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Instagram Private API Swift
https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta

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# SwiftyInsta (legacy)



> Please notice **SwiftyInsta** is no longer actively maintained.


> Refer to [#244](https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta/issues/244) for more info.


> Check out [**Swiftagram**](https://github.com/sbertix/Swiftagram) if you're looking for up-to-date alternatives.







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**Instagram** offers two kinds of APIs to developers. The [Instagram API Platform](https://www.instagram.com/developer/) (extremely limited in functionality and close to being discontinued), and the [Instagram Graph API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api) for _Business_ and _Creator_ accounts only.



However, **Instagram** apps rely on a third type of _API_, the so-called **Private API** or _Unofficial API_, and [SwiftyInsta](https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta) is an **iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS client** for them, written entirely in **Swift**.

You can try and create a better Instagram experience for your users, or write bots for automating different tasks.



These _Private API_ require no _token_ or _app registration_ but they're not _authorized_ by Instagram for external use.

Use this at your own risk.



## Installation

### Swift Package Manager (Xcode 11 and above)

1. Select `File`/`Swift Packages`/`Add Package Dependency…` from the menu.

1. Paste `https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta.git`.

1. Follow the steps.



### CocoaPods

[CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org) is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects. You can install it with the following command:

```terminal

$ gem install cocoapods

```

To integrate **SwiftyInsta** into your Xcode project using CocoaPods, specify it in your `Podfile`:

```text

use_frameworks!



target '' do

    pod 'SwiftyInsta', '~> 2.0'

end

```

Then, run the following command:

```terminal

$ pod install

````



**SwiftyInsta** depends on [CryptoSwift](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift) and [keychain-swift](https://github.com/evgenyneu/keychain-swift).



## Login

### `Credentials`

```swift

// these need to be strong references.

self.credentials = Credentials(username: /* username */, password: /* password */, verifyBy: .text)

self.handler = APIHandler()

handler.authenticate(with: .user(credentials)) {

    switch $0 {

    case .success(let response, _):

        print("Login successful.")

        // persist cache safely in the keychain for logging in again in the future.

        guard let key = response.persist() else { return print("`Authentication.Response` could not be persisted.") }

        // store the `key` wherever you want, so you can access the `Authentication.Response` later.

        // `UserDefaults` is just an example.

        UserDefaults.standard.set(key, forKey: "current.account")

        UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()

    case .failure(let error):

        if error.requiresInstagramCode {

            /* update interface to ask for code */

        } else {

            /* notify the user */

        }

    }

}

```



Once the user has typed the two factor authentication code or challenge code, you simply do

```swift

self.credentials.code = /* the code */

```

And the `completionHandler` in the previous `authenticate(with: completionHandler:)` will automatically catch the response.



### `LoginWebViewController`

```swift

let login = LoginWebViewController { controller, result in

    controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

    // deal with authentication response.

    guard let (response, _) = try? result.get() else { return print("Login failed.") }

    print("Login successful.")

    // persist cache safely in the keychain for logging in again in the future.

    guard let key = response.persist() else { return print("`Authentication.Response` could not be persisted.") }

    // store the `key` wherever you want, so you can access the `Authentication.Response` later.

    // `UserDefaults` is just an example.

    UserDefaults.standard.set(key, forKey: "current.account")

    UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()

}

if #available(iOS 13, *) {

    present(login, animated: true, completion: nil) // just swipe down to dismiss.

} else {

    present(UINavigationController(rootViewController: login),  // already adds a `Cancel` button to dismiss it.

            animated: true,

            completion: nil)

}

```

Or implement your own custom `UIViewController` using `LoginWebView`, and pass it to an `APIHandler` `authenticate` method using `.webView(/* your login web view */)`.



### `Authentication.Response`

If you've already persisted a user's `Authentication.Response`:



```swift

// recover the `key` returned by `Authentication.Response.persist()`.

// in our example, we stored it in `UserDefaults`.

guard let key = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "current.account") else { return print("`key` not found.") }

// recover the safely persisted `Authentication.Response`.

guard let cache = Authentication.Response.persisted(with: key) else { return print("`Authentication.Response` not found.") }

// log in.

let handler = APIHandler()

handler.authenticate(with: .cache(cache)) { _ in

    /* do something here */

}

```



## Usage

All endpoints are easily accessible from your `APIHandler` instance.



```swift

let handler: APIHandler = /* a valid, authenticated handler */

// for instance you can…

// …fetch your inbox.

handler.messages.inbox(with: .init(maxPagesToLoad: .max),

                       updateHandler: nil,

                       completionHandler: { _, _ in /* do something */ })

// …fetch all your followers.

handler.users.following(user: .me,

                        with: .init(maxPagesToLoad: .max),

                        updateHandler: nil,

                        completionHandler: { _, _ in /* do something */ })

```



Futhermore, responses now display every single value contained in the `JSON` file returned by the **API**: just access any `ParsedResponse` `rawResponse` and start browsing, or stick with the suggested accessories (e.g. `User`'s `username`, `name`, etc. and `Media`'s `aspectRatio`, `takenAt`, `content`, etc.).



## Contributions



_Pull requests_ and _issues_ are more than welcome.



### Authors

- [Mahdi Makhdumi (**@TheM4hd1**)](https://github.com/them4hd1), `1.*` _maintainer_

- [Stefano Bertagno (**@sbertix**)](https://github.com/sbertix), `2.*` _maintainer_



> We're actively looking for maintainers.


> Refer to [#244](https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta/issues/244) for more info.



## License



**SwiftyInsta** is licensed under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta/blob/master/LICENSE) for more info.