insta_scrape_insta

InstaScrape

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 - Headless Chrome Node API.
• Lodash - A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance & extras.
• util - Node.js's util module for all engines.
• meow - CLI app helper.

Installation

InstaScrape requires Node.js 6.4.0+ to run. Install the dependencies before running.

If you want to run the API in the CLI

$ 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

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