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Instagram Scrape by Tag
NodeJS application for scraping posts from Instagram by hashtag without API access.
Config
Setup default tag and limit in `config/defaults.js`
// VARIABLES
INSTAGRAM_DEFAULT_HASHTAG: 'landscape',
INSTAGRAM_DEFAULT_FIRST: 10
Setup
npm install
npm start
Run Server
http://localhost:3000
For top most posts
http://localhost:3000/<tag>
For recent posts
http://localhost:3000/<tag>?recent=1
Example response:
[
{
id: "1731513477170042662",
caption: "[ #BreakingBarriers ] Fire and Light | Photograph by Callie Chee (@calliecheephotography) . “A nightscape image — taken at 2AM on June 22, 2017 — of volcanoes spewing a little ash, the Milky Way, and fog,” writes #YourShotPhotographer Callie Chee. “These three elements are only possible within a certain frame, and can dissipate very quickly.” — March is #WomensHistoryMonth and to honor the women in our community and around the globe, @natgeoyourshot Associate Photo Editor Kristen McNicholas (@kemcnicholas) curated 31 Your Shot images that celebrates women to be featured each day this month. “The images I chose to feature this month celebrate female-identifying Your Shot photographers telling a visual story of empowerment, the freedom and flexibility of womanhood, photographers and their images #BreakingBarriers whether it's identifying women's issues in their images or a beautiful landscape or underwater image. #natgeowomen",
post_url: "https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHklVihZcm/",
timestamp: "2018-03-09T21:55:13.000Z",
image: "https://instagram.flhe3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/e7fc41f820861a6d980bf9a90e58329a/5B4C58F5/t51.2885-15/e35/28427121_2164001750496323_8154177079982686208_n.jpg",
dimensions: {
height: 1350,
width: 1080
},
likes: {
count: 28990
},
comments: {
count: 222
},
hashtags: [
"#BreakingBarriers",
"#YourShotPhotographer",
"#WomensHistoryMonth",
"#BreakingBarriers",
"#natgeowomen"
],
pull_date: "2018-03-12T12:01:37.121Z",
owner: {
profile_pic_url: "https://instagram.flhe3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/9f695ce2b63d6d595026dc5ebad3c495/5B4AE9BA/t51.2885-19/10375600_1488617051373305_1529971870_a.jpg",
username: "natgeoyourshot",
full_name: "National Geographic Your Shot"
}
}
]
instagram-hashtag-scraper uses Async/Await. In order to use it as intended, you need atleast Node v7.6.