Instagram Graphql Scraper

instagram-graphql-scraper is a command-line application written in Python that scrapes posts and complete metadata(caption, image-link, description, time-stamp, location), from instagram's explore location page. The novelty lies in the option to provide min and max date, hence giving an option to scrape old posts as well.

Installation

To install insta-graphql--scraper:

$ pip install insta-graphql-scraper

To update insta-graphql-scraper:

$ pip install insta-graphql-scraper --upgrade

Usage

$ scrape [-h] [--dir DIR] --max MAX_DATE --min MIN_DATE --location LOCATION
                  [--restore-cursor] [--log-level LOG_LEVEL]

Example

1. Standard: python scraper.py --max "2020/07/15" --min "2020/06/15" --location "New-York-City"
2. Custom directory: python scraper.py --dir "./data" --max "2020/07/15" --min "2020/06/15" --location "New-York-City " --restore-cursor
3. Log debug messages: python scraper.py --max "2020/07/15" --min "2020/06/15" --location "New-York-City" -- log-level 10
4. Restore from last saved post: python scraper.py --max "2020/07/15" --min "2020/06/15" --location "New-York-City" --restore-cursor