insta-cli-sudeep 0.1.0

A terminal-based Instagram browser and downloader.

insta-cli-sudeep 📸

A terminal-based Instagram browser and downloader. Browse profiles, download posts, reels, and stories — all from your command line.

Installation

pip install insta-cli-sudeep

Usage

insta

You'll be prompted to log in with your Instagram credentials. Your session is saved locally so you only log in once.

Features

• 🔐 Login with session saving — log in once, reuse session forever
• 👤 Browse profiles — view posts, reels, likes, captions in a clean table
• 🎬 Download posts & reels — by URL or directly from profile browser
• 📖 Download stories — grab all active stories from any user
• 🔄 yt-dlp fallback — automatic fallback for tricky downloads

Downloaded files

All downloads are saved to ~/insta_downloads/:

~/insta_downloads/
├── posts/
├── reels/
└── stories/
    └── <username>/

⚠️ Important

• Use a secondary Instagram account for testing — not your main one
• This tool uses instagrapi which mimics the Instagram mobile app
• Respect Instagram's Terms of Service and only download content you have rights to

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• instagrapi, rich, yt-dlp (installed automatically)

License

MIT