A simple JS Instagram Scraper
- NodeJS
- NPM
From npm
npm i @pedrobatistop/instagramscraper
You must login to see private posts or profiles data.
const Insta = require('@pedrobatistop/instagramscraper');
const instgaram = new insta();- Go to instagram.com;
- Login on your account;
- Open development tools (
Ctrl+Shift+I); - Go to the
Networktab; - Reload the page;
- Get the first request called
www.instagram.com; - Open the
headerstab; - Search for
Request headers; - Right click on
cookiesvalue and copy;
- Go to google.com;
- Search for
what's my user-agent; - Or simply go to this link;
- Copy your user-agent;
instgaram.login(cookies, userAgent)
.then(account => console.log(account))
.catch(err => console.error(err));If authentication is successfull, you'll get the form data from accounts/edit :
{
"form_data": {
"first_name": "",
"last_name": "",
"email": "",
"is_email_confirmed": boolean,
"is_phone_confirmed": boolean,
"username": "",
"phone_number": "",
"gender": number,
"birthday": "",
"fb_birthday": "",
"biography": "",
"bio_links_for_web_edit_only": [],
"external_url": "",
"chaining_enabled": boolean,
"presence_disabled": boolean,
"business_account": boolean,
"usertag_review_enabled": boolean,
"name_disabled": boolean,
"name_alternate_message": "",
"name_alternate_cta_message": "",
"name_alternate_cta_link": "",
"custom_gender": "",
"trusted_username": "",
"trust_days": "",
"profile_edit_params": {}
}
}If your cookie is invalid, you'll get error.
-
- getProfile - Retrieves information about a profile.
instgaram.getProfile(username)
.then(profile => console.log(profile))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"seo_category_infos": [ ... ],
"logging_page_id": "",
"show_suggested_profiles": boolean,
"graphql": {
"user": {
"biography": "",
"bio_links": [],
"biography_with_entities": { ... },
"blocked_by_viewer": boolean,
"restricted_by_viewer": boolean,
"country_block": boolean,
"external_url": null,
"external_url_linkshimmed": null,
"edge_followed_by": {
"count": number
},
"fbid": "",
"followed_by_viewer": boolean,
"edge_follow": {
"count": number
},
"follows_viewer": boolean,
"full_name": "",
"group_metadata": null,
"has_ar_effects": boolean,
"has_clips": boolean,
"has_guides": boolean,
"has_channel": boolean,
"has_blocked_viewer": boolean,
"highlight_reel_count": number,
"has_requested_viewer": boolean,
"hide_like_and_view_counts": boolean,
"id": "",
"is_business_account": boolean,
"is_eligible_to_view_account_transparency": boolean,
"is_professional_account": boolean,
"is_supervision_enabled": boolean,
"is_guardian_of_viewer": boolean,
"is_supervised_by_viewer": boolean,
"is_supervised_user": boolean,
"is_embeds_disabled": boolean,
"is_joined_recently": boolean,
"guardian_id": null,
"business_address_json": null,
"business_contact_method": "",
"business_email": null,
"business_phone_number": null,
"business_category_name": null,
"overall_category_name": null,
"category_enum": null,
"category_name": null,
"is_private": boolean,
"is_verified": boolean,
"edge_mutual_followed_by": {
"count": number,
"edges": []
},
"profile_pic_url": "",
"profile_pic_url_hd": "",
"requested_by_viewer": boolean,
"should_show_category": boolean,
"should_show_public_contacts": boolean,
"transparency_label": null,
"transparency_product": "",
"username": "",
"connected_fb_page": null,
"pronouns": [],
"edge_felix_combined_post_uploads": { ... },
"edge_felix_combined_draft_uploads": { ... },
"edge_felix_video_timeline": { ... },
"edge_felix_drafts": { ... },
"edge_felix_pending_post_uploads": { ... },
"edge_felix_pending_draft_uploads": { ... },
"edge_owner_to_timeline_media": {
"count": number,
"page_info": { ... },
"edges": [ array of profile posts ]
},
"edge_saved_media": { ... },
"edge_media_collections": { ... }
}
},
"toast_content_on_load": null,
"show_qr_modal": boolean,
"show_view_shop": boolean
}-
- getPost - Retrieve post data.
var link = 'https://www.instagram.com/pedrobatistop/' || 'www.instagram.com/pedrobatistop/' || 'pedrobatistop'
var shortcode = link.includes('http') ? link.split('/')[3] : link.includes('.com') ? link.split('/')[1] : link
instgaram.getPost(shortcode)
.then(post => console.log(post))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"items": [
{
"taken_at": number,
"pk": number,
"id": "",
"device_timestamp": number,
"media_type": number,
"code": "",
"client_cache_key": "",
"filter_type": number,
"is_unified_video": boolean,
"should_request_ads": boolean,
"original_media_has_visual_reply_media": boolean,
"caption_is_edited": boolean,
"like_and_view_counts_disabled": boolean,
"commerciality_status": "",
"is_paid_partnership": boolean,
"is_visual_reply_commenter_notice_enabled": boolean,
"clips_tab_pinned_user_ids": [],
"has_delayed_metadata": boolean,
"location": { ... },
"lat": number,
"lng": number,
"comment_likes_enabled": boolean,
"comment_threading_enabled": boolean,
"max_num_visible_preview_comments": 2,
"has_more_comments": boolean,
"preview_comments": [ ... ],
"comments": [ ... ],
"comment_count": 1,
"photo_of_you": boolean,
"is_organic_product_tagging_eligible": boolean,
"can_see_insights_as_brand": boolean,
"user": { ... },
"can_viewer_reshare": boolean,
"like_count": number,
"has_liked": boolean,
"top_likers": [""],
"facepile_top_likers": [ ... ],
"image_versions2": {
"candidates": [
{
"width": number,
"height": number,
"url": ""
},
...
]
},
"original_width": number,
"original_height": number,
"caption": null,
"comment_inform_treatment": { ... },
"sharing_friction_info": { ... },
"fb_user_tags": { "in": [] },
"can_viewer_save": boolean,
"is_in_profile_grid": boolean,
"profile_grid_control_enabled": boolean,
"organic_tracking_token": "",
"has_shared_to_fb": number,
"product_type": "",
"deleted_reason": number,
"integrity_review_decision": "",
"commerce_integrity_review_decision": null,
"music_metadata": { ... },
"is_artist_pick": boolean,
"can_view_more_preview_comments": boolean,
"inline_composer_display_condition": "",
"hide_view_all_comment_entrypoint": boolean
}
],
"num_results": 1,
"more_available": boolean,
"auto_load_more_enabled": boolean,
"showQRModal": boolean
}-
- getAllPosts - Retrieves all posts from a profile.
Use this function carefully so your account doesn't get banned, this makes a request for each maxPosts posts from a profile.
instgaram.getAllPosts(username, maxPosts)
.then(posts => console.log(posts))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
Same as getProfile-
- getAccountNotifications - Get authenticated account notifications.
You must be logged to use this feature.
instgaram.getAccountNotifications()
.then(notifications => console.log(notifications))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"graphql": {
"user": {
"activity_feed": {
"timestamp": number,
"edge_web_activity_feed": {
"count": number,
"edges": [
{ ... },
...
]
}
},
"edge_follow_requests": { "edges": [] }
}
}
}-
- getPostsByHashtag - Retrieves posts related to the hashtag.
instgaram.getPostsByHashtag(hashtag)
.then(hashtag => console.log(hashtag))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"data": {
"id": number,
"name": "",
"media_count": number,
"follow_status": number,
"following": number,
"allow_following": number,
"allow_muting_story": boolean,
"profile_pic_url": "",
"non_violating": number,
"related_tags": null,
"subtitle": [],
"social_context": "",
"social_context_profile_links": [],
"social_context_facepile_users": [],
"follow_button_text": null,
"show_follow_drop_down": boolean,
"formatted_media_count": "",
"challenge_id": null,
"destination_info": { ... },
"description": null,
"debug_info": null,
"fresh_topic_metadata": null,
"promo_banner": null,
"top": {
"sections": [
...
],
"more_available": boolean,
"next_max_id": "",
"next_page": number,
"next_media_ids": [ ... ]
},
"recent": {
"sections": [
...
],
"more_available": boolean,
"next_max_id": "",
"next_page": number,
"next_media_ids": [number]
},
"content_advisory": null,
"warning_message": null
},
"showQRModal": boolean
}-
- search - Search profiles, locations and hashtags on Instagram.
instgaram.search(query)
.then(search => console.log(search))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"users": [
{ "position": number, "user": [Object] },
...
],
"places": [
{ "position": number, "place": [Object] },
...
],
"hashtags": [
{ "position": number, "hashtag": [Object] },
...
],
"has_more": boolean,
"rank_token": "",
"clear_client_cache": null,
"status": ""
}-
- getLocationById - Get posts related to the location ID.
You can get the ID by searching the location using instgaram.search(query).
instgaram.getLocationById(id)
.then(location => console.log(location))
.catch(err => console.error(err));Response:
{
"native_location_data": {
"location_info": {
"location_id": "",
"facebook_places_id": "",
"name": "",
"phone": "",
"website": "",
"category": "",
"price_range": number,
"hours": {
"status": "",
"current_status": "",
"hours_today": "",
"schedule": [],
"is_open": boolean
},
"lat": number,
"lng": number,
"location_address": "",
"location_city": "",
"location_region": number,
"location_zip": "",
"ig_business": {},
"show_location_page_survey": boolean,
"num_guides": null,
"has_menu": boolean,
"page_effect_info": {
"num_effects": number,
"thumbnail_url": null,
"effect": null
}
},
"ranked": {
"sections": [
{ ... },
...
],
"more_available": boolean,
"next_page": number,
"next_media_ids": [],
"next_max_id": ""
},
"recent": {
"sections": [
{ ... },
...
],
"more_available": boolean,
"next_page": number,
"next_media_ids": [],
"next_max_id": ""
}
},
"logging_page_id": "",
"show_qr_modal": boolean
}- Donations - This project is maintained for free and has no profit focus, donate if you can ❤️
- I thank everyone!
