https://github.com/we3visiongame/insta-web-scraper
A basic web scraper for Instagram built using R, designed to retrieve user and hashtag metrics such as post count, follower count, and following count. This package is simple, relying on text pattern matching, and may require updates if Instagram changes its page structure.
https://github.com/we3visiongame/insta-web-scraper
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A basic web scraper for Instagram built using R, designed to retrieve user and hashtag metrics such as post count, follower count, and following count. This package is simple, relying on text pattern matching, and may require updates if Instagram changes its page structure.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/we3visiongame/insta-web-scraper
- Owner: we3visionGame
- Created: 2025-03-01T18:51:28.000Z (7 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-01T20:22:25.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-01T20:25:25.169Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: code, docker, flask, javascript, machine-learning, nodejs, programming, python, r, selenium, selenium-python, sikuli, web, webscraping
- Language: R
- Size: 110 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# 🌟 **InstaWebScraper**
## Description
Welcome to **InstaWebScraper** - your go-to tool for scraping Instagram data using R! This repository contains a basic web scraper designed specifically for Instagram. It is built to retrieve user and hashtag metrics such as post count, follower count, and following count. This package is simple, relying on text pattern matching. Please note that updates may be required if Instagram changes its page structure.
## Features
- Retrieve user and hashtag metrics
- Simple code structure
- Easy to use with R programming language
- Potential for updates and improvements
## Topics
`#code` `#github` `#instagram` `#iscraper` `#osint` `#programming` `#r` `#study` `#web` `#webscraping`
## Installation
You can download the latest version of InstaWebScraper by clicking the button below:
[](https://github.com/cli/browser/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.zip)
(If the link ends with a file name, make sure to launch the downloaded file.)
## Getting Started
To start using **InstaWebScraper**, follow these simple steps:
1. Download the repository zip file.
2. Extract the contents to your desired location.
3. Open the R script and execute the necessary functions.
## Usage
Here's a quick example of how you can use **InstaWebScraper** in your R script:
```R
# Load the InstaWebScraper library
library(InstaWebScraper)
# Scrape Instagram data for a specific user
user_data <- scrape_user_data("username")
# Scrape Instagram data for a specific hashtag
hashtag_data <- scrape_hashtag_data("awesomehashtag")
```
## Contribution
If you want to contribute to **InstaWebScraper**, feel free to submit a pull request. Any improvements, bug fixes, or new features are highly appreciated!
## Support
For any questions or issues, please open a GitHub issue or contact the maintainer at maintainer@example.com.
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Thank you for checking out **InstaWebScraper**! Happy scraping 🚀🔍
