https://github.com/jameshas/instabot

Python based Instagram Bot
https://github.com/jameshas/instabot

instabot instagram instagram-api python3 social-engineering

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Python based Instagram Bot

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jameshas/instabot
• Owner: jameshas
• Created: 2018-03-23T05:44:39.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-03-23T06:40:07.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-11-20T15:55:10.484Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: instabot, instagram, instagram-api, python3, social-engineering
• Language: Python
• Size: 268 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# InstaBot

A python3 bot for automating various methods of Instagram engagement for the purpose of growing an account's following.

## Getting Started

## Bot Modes

#### Mode 1: Scrape Tags

- Scrape recent media from tags defined in tagList and engage with users who posted the media (like, comment, follow).

#### Mode 2: Scrape Likers

- Scrape recent media from users defined in usernameScrapeList and engage with users who liked the media (follow).

#### Mode 3: Scrape Followers

- Scrape followers from users defined in usernameScrapeList and engage with these users (follow).

#### Mode 4: Mass Unfollow

- Unfollow users 'en masse'.

- Takes unfollowType:

  - Type 1: Unfollow users who do not follow back.

  - Type 2: Unfollow users who have followed back.

  - Type 3: Unfollow users indiscriminately.

#### Mode 5: Save Following

- Dump user ID's of users currently following the logged in account. This is to enable blacklisting users who have already been engaged with after unfollowing them.

## Instagram Private API Notes

#### Rate Limits:

- API is most likely in "Sandbox" mode.

- Rate Limits are "Sliding 1hr Window"

- Total Requests: 500/hr, 12000/day (Can Spam 100 before cooldown)

- Relationships Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day

- Likes Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day

- Comments Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day

#### API Error Codes:

- Error 439: API (Too many Requests [Unknown])

- Error 429: API (Too many Requests [Sliding 1hr Window])

- Error 404: API (Does not exist [Not Found])

- Error 400: API (Bad request [Malformed])