What is go-instabot?

The easiest way to boost your Instagram account and get likes and followers.

Go-instabot automates following users, liking pictures, commenting, and unfollowing people that don't follow you back on Instagram.

Concept

The idea behind the script is that when you like, follow, or comment something, it will draw the user's attention back to your own account. There's a hidden convention in Instagram, that will make people follow you back, as a way of saying "thank you" I guess.

Moreover, you may have noticed that when you follow someone, Instagram tells you about 'similar people to follow'. The more active you are on Instagram, the more likely you are to be in this section.

How to use

Installation

1. Install Go on your system.

2. Download and install go-instabot, by executing this command in your terminal / cmd :

   brew install dep go get -u github.com/ad/go-instabot

Configuration

Config.json

Go to the project folder :

cd [YOUR_GO_PATH]/src/github.com/tducasse/go-instabot

For your telegram id ask @myidbot, for bot token ask @BotFather.

Commands list for BotFather:

• stats - статистика за день
• progress - текущий прогресс запущенных задач
• follow - запустить задачи по подписке/лайкам/комментам
• refollow - подписаться на подписчиков @...
• cancelfollow - остановить задачу подписок
• cancelrefollow - прекратить подписку на подписчиков пользователя
• cancelfollowLikers - прекратить подписку на тех, кому понравился пост
• getcomments - список комментов для отправки
• addcomments - добавить комменты (через ", ")
• removecomments - удалить комменты (через ", ")
• gettags - список тэгов для /follow
• addtags - добавить тэги (через ", ")
• removetags - удалить тэги (через ", ")
• getlimits - получить список значений лимитов
• updatelimits - установить значение лимита
• followLikers post url - подписаться на тех, кому понравился пост

There, in the 'dist/' folder, you will find a sample 'config.json', that you have to copy to the 'config/' folder :

{
    "user": {
        "instagram": {
            "username": "foobar",
            "password": "fooBAR"
        },
        "telegram": {
            "admins": [
                123,
                321
            ],
            "reportID": 123,
            "token": ".....:......._....."
        }
    },
    "limits": {
        "max_unfollow_per_day": 1000,
        "days_before_unfollow": 2,
        "max_likes_to_account_per_session": 3,
        "max_retry": 2,
        "like": {
            "min": 0,
            "count": 20,
            "max": 10000
        },
        "comment": {
            "min": 100,
            "count": 2,
            "max": 10000
        },
        "follow": {
            "min": 200,
            "count": 10,
            "max": 10000
        }
    },
    "tags": [
        "dog",
        "cat"
    ],
    "comments": [
        "awesome",
        "wow",
        "nice pic"
    ]
}

How to run

This is it! Since you used the go get command, you now have the go-instabot executable available from anywhere* in your system. Just launch it in a terminal :

go-instabot

* : You will need to have a folder named 'config' (with a 'config.json' file) in the directory where you launch it.

Options

-h : Use this option to display the list of options.

-config : Path to config file. config/config.json by default.

-logs : Use this option to enable the logfile. The script will continue writing everything on the screen, but it will also write it in a .log file.

Tips

• If you want to launch a long session, and you're afraid of closing the terminal, I recommend using the command screen.

• If you have a Raspberry Pi, a web server, or anything similar, you can run the script on it (again, use screen).

• To maximize your chances of getting new followers, don't spam! If you follow too many people, you will become irrelevant.

  Also, try to use hashtags related to your own account : if you are a portrait photographer and you suddenly start following a thousand #cats related accounts, I doubt it will bring you back a thousand new followers...

Good luck getting new followers!