InstaBot
Toolkit for building automated Instagram bots without direct access to the Instagram API or passsing through the review process.
Parameters
| 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" |
| 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 | Maximum number of likes on photos to like (set to 0 to disable) | 0 |
| follow_per_day | int | Photos to like per day | 0 |
| follow_time | int | Seconds to wait before unfollowing | 5 * 60 * 60 |
| unfollow_per_day | int | Users to unfollow per day | 0 |
| comments_per_day | int | Comments to post per day | 0 |
| comment_list | [[str]] | List of word lists for comment generation | [['this', 'your'], ['photo', 'picture', 'pic', 'shot'], ['is', 'looks', 'is really'], ['great', 'super', 'good'], ['.', '...', '!', '!!']] |
| tag_list | [str] | Tags to use for finding posts | ['cat', 'car', 'dog'] |
| tag_blacklist | [str] | Tags to ignore when liking posts | [] |
| user_blacklist | {str: str} | Users whose posts to ignore | {} |
| 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) |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| get_media_id_by_tag(tag) | Add photos with a given tag to like queue |
| like_all_exist_media(num) | Like some number of media in queue |
| auto_mod() | Automatically loop through tags and like photos |
| unlike(id) | Unlike media, given its ID. |
| comment(id, comment) | Write a comment on the media with a given ID. |
| follow(id) | Follow the user with the given ID. |
| unfollow(id) | Unfollow the user with the given ID. |
| logout() | Log out of Instagram. |
Usage examples
Basic bot implementation:
bot = InstaBot('login', 'password')
bot.auto_mod()Standard use with custom tags:
bot = InstaBot('login', 'password', tag_list=['with', 'your', 'tag'])
bot.auto_mod()Standard use with change default settings (you should know what you do!):
bot = InstaBot('login', 'password',
like_in_day=1000,
media_max_like=50,
media_min_like=5,
tag_list=['like', 'follow', 'f4f'],
max_like_for_one_tag=50,
log_mod=1)
bot.auto_mod()Get media by one tag 'python' and like 4 of them:
bot = InstaBot('login', 'password')
bot.get_media_id_by_tag('python')
bot.like_all_exist_media(4)Video Tutorials
The following video tutorials demo setting up and running the bot: