https://github.com/norm/instagram-backup

Fetch a copy of your photos and metadata from Instagram
https://github.com/norm/instagram-backup

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Fetch a copy of your photos and metadata from Instagram

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/norm/instagram-backup
• Owner: norm
• Created: 2015-07-12T14:49:54.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-07-24T07:44:17.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-23T20:04:50.062Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 53.7 KB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 3
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  • Readme: README.markdown

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instagram-backup

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Download a local copy of all of your instagram photos including their metadata

(such as description, likes, comments, etc).

## Instructions

0.  *Setup python requirements.*

    This is written in python, and requires a couple of libraries to be

    installed before it will work.

    If you are familiar with python programming, set up a virtualenv and

    install the requirements.

    If you don't know python, this command should be enough on OS X and Linux

    computers:

    ```

    sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

    ```

1.  *Create an application.*

    You need to create a new client application within Instagram using your

    account. Go to [Manage Clients][mc] within the developer dashboard and

    click *Register a New Client*.

    Enter anything you like for the name, description and website URL.

    The *Redirect URL* should be `http://localhost:4726/`.

    ![Creating your application](https://raw.github.com/norm/instagram-backup/master/create.png)

    Once created, the information of your application will contain two

    strings, labelled *Client ID* and *Client Secret*, like so (this image is

    just for illustration, the keys shown won't work):

    ![Your client keys](https://raw.github.com/norm/instagram-backup/master/keys.png)

    Copy and paste them into your terminal, like so:

    ```

    export INSTAGRAM_CLIENT_ID=

    export INSTAGRAM_SECRET=

    ```

[mc]:https://instagram.com/developer/clients/manage/

2.  *Get a client authentication token.*

    You then need to get an authentication token, which allows the backup

    script to behave *as you* on Instagram. Run the following command in

    your terminal

    ```

    python get_token.py

    ```

    then open your browser to . Click the link

    to get your token — this will take you to Instagram to authorise,

    then present you with two more values to export to your Terminal.

    Stop the previous command in your Terminal by pressing Control and C at

    the same time. Then copy and paste the values from the browser.

3.  *Backup your photos.*

    Run the following script in your Terminal:

    ```

    python backup.py

    ```

    This will create a directory called `backup` and fetch all of your

    Instagram photos.