Instaloader¶
Instaloader is a tool to download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram.
With Python installed, do:
$ pip3 install instaloader
$ instaloader profile [profile ...]
See Install Instaloader for more options on how to install Instaloader.
Instaloader
downloads public and private profiles, hashtags, user stories, feeds and saved media,
downloads comments, geotags and captions of each post,
automatically detects profile name changes and renames the target directory accordingly,
allows fine-grained customization of filters and where to store downloaded media,
automatically resumes previously-interrupted download iterations,
is free open source software written in Python.
instaloader [--comments] [--geotags]
[--stories] [--highlights] [--tagged] [--igtv]
[--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
profile | "#hashtag" | %location_id |
:stories | :feed | :saved
See Download Pictures from Instagram for a detailed introduction on how to use Instaloader to download pictures from Instagram.
Instaloader Documentation¶
Useful Links¶
Contributing¶
As an open source project, Instaloader heavily depends on the contributions from its community. See Contributing to Instaloader for how you may help Instaloader to become an even greater tool.
Supporters¶
See Alex’ GitHub Sponsors page for how you can sponsor the development of Instaloader!
It is a pleasure for us to share our Instaloader to the world, and we are proud to have attracted such an active and motivating community, with so many users who share their suggestions and ideas with us. Buying a community-sponsored beer or coffee from time to time is very likely to further raise our passion for the development of Instaloader.
Disclaimer¶
Instaloader is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained or endorsed by Instagram or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial project. Use at your own risk.
Instaloader is licensed under an MIT license. Refer to LICENSE file for more information.