instasave

A simple script to download media from Instagram posts.

Install

This code is compatible with all currently supported Python versions. Install it in your virtual enrivonment with:

python -m pip install instasave

Usage

With this package installed in the activated enrivonment, it can be called through python -m instasave or through a newly created instasave command.

Detailed usage goes as follows:

Usage: python -m instasave [OPTIONS] [URL]                                                 
                                                                                            
 Download media from Instagram posts.                                                       
                                                                                            
╭─ Arguments ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│   url      [URL]  Link to the Instagram post you want to download the content of.        │
│                   [default: None]                                                        │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --log-level                 TEXT  The base console logging level. Can be 'debug',        │
│                                   'info', 'warning' and 'error'.                         │
│                                   [default: info]                                        │
│ --install-completion              Install completion for the current shell.              │
│ --show-completion                 Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or   │
│                                   customize the installation.                            │
│ --help                            Show this message and exit.                            │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

The downloaded files will be saved in the current directory under a name composed of the file type (image / video) appended by the download timestamp.