scrape Instagram photos 2024

oxcakmak said:

you can use rapidapi.com

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shaymiller said:

Does this really work? If so, which api

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quietamerican said:

There's a python package:

https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl

You'll need an account (or several), your cookies, and should use a proxy for it. The only thing you need to edit is the configuration file and an example is provided.

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shaymiller said:

I’m not good with python

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acctap said:

Instaloader: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader is a python cli tool that can scrape the data that you need and even more. You can build a simple script on top of that, to move the data to your database. If you don't have programming experience you can use AI or hire somebody to do it for you. It's a very simple thing to do so any good model can one shot it with the proper prompt.

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tsunaniB said:

Yes, you can build this with Python or PHP using Instagram scraping libraries/APIs, then store results directly in MySQL. For scale, tools like Instaloader or third-party paid APIs are more efficient than manual methods.

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shaymiller said:

is there a way to scrape instagram photos, username, profile links and import into MYSQL. which I plan to use on my own website blog?

ignoring copyright issues. its just a project.

is there a script in PHP/java script. if not, can I use another website free or paid to download? I am sure there are software out there that can do that, but it will be manually work to run, extract and upload etc

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shaymiller said:

Can you provide more details

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Python​

• Use Instaloader to scrape profiles, posts, captions.
• Insert into MySQL using mysql-connector-python.

PHP​

• Use cURL + DOM parsing or libraries like Goutte.
• Fetch profile HTML/JSON, parse usernames/posts, insert into MySQL.

Paid APIs​

• Phantombuster, SocialPilot, etc.
• Handle rate limits, structured JSON, faster and safer.