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CLI tool to import Instagram saved posts into Raindrop.io

Project description

ig2raindrop-cli

Sync Instagram saved posts to Raindrop.io bookmarks — either from a JSON data export or directly via the Instagram API.

Follows the same CLI and configuration patterns as x2raindrop-cli.

Features

  • Sync saved Instagram posts directly via the Instagram API.
  • Import from Instagram JSON exports (saved_posts.json).
  • Map Instagram collections to Raindrop sub-collections automatically.
  • Skip duplicate links by default to avoid duplicate Raindrops.
  • Add custom tags and optional collection targeting during import.
  • Preview changes with dry-run mode before creating bookmarks.
  • Use batch or one-by-one import modes.
  • Support Instagram session reuse and optional TOTP-based 2FA login.

Installation

Install from PyPI

# Using uv (recommended)
uv tool install ig2raindrop-cli

# Or with pip
pip install ig2raindrop-cli

After installation, run the CLI with:

ig2raindrop --version
ig2raindrop --help

If you installed with uv tool, you can also run it without a global install:

uvx ig2raindrop --help

Install from source

# Clone and install with uv
git clone https://github.com/dotWee/py-ig2raindrop-cli.git
cd ig2raindrop-cli
uv sync --all-groups

Quick Start

# 1. Create a config file
ig2raindrop config init

# 2. Edit config.toml with your credentials
#    - Set your Instagram username/password
#    - Set your Raindrop.io API token

# 3. Login to Instagram
ig2raindrop ig login

# 4. Sync saved posts to Raindrop.io
ig2raindrop sync

Configuration

Settings are loaded from (in order of priority):

  1. CLI flags — highest priority
  2. Environment variables — prefixed with IG_, RAINDROP_, or SYNC_
  3. Config fileconfig.toml (or path via --config / -c)
  4. Defaults — built-in fallbacks

Config File

Create a default config with ig2raindrop config init:

log_level = "INFO"

[instagram]
username = ""
password = ""
totp_seed = ""

[raindrop]
token = "YOUR_RAINDROP_TOKEN"

[sync]
collection_id = 0
collection_title = ""
ig_collection = ""
tags = ["instagram", "saved"]
max_count = 0
no_batch = false
map_ig_collections = false
dry_run = false

Environment Variables

Variable Description
IG_USERNAME Instagram username
IG_PASSWORD Instagram password
IG_TOTP_SEED TOTP seed for automatic 2FA (base32)
RAINDROP_TOKEN Raindrop.io API test token
SYNC_COLLECTION_ID Target Raindrop collection ID
SYNC_TAGS Comma-separated tags
SYNC_MAX_COUNT Maximum posts to fetch

Commands

sync — Fetch from Instagram API and import to Raindrop.io

# Sync all saved posts using config file
ig2raindrop sync

# Sync a specific Instagram collection
ig2raindrop sync --ig-collection "Travel"

# Limit to 50 posts
ig2raindrop sync --max 50

# Mirror Instagram collections into Raindrop sub-collections
# under the configured parent `collection_id`
ig2raindrop sync --map-ig-collections

# Dry run (preview only)
ig2raindrop sync --dry-run

# Use a custom config file
ig2raindrop sync -c /path/to/config.toml

By default, imports skip duplicates so links that already exist in the target Raindrop collection are not added again.

Mapping Instagram collections to Raindrop sub-collections

When map_ig_collections is enabled (via config or --map-ig-collections), saved posts are grouped by their Instagram collection name and routed into sub-collections under the configured parent collection_id:

  • Existing sub-collections whose title matches an Instagram collection name are reused.
  • Missing sub-collections are created automatically under the parent.
  • Saved posts that are not in any Instagram collection land directly in the parent collection.

A valid sync.collection_id is required for this mode; otherwise the sync falls back to a flat import.

import-file — Import from a JSON data export

# Import from an Instagram data export file
ig2raindrop import-file saved_posts.json

# Into a specific Raindrop collection
ig2raindrop import-file saved_posts.json --collection 12345

# Custom tags
ig2raindrop import-file saved_posts.json --tags "instagram,bookmarks"

# Dry run
ig2raindrop import-file saved_posts.json --dry-run

ig — Instagram subcommands

# Authenticate with Instagram
ig2raindrop ig login

# With a one-time 2FA code
ig2raindrop ig login --2fa-code 123456

# Check authentication status
ig2raindrop ig status

# Clear stored session
ig2raindrop ig logout

# List saved collections
ig2raindrop ig collections

raindrop — Raindrop.io subcommands

# List all Raindrop.io collections
ig2raindrop raindrop collections

config — Configuration management

# Create a default config.toml
ig2raindrop config init

# Show current configuration (secrets masked)
ig2raindrop config show

# Show the default config file path
ig2raindrop config path

Global Options

Option Short Description
--version -v Show version and exit
--config -c Path to config file (on most commands)

Prerequisites

  1. Raindrop.io API token — Create a test token at Raindrop.io App Settings.

  2. One of the following sources:

    • Instagram data export — Request your data from Instagram (Settings → Your Activity → Download Your Information). Select JSON format. The file you need is saved_posts.json.
    • Instagram account credentials — For sync and ig commands that use the Instagram API.

Development

# Install dev dependencies
uv sync --all-groups

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
uv run pytest --tb=short -q

Release

The release workflow runs when a semantic version tag is pushed (for example v1.0.1). It will:

  • create a GitHub release with generated notes
  • build source and wheel distributions
  • publish packages to PyPI
  • publish packages to GitHub Packages (Python registry)
  • upload built artifacts to the GitHub release
  • build and publish multi-arch Docker images to GHCR

Maintainer checklist

# 1) Ensure all checks pass locally
uv sync --locked --all-groups
uv run ruff check src tests
uv run ruff format --check src tests
uv run pytest

# 2) Commit release changes (including version bump)
git add .
git commit -m "release: prepare v1.0.1"

# 3) Create and push tag
git tag v1.0.1
git push origin main --tags

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Lukas 'dotWee' Wolfsteiner lukas@wolfsteiner.media

Licensed under the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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