Instagram NO-API Downloaders
Instagram crawler capable of asynchronously download media (images/videos) files of any public user without using Instagram's API.
This is meant to be part of a larger project I'm contemplating on implementing.
I will update this repo as I find new ways to implement it without using Instagram's API. So far I implemented 2 different ways.
- Gather images from 3rd party service like webstagram. (instagramCrawler1.py)
- Use the .json data instagram stores under /media/ and iterate its content (instagramCrawler2.py)
Here are some other ways I haven't had the time to implement:
- use a testing framework such as selenium to open a browser and iterate through the dynamically generated content.
- Use a headless browser to load dynamically generated contents.
Warning
Before you use this crawler, make sure you obtain permission from the instagram user to download their images. I do not approve of any usage of this script without the original user's consent.
Usage
All the scripts I upload will follow the format stated below:
instagramCrawlerX.py [username]
Dependencies
Python 3
instagramCrawler1.py requires BeautifulSoup
License
MIT License