InstagramLive-PHP

A PHP script that allows for you to go live on Instagram with any streaming program that supports RTMP!

Built with mgp25's amazing Instagram Private API Wrapper for PHP.

Note

This has been only tested on Windows, I have no clue if this works on UNIX-Based Systems. Feel free to try though!

Additionally, I've only tested this in OBS. Therefore, I highly recommend using it.

Setup

If you are running this after the first setup, work from step six on...

1. Install PHP, of course...
2. Install Composer
3. Clone the Repository
4. Run composer install in the cloned folder
5. Edit the Username and Password inside of config.php to your Instagram details
6. Run the goLive.php script. (php goLive.php)
7. Copy you Stream-URL and Stream-Key and paste them into your streaming software. See OBS-Setup

Video Tutorial

If you'd like a video version of this tutorial, see this video.

OBS-Setup

1. Go to the "Stream" section of your OBS Settings
2. Set "Stream Type" to "Custom Streaming Server"
3. Set the "URL" field to the stream url you got from the script
4. Set the "Stream key" field to the stream key you got from the script
5. Make Sure "Use Authentication" is unchecked and press "OK"
6. Start Streaming in OBS
7. To stop streaming, run the "stop" command in your terminal and then press "Stop Streaming" in OBS

• Note: To emulate the exact content being sent to Instagram, set your OBS canvas size to 720x1280. This can be done by going to Settings->Video and editing Base Canvas Resolution to "720x1280".

Comment & Like Viewing

To view comments and likes as you are streaming, you'll need a Windows machine as this script's async support only works on Windows. When you run the script on Windows, after it logs you in, it will open a second screen where you can enter commands as the first screen will output comments and likes.

Linux/Mac support is planned for a future release.

Commands

InstagramLive-PHP has a plenty of commands to aid in live streaming. To view them, along with which commands work on what operating system, visit the wiki by clicking here to view the table of commands and their descriptions.

FAQ

OBS gives a "Failed to connect" error

This is mostly due to an invalid stream key: The stream key changes every time you start a new stream so it must be replaced in OBS every time.

I've stopped streaming but Instagram still shows me as live

This is due to you not running the "stop" command inside the script. You cannot just close the command window to make Instagram stop streaming, you must run the stop command in the script. If you do close the command window however, start it again and just run the stop command, this should stop Instagram from listing to live content.

I get an error inside of Instagram when archiving my story

This is usually due to archiving a stream that had no content (video). Just delete the archive and be go on with your day.

I get "CURL Error 60: SSL certificate problem" when trying to log into Instagram

This is due to CURL not having a valid CA. You can find a solution here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/34883260.

I get "CURL Error 28: Operation timed out after x milliseconds with 0 bytes received."

This means Instagram is refusing to connect to your proxy/computer. This could be for a wide verity of different reasons. I cannot help you when this if this happens, it's out of my control and there is nothing you can do to fix this other than changing your IP Address or actual computer you are using. Additionally, a proxy or VPN could create this issue.

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