Ensta - Free Instagram API

Ensta uses Instagram's Internal Web API for data scraping which makes it a reliable choice over other third-party libraries. Also unlike other libraries, ensta always stays up-to-date.

Both authenticated & anonymous requests are supported.

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Installation

$ pip install ensta

Supported Actions

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Proxy Support

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password, proxy={"http": "http://1.2.3.4", "https": "https://1.2.3.4"})

Username Password Login

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

Upload Photo (Single Post)

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

upload = host.get_upload_id("Picture.jpg")

host.upload_photo(upload, caption="Travelling 🌆")

Upload Multiple Photos (Single Post)

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

upload1 = host.get_upload_id("First.jpg")
upload2 = host.get_upload_id("Second.jpg")
upload3 = host.get_upload_id("Third.jpg")

host.upload_photos([upload1, upload2, upload3], caption="Travelling 🌆")

Upload Reel

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

host.upload_reel(
    video_path="Video.mp4",
    thumbnail_path="Thumbnail.jpg",
    caption="Enjoying the winter! ⛄"
)

Check Username Availability

from ensta import Guest

guest = Guest()

print(guest.username_availability("theusernameiwant"))

Fetch Profile Data

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)
profile = host.profile("leomessi")

print(profile.full_name)
print(profile.biography)
print(profile.follower_count)

Username to UserID, and vice versa.

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

username = host.get_username(427553890)
uid = host.get_uid("leomessi")

print(username, uid)

Follow / Unfollow Users

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

print(host.follow("leomessi"))
print(host.unfollow("leomessi"))

Generate Followers / Followings List

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

followers = host.followers("leomessi", count=100)  # Want full list? Set count to '0'
followings = host.followings("leomessi", count=100)  # Want full list? Set count to '0'

for user in followers:
    print(user.username)

for user in followings:
    print(user.username)

Switch Account Type - Public/Private

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

print(host.switch_to_public_account())
print(host.switch_to_private_account())

Fetch Someone's Feed

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)
posts = host.posts("leomessi", 100)  # Want full list? Set count to '0'

for post in posts:
    print(post.caption_text)
    print(post.like_count)    

Add Comment on Posts

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

post_id = host.get_post_id("https://www.instagram.com/p/Czr2yLmroCQ/")

host.comment("Looks great!", post_id)

Like/Unlike Posts

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

post_id = host.get_post_id("https://www.instagram.com/p/Czr2yLmroCQ/")

host.like(post_id)
host.unlike(post_id)

Fetch Post's Likers

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

post_id = host.get_post_id("https://www.instagram.com/p/Czr2yLmroCQ/")
likers = host.likers(post_id)

for user in likers.users:
    print(user.username)
    print(user.profile_picture_url)

Edit Biography, Display Name

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)

host.change_display_name("Lionel Messi")
host.change_bio("Athlete")

Fetch Your Email, Gender, Birthday, etc.

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)
me = host.private_info()

print(me.email)
print(me.gender)
print(me.birthday)

Any missing feature? Raise an issue.

Host Mode

Requires login through username & password.

from ensta import Host

host = Host(username, password)
profile = host.profile("leomessi")

print(profile.biography)

Guest Mode

Doesn't require login, but has limited features.

from ensta import Guest

guest = Guest()
profile = guest.profile("leomessi")

print(profile.biography)

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Legal

This is a third party library and not associated with Instagram. We're strictly against spam. You are liable for all the actions you take.