Banned hashtags are hashtags that Instagram users have reported because the posts using them go against Instagram’s guidelines. Using one of these can cause get your Instagram account shadowbanned (Google for more details).
The Instagram Hashtag Checker tool aims to help you scan your account to detect bad hashtags in your posts.
I invite you to take a look at my article to see how I found my solution.
This project has been developed for Python 3.8 which will need to be installed on your system.
Clone the repo, and in the root of the project install the necessary packages with:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Just run main.py for basic usage. Follow the instructions in your terminal. Your Instagram login credentials will be required to run the program.
- Instapy - Used to automate authentication on Instagram
- Instaloader - Used for scraping Instagram data
The project is initially very simple and was designed to perform a task. Feel free to contribute to it, whether it's for adding new features or fixing bugs, I would be happy to accept your pull requests. 😆
- Waris Radji - Initial work
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details