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https://github.com/whiplash5057/insta_scrape_insta
>Extract Instagram User Information, Post Information Without Login in the form of a .json file or a javaScript Object.
https://github.com/whiplash5057/insta_scrape_insta
extract feed instagram instagram-profile instagram-scraper javascript puppeteer scraping scrapper
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>Extract Instagram User Information, Post Information Without Login in the form of a .json file or a javaScript Object.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/whiplash5057/insta_scrape_insta
- Owner: Whiplash5057
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-11-18T13:37:06.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-11-19T08:53:09.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-12T09:37:38.503Z (25 days ago)
- Topics: extract, feed, instagram, instagram-profile, instagram-scraper, javascript, puppeteer, scraping, scrapper
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 71.3 KB
- Stars: 8
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# InstaScrape
[](https://travis-ci.org/joemccann/dillinger)
InstaScrape is a scraping tool that allows programmers to extract publice user information without Logging into Instagram.
- User Full Name
- User Profile Image
- User Follower Count
- User Post FEED ( Picture & Video )
# Package Dependencies
* [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev) - Headless Chrome Node API.
* [Lodash](https://lodash.com/) - A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance & extras.
* [util](https://www.npmjs.com/package/util) - Node.js's util module for all engines.
* [meow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/meow) - CLI app helper.
### Installation
InstaScrape requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) 6.4.0+ to run.
Install the dependencies before running.
### If you want to run the API in the CLI
```sh
$ npm install insta_scrape_insta
$ cd insta_scrape_insta
$ node app.js instascrape -h danbilzerian -c 10
```
InstaScrape can extract only 1 users information through the CLI FOR NOW.
| Flags | Shorthand | Optional | Value |
| ------ | ------| ------ |------ |
| filetype | -f | YES | json( return an object ) / json_file |
| timestamp | -t | YES | Date and Time upto which posts should be extracted |
| handle | -h | NO | Instagram Handle Name |
| filename | -n | YES | Custom file name |
| count | -c | YES | Extract certain number of posts from the feed |
| hashtag | -ht | YES | Match a specific hashtag in the feed |
### If you want to call the method in your program
```sh
let InstaScrape = require('insta_scrape_insta')
let users = [
{
handle:"rik.roc",
timestamp:"2018-09-04T11:42:12.000Z",
match_tag:"",
no_of_posts: 20
}
]
let options = {
users,
cool_down_time: 200,
result_format: "json_file",
result_file_name: "my_insta_profile"
}
let response = InstaScrape(options)
```
| Key | Optional | Value |
| ------ | ------ |------ |
| users | NO | Array of all users you want information about |
| cool_down_time | YES | Short setTimeOuts for the Garbage Collector to do its jog |
| result_format | YES | json( return an object ) / json_file |
| result_file_name | YES | Custom file name |
The following are the option provided to filter releavant posts from the feed.
| Key | Optional | Value |
| ------ | ------ |------ |
| handle | NO | Users Instagram Handle |
| timestamp | YES | Date and Time upto which posts should be extracted |
| match_tag | YES | Match a specific hashtag in the feed |
| no_of_posts | YES | Extract certain number of posts from the feed |
### Todos
- Get Followers for Any User
License
----
MIT