InstaBot

Toolkit for building automated Instagram bots without direct access to the Instagram API or passsing through the review process.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default value
login	str	Your instagram username
password	str	Your instagram password
like_per_day	int	Number of photos to like per day (over 1000 may cause throttling)	1000
media_max_like	int	Maximum number of likes on photos to like (set to 0 to disable)	0
media_min_like	int	Maximum number of likes on photos to like (set to 0 to disable)	0
follow_per_day	int	Photos to like per day	0
follow_time	int	Seconds to wait before unfollowing	5 * 60 * 60
unfollow_per_day	int	Users to unfollow per day	0
comments_per_day	int	Comments to post per day	0
comment_list	[[str]]	List of word lists for comment generation	[['this', 'your'], ['photo', 'picture', 'pic', 'shot'], ['is', 'looks', 'is really'], ['great', 'super', 'good'], ['.', '...', '!', '!!']]
tag_list	[str]	Tags to use for finding posts	['cat', 'car', 'dog']
tag_blacklist	[str]	Tags to ignore when liking posts	[]
user_blacklist	{str: str}	Users whose posts to ignore	{}
max_like_for_one_tag	int	How many media of a given tag to like at once (out of 21)	5
unfollow_break_min	int	Minimum seconds to break between unfollows	15
unfollow_break_max	int	Maximum seconds to break between unfollows	30
log_mod	int	Logging target (0 log to console, 1 log to file, 2 no log.)	0
proxy	str	Access instagram through a proxy. (host:port or user:password@host:port)

Methods

Method	Description
get_media_id_by_tag(tag)	Add photos with a given tag to like queue
like_all_exist_media(num)	Like some number of media in queue
auto_mod()	Automatically loop through tags and like photos
unlike(id)	Unlike media, given its ID.
comment(id, comment)	Write a comment on the media with a given ID.
follow(id)	Follow the user with the given ID.
unfollow(id)	Unfollow the user with the given ID.
logout()	Log out of Instagram.

Usage examples

Basic bot implementation:

bot = InstaBot('login', 'password')
bot.auto_mod()

Standard use with custom tags:

bot = InstaBot('login', 'password', tag_list=['with', 'your', 'tag'])
bot.auto_mod()

Standard use with change default settings (you should know what you do!):

bot = InstaBot('login', 'password',
               like_in_day=1000,
               media_max_like=50,
               media_min_like=5,
               tag_list=['like', 'follow', 'f4f'],
               max_like_for_one_tag=50,
               log_mod=1)
bot.auto_mod()

Get media by one tag 'python' and like 4 of them:

bot = InstaBot('login', 'password')
bot.get_media_id_by_tag('python')
bot.like_all_exist_media(4)

Video Tutorials

The following video tutorials demo setting up and running the bot:

• Windows
• Mac/Linux

Community

• Telegram Group
• Facebook Group