https://github.com/pripoliveira50/instaloader-script
📸 A Python script using Instaloader to fetch and research Instagram user profile data via the terminal.
https://github.com/pripoliveira50/instaloader-script
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📸 A Python script using Instaloader to fetch and research Instagram user profile data via the terminal.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pripoliveira50/instaloader-script
- Owner: pripoliveira50
- Created: 2023-05-19T17:26:24.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-26T15:33:15.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-26T16:36:19.112Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: automation, cli, instagram, instaloader, instaloader-scripts, python, scraper
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://codesandbox.io/p/github/pripoliveira50/instaloader-script
- Size: 6.84 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# 📸 Instaloader Script
A simple Python script that leverages the Instaloader library to fetch data from Instagram user profiles.
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## 😸 About the Project
**Instaloader Script** is a CLI-based Python project built to perform quick lookups and data extraction from public Instagram user profiles. It uses the [Instaloader](https://instaloader.github.io/) library to fetch information directly from the terminal, such as profile metadata, posts, stories, and more.
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## 🚀 Technologies Used
- **Python 3**
- **Instaloader**
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## 📦 Requirements
Before running this project, make sure you have the following:
- ✅ Python 3 installed
- ✅ Instaloader installed
To install Instaloader, run:
```bash
pip3 install instaloader
```
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## 🧰 Getting Started
### 1️⃣ Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/instaloader-script.git
cd instaloader-script
```
### 2️⃣ Run the script
```bash
sudo python3 main.py
```
> ⚠️ Use `sudo` only on macOS or Linux if necessary due to permission issues.
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## 📂 Folder Structure
```
instaloader-script/
├── .codesandbox/ # Optional configs for sandboxed environments
│ ├── Dockerfile
│ └── tasks.json
├── main.py # Main script file to execute Instaloader
└── README.md # Project documentation
```
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## 🧪 Example Use Cases
Here are some examples of what you can do with Instaloader:
- Download all posts from a public profile
- Fetch profile pictures or metadata
- Download stories or IGTV videos (when public)
- Perform simple research tasks from the command line
You can customize `main.py` to suit your specific use case.
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## 📄 License
This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.
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🚀 Made with ❤️ by [Priscila Oliveira](https://github.com/pripoliveira50/)