An informal Instagram API
$ git clone github.com/xelus47/Instawham
$ cd Instawham
Instawham/ $ source source.shTBA
| page type | url | example |
|---|---|---|
| home | / |
www.instagram.com |
| user | /[username]/ |
www.instagram.com/istaypuffed/ |
| post | /p/[short_code]/ |
www.instagram.com/p/BV0Jn0nFWpX/ |
| hashtag | /explore/tags/[hashtag]/ |
www.instagram.com/explore/tags/drugs/ |
| location | /explore/locations/[id]/([location]/) |
www.instagram.com/explore/locations/44961364/ |
NB: location name may be omitted:
/explore/locations/44961364/ is resolved by instagram.com as /explore/locations/44961364/san-francisco-california/
TBA
When you click "load more [x]", the site makes a GET request to /graphql/query/.
The url takes a query string and returns a nice JSON file.
Required:
| parameter | variable type | usage |
|---|---|---|
| query_id | int |
Requesting the appropriate page type (location, hashtag, etc) |
| [category] | varied | Pointing to the specific node |
| first | int |
I only want to see the first n entries for this query |
Optional:
| Parameter | variable type | usage |
|---|---|---|
| after | varied, usually str |
Only show entries behind this entry (varies per category of course) |
| page type | query parameter | variable type | json | query_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| user | id= |
int |
{ "data": { "user" |
17880160963012870 |
| location | id= |
int |
{ "data": { "location" |
17881432870018455 |
| hashtag | tag_name= |
str |
{ "data": { "hashtag" |
17882293912014529 |
| comments | shortcode= |
str |
{ "data": { "shortcode_media" |
17852405266163336 |
Query IDs seem to update. The current query_id for user queries is 17859156310193001.