Instagram-har-downloader

Download Instagram data of a profile from har dump

DISCLAIMER: THIS SCRIPT USES WEB SCRAPING. COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS SCRIPT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND IS ILLEGAL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE IT FOR LEARNING!

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Get HAR file

• Open user profile in Firefox - example.
• Open developer tools and network tab.
• Disable cache and reload page.
• Scroll down till all posts are downloaded.
• Click the gear icon on top right in dev tools and click "Save All As HAR".

Usage

Extract the har dump using steps from above section, then run:
python instagram_har.py <input.har>

Tested on Firefox v76.0.1 and v89.0.2