Unofficial instagram API
Project description
insta_api
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.
Installation
To install simply do:
$ pip install insta_api
Example usage
Getting started
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)
Usage
Liking posts
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.
Following users
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)
And more...
See the documentation for more info.
Testing
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.
Author(s)
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2013 Orlando Diaz
For more info see LICENSE
Legal
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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