https://github.com/scriptsmith/instaphyte

Fast and simple Instagram hashtag and location scraper
https://github.com/scriptsmith/instaphyte

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Fast and simple Instagram hashtag and location scraper

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/scriptsmith/instaphyte
• Owner: ScriptSmith
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-01-20T11:58:42.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-03T19:40:08.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-26T12:03:36.368Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: data-mining, instagram, instagram-api, instagram-scraper
• Language: Python
• Size: 17.6 KB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 9
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Instaphyte

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Fast and simple Instagram hashtag scraper.

For a more powerful scraper, try [Instamancer](https://github.com/scriptsmith/instamancer)

## Install

### From this repository

```

git clone https://github.com/scriptsmith/instaphyte.git

cd instaphyte

pip3 install -e .

```

### From PIP

```

pip install instaphyte

```

## Usage

### Command Line

```

$ instaphyte

usage: instaphyte [-h] [--count COUNT] [--download] [--silent]

                  [--waitDownload] [--filename FILENAME]

                  [--filetype {csv,json,both}] [--downdir DOWNDIR]

                  {hashtag,location} id

Scrape Instagram hashtag and location feeds

positional arguments:

  {hashtag,location}    The type of feed to scrape posts from

  id                    The id of the feed to scrape posts from

optional arguments:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  --count COUNT, -c COUNT

                        Number for posts to download. 0 to download all

  --download, -d        Save images from posts

  --silent              Disable progress output

  --waitDownload, -w    Only download media once scraping is finished

  --filename FILENAME, --file FILENAME, -f FILENAME

                        Name of the output file

  --filetype {csv,json,both}, --type {csv,json,both}, -t {csv,json,both}

                        Type of output file

  --downdir DOWNDIR     Directory to save media

```

Example:

```

instaphyte hashtag selfie --count=1000 -d

```

### Module

Example:

```python

from instaphyte import Instagram

api = Instagram()

# Get 1000 posts from #selfie

for post in api.hashtag("selfie", 1000):

    print(post)

# Get all posts tagged as being in London

for post in api.location("213385402"):

    print(post)

```