instasave

A simple script to download media from Instagram posts.

Install

This script runs on Python 3.7+. You can install it from PyPI with:

pip install instasave

Usage

With this package installed in the activated enrivonment, it can be called through python -m instasave or through a newly created instasave command.

Detailed usage goes as follows:

Usage: instasave [OPTIONS] [URL]

  Download media from Instagram posts.

Arguments:
  [URL]  Link to the Instagram post you want to download the content of.

Options:
  --log-level TEXT      The base console logging level. Can be 'debug',
                        'info', 'warning' and 'error'.  [default: info]

  --install-completion  Install completion for the current shell.
  --show-completion     Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or
                        customize the installation.

  --help                Show this message and exit.

The downloaded files will be saved in the current directory under a name composed of the file type (image / video) appended by the download timestamp.

Warning: abusing this script may get your IP banned by Instagram.

TODO

• Implement proper logging.
• Make into a package.
• Make callable as a python module (python -m instasave ...).
• Improving the command line experience.