insta_api is a pythonic (unofficial) instagram client. It has been backwards engineered from the ground up. Currently it supports essential behavior such as liking, following other users, as well as posting photos.
To install simply do:
$ pip install insta_api
The first thing you should do is import the insta_api module
from insta_api import insta_api
Login to your instagram account
insta = InstaAPI()
insta.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
You can like posts by either using shortcode or media_id. The shortcode can be obtained by looking at the URL of a post in the addressbar.
It looks something like this Bov3uZUFJRh
insta.like(shortcode)
If you are a more advanced user, you may want to use the media_id instead, this will also work.
To follow an user you need one of two things: either their username or their unique user id
For example, to like by username:
insta.follow(my_username)
See the documentation for more info.
You must set up your own testing server, like Jenkins, for example. This is because instagram will block any of the online CI integration tools due to the nature of their dynamic IPs
You should also configure your testing instagram credentials by adding the INSTA_API_USER
and INSTA_API_PASSWORD environmental variables to your isolated testing system.
Copyright (c) 2013 Orlando Diaz
For more info see LICENSE
This program is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored or endorsed by Instagram or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial API. Use at your own risk
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Unofficial instagram API
We found that insta-api demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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