Instagram - scraping followers?

KartikJha

KartikJha

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Guys, just need a standalone working scraper with UI. Any leads. No python knowledge.

I am aware of tools like phantombustor, Apify. etc, don't want these because:
1. They are costly
2. Not safe

I am an ex-Instadub user, unfortunately, the @rootjazz has stopped developing that tool. Damn that tool was good.

So, any tools?
 
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KartikJha said:
Guys, just need a standalone working scraper with UI. Any leads. No python knowledge.

I am aware of tools like phantombustor, Apify. etc, don't want these because:
1. They are costly
2. Not safe

I am an ex-Instadub user, unfortunately, the @rootjazz has stopped developing that tool. Damn that tool was good.

So, any tools?
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You can try octoparse, parsehub, and scrapingbee, let me know if they work for you...
 
KartikJha said:
Guys, just need a standalone working scraper with UI. Any leads. No python knowledge.

I am aware of tools like phantombustor, Apify. etc, don't want these because:
1. They are costly
2. Not safe

I am an ex-Instadub user, unfortunately, the @rootjazz has stopped developing that tool. Damn that tool was good.

So, any tools?
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How about RapidAPI?
 
Susocial is definitely one I've heard about, scrapingbee too so those might be worth checking. I mostly rely on proprietary software for these type of tasks so if you could, consider custom coded tools. Might be to your liking if it applies.
 
ToyBox | IG Accounts said:
If you plan on getting targets from instagram, susocial allows you to insert your own scraper accounts and get targets that way.
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It seems like what you and @imccafey are saying might be the one. With this, I think the purpose will be sufficed, it also is a good alternative to what I am looking for.
 
imccafey said:
Susocial is definitely one I've heard about, scrapingbee too so those might be worth checking. I mostly rely on proprietary software for these type of tasks so if you could, consider custom coded tools. Might be to your liking if it applies.
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Yeah thats a good suggestion. I actually stumbled across scrapingbee while doing this research but cant get my head around it much. It doesent say what else it can do apart from the large keyword of "web scraping".

Sure, im also trying custom coded tools - eventually I have to get this coded, get the script, insert username, and let it scrape. But the big question is how fast. Ive seen that diff scraping tools have diff speed and offer save risk of IP/shadow ban,
 
KartikJha said:
Sure, im also trying custom coded tools - eventually I have to get this coded, get the script, insert username, and let it scrape. But the big question is how fast. Ive seen that diff scraping tools have diff speed and offer save risk of IP/shadow ban,
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Tricky bit of work trying to make compromises between speed and stealth, yeah. Quite a lot depends on the balance of request frequency, delay, and IP rotation since a lot about detection comes from how the bot goes about scraping. (for most parts, you'll want residential IPs coming from real consumer devices since those can minimise a lot of the detection from the IP side. Quite sure IG is also one of those sites that account for some level of noise from CGNAT ranges).
Anyway, for custom tools, I would suggest a moderate delay pattern of perhaps 2 to 5 sec and see if scaling from there is viable.
There's also account for public data or session scraping which might change quite a bit of your considerations.
 
imccafey said:
Tricky bit of work trying to make compromises between speed and stealth, yeah. Quite a lot depends on the balance of request frequency, delay, and IP rotation since a lot about detection comes from how the bot goes about scraping. (for most parts, you'll want residential IPs coming from real consumer devices since those can minimise a lot of the detection from the IP side. Quite sure IG is also one of those sites that account for some level of noise from CGNAT ranges).
Anyway, for custom tools, I would suggest a moderate delay pattern of perhaps 2 to 5 sec and see if scaling from there is viable.
There's also account for public data or session scraping which might change quite a bit of your considerations.
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How is this tool doing it without logging in?
https://inflact.com/instagram-downloader/
 
KartikJha said:
How is this tool doing it without logging in?
https://inflact.com/instagram-downloader/
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The endpoints are publicly accessible, so stuff like public posts, Reels, Highlights, displayed username (clearly), that sort of thing. For Inflact specifically, I don't know the exact details but likely a combination of headless browsers or rotating IPs to access these points while mimicking real users.
I suppose I should add, if you're not logged in and you're trying to scrape data off a privated account or otherwise content that's restricted access, then it'd likely fail. There are exceptions as usual, but rule of thumb is if it's visible to the public *or to you), then it can be scraped.
 
You can use the "instagram-private-api" node package and then develop one yourself if you know how to code. ChatGPT can also do that (not that good though)
 
Totally feel you Instadub was a gem. Been on the hunt too, but most solid scrapers either need coding or charge a premium. Hope someone drops a good alternative here
 
SilviaSignals said:
Totally feel you Instadub was a gem. Been on the hunt too, but most solid scrapers either need coding or charge a premium. Hope someone drops a good alternative here
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Well ive been hoping for that for very long now :(
It was so easy to scrape IG before :(
 
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