/apply an update just do php update.php
  - If you want to try beta features just do: php update.php --beta
Web Control Panel
- Use by doing php goLive.php --web
- By default, you can access the control panel by going to 127.0.0.1 in your browser
  - You can change this by editing the WEB_PORT option in the config.php from 80 to some other number and then going to 127.0.0.1:PORT where PORT is the number you changed it to
Supports Accounts with 2FA
View Live Chat/Likes (Windows/Mac Only)
Execute Commands to Comment, Wave, Pin Comments, Show Questions, and more...
Launch & Start OBS Automatically (Windows Only)
Infinite Stream: Stream forever with no user input! (Windows/Mac Only)
- Accomplished by doing: php goLive.php -i -d
- Windows Users with OBS can do php goLive.php -i -d --obs for absolutely no input from the user required
Archived Stream Statistics
- Accomplished by doing: php checkVod.php 24 hours within archiving a stream

Commands

To view what commands you can run while streaming: Click Here

To view what flags you can run the goLive.php script with: Click Here

FAQ

I get "Parse error: syntax error" or "PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError" when running the script

You have an outdated version of PHP, please make sure your using PHP 7 or greater.

I get "Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required" when running the script

You didn't install the script correctly, please check the installation guide or video above.

OBS gives a "Failed to connect" error

This could be due to the following reasons:

Your version of OBS doesn't support RTMPS. Update to the latest OBS Studio version.

I've stopped streaming but Instagram still shows me as live

Make sure you actually running the stop command when you're streaming and not close it.

I don't see or get an error in Instagram when archiving my story

This could be due to the following reasons:

You didn't stream anything from OBS/your encoder. In this case, you should delete the archive.
You streamed a disallowed aspect ratio or resolution. Make sure you're using 1080x1794. In this case, you should delete the archive.
Your stream is still processing. This is normal for longer streams.

I get "CURL Error 60: SSL certificate problem" when trying to log into Instagram

This is due to CURL not having a valid CA. You can find a solution here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/34883260.

I get "CURL Error 28: Operation timed out after x milliseconds with 0 bytes received."

In this case, your IP is blocked by Instagram. There is nothing I can do in this situation, if you're using a VPN/Proxy (which are not supported), don't.

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