Instabot.py is an extremely light instagram bot that uses the undocumented Web API. Unlike other bots, Instabot.py does not require Selenium or a WebDriver. Instead, it interacts with the API over simple HTTP Requests. It runs on most systems, including Raspberry Pi.
- Python v3.6 or greater
- Pip v18 or greater
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Make sure you have Python 3.6 or above installed
python3 --version
On Windows you might have to use python without the version (3) suffix. Experienced users should use virtualenv.
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If your version is below 3.6, we recommend you install the latest Python 3.7
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Install instabot.py from PyPi repository
python3 -m pip install instabot-py
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Start the bot 🏁
instabot-py- or
python3 -m instabot_py - For more advanced parameters and configurations download and edit example.py and run
python3 example.py
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Config ⚙️
When you first run instabot-py a file called config.ini will be created in your current directory, along with an SQLite DB, and an error.log.
After the initial configuration, you can manually edit config.ini with a text editor. Restart the bot for changes to take effect.
The %username%.db file contains a record of the posts the bot has liked, and the users it has followed/unfollowed.
The %username%.session file stores your session with Instagram to avoid re-logins each time you start the bot.
python3 -m pip install instabot-py --no-cache-dir --upgrade
Recommended: From PyPi: (Stable)
python3 -m pip install instabot-py
From sources: (Bleeding edge)
python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/instabot-py/instabot.py
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
| login | str | Your instagram username | |
| password | str | Your instagram password | |
| start_at_h | int | Start program at the hour | 0 |
| start_at_m | int | Start program at the min | 0 |
| end_at_h | int | End program at the hour | 23 |
| end_at_m | int | End program at the min | 59 |
| database_name | str | change the name of database file to use multiple account | "follows_db.db" |
| session_file | str | change the name of session file so to avoid having to login every time. Set False to disable. | "username.session" |
| like_per_day | int | Number of photos to like per day (over 1000 may cause throttling) | 1000 |
| media_max_like | int | Maximum number of likes on photos to like (set to 0 to disable) | 0 |
| media_min_like | int | Minimum number of likes on photos to like (set to 0 to disable) | 0 |
| follow_per_day | int | Users to follow per day | 0 |
| follow_time | int | Seconds to wait before unfollowing | 5 * 60 * 60 |
| user_min_follow | int | Check user before following them if they have X minimum of followers. Set 0 to disable | 0 |
| user_max_follow | int | Check user before following them if they have X maximum of followers. Set 0 to disable | 0 |
| follow_time_enabled | bool | Whether to wait seconds set in follow_time before unfollowing | True |
| unfollow_per_day | int | Users to unfollow per day | 0 |
| unfollow_recent_feed | bool | If enabled, will populate database with users from recent feed and unfollow if they meet the conditions. Disable if you only want the bot to unfollow people it has previously followed. | True |
| unlike_per_day | int | Number of media to unlike that the bot has previously liked. Set to 0 to disable. | 0 |
| time_till_unlike | int | How long to wait after liking media before unliking them. | 3 * 24 * 60 * 60 (3 days) |
| comments_per_day | int | Comments to post per day | 0 |
| comment_list | [[str]] | List of word lists for comment generation. @username@ will be replaced by the media owner's username | [['this', 'your'], ['photo', 'picture', 'pic', 'shot'], ['is', 'looks', 'is really'], ['great', 'super', 'good'], ['.', '...', '!', '!!']] |
| tag_list | [str] | Tags to use for finding posts by hasthag or location(l:locationid from e.g. https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/212999109/los-angeles-california/) | ['cat', 'car', 'dog', 'l:212999109'] |
| tag_blacklist | [str] | Tags to ignore when liking posts | [] |
| user_blacklist | {str: str} | Users whose posts to ignore. Example: {"username": "", "username2": ""} type only the key and leave value empty -- it will be populated with userids on startup. |
{} |
| max_like_for_one_tag | int | How many media of a given tag to like at once (out of 21) | 5 |
| unfollow_break_min | int | Minimum seconds to break between unfollows | 15 |
| unfollow_break_max | int | Maximum seconds to break between unfollows | 30 |
| log_mod | int | Logging target (0 log to console, 1 log to file, 2 no log.) | 0 |
| proxy | str | Access instagram through a proxy. (host:port or user:password@host:port) | |
| unfollow_not_following | bool | Unfollow Condition: Unfollow those who do not follow you back | True |
| unfollow_inactive | bool | Unfollow Condition: Unfollow those who have not posted in a while (inactive) | True |
| unfollow_probably_fake | bool | Unfollow Condition: Unfollow accounts which skewed follow/follower ratio (probably fake) | True |
| unfollow_selebgram | bool | Unfollow Condition: Unfollow (celebrity) accounts with too many followers and not enough following | False |
| unfollow_everyone | bool | Unfollow Condition: Will unfollow everyone in unfollow queue (wildcard condition) | False |
Please feel free to contribute and submit PR requests. All help is appreciated. Look for issues with the label needs help.
By default, instabot looks for configuration file (instabot.config.yml) it could be changed by exporting environement varibale with the full path
export INSTABOT_CONFIG_FILE=instabot2.config.yml---
login : "username"
password : "password"
debug: 1
#Send INFO notification to Telegram channel
logging.handlers.telegram:
level: INFO
class: telegram_handler.TelegramHandler
token: __YOUR__CHANNEL__TOKEN__
chat_id: __CHAT_ID__
logging.loggers.InstaBot.handlers:
- telegram
- console
follow_time: 1200
unfollow_per_day: 1000
follow_per_day: 1000