InstagramResearch

📄 Research repository for new instagram project

Basic Information that are displayed when accessing a page

Schema:

https://instagram.com/<path>?__a=1

Examples

# Explore tags
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/<tag_name>/?__a=1

# Post page
https://www.instagram.com/p/<id_of_post>/?__a=1

# When logged in, feed
https://www.instagram.com/?__a=1

# Own/other profiles
https://www.instagram.com/<userame>/?__a=1

GraphQL modifiable data endpoints

Schema:

https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=<query_id>&variables=%7B<parameters>%7D

QueryID	Endpoint
17875800862117404	posts for tags
17874545323001329	user following
17851374694183129	user followers
17888483320059182	user posts
17864450716183058	likes on posts
17852405266163336	comments on posts
17842794232208280	posts on feed
17847560125201451	feed profile suggestions
17863787143139595	post suggestions

Available parameters:

• id (user_id)
• tag_name (only one needed for explore tags)
• first (amount of nodes to get)
• after (haven't completely figured out, but looks like this is for the offset, use the cursor field)
• shortcode (used for the "on posts" queries like "likes on post")

Needed for the feedpage

• filter_followed_friends
• fetch_suggested_count
• fetch_like
• fetch_media_count
• fetch_comment_count
• fetch_media_item_count
• has_stories

Examples

# Explore tags
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17875800862117404&variables=%7B%22tag_name%22%3A%22<tag_name>%22%2C%22first%22%3A<num_of_posts>%7D

# Note: Still have to figure out how to get this data without using selenium once logged in.
# **Only works with logged in user**

# User profile following
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17874545323001329&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22<user_id>%22%2C%22first%22%3A<num_of_following>%7D

# User profile followers
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17874545323001329&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22<user_id>%22%2C%22first%22%3A<num_of_followers>%7D

# User profile posts
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17888483320059182&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22<user_id>%22%2C%22first%22%3A<num_of_posts>%7D

# Post page likes
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17864450716183058&variables=%7B%22shortcode%22%3A%22<id_of_post>%22X2C%22first%22%3A<num_of_likes>%7D

# Post page comments
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17852405266163336&variables={"shortcode":"<id_of_post>","first":<num_of_comments>}

# Feed posts
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17842794232208280&variables={%22fetch_media_item_count%22:<num_of_posts>,%22fetch_comment_count%22:<num_of_comments_per_post>,%22fetch_like%22:<num_of_likers_per_post>}

# Profile suggestios in feed
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17847560125201451&variables={%22fetch_media_count%22:<num_of_posts_per_suggestion>,%22fetch_suggested_count%22:<num_of_suggestions>,%22filter_followed_friends%22:true, "has_stories":false}

# Post suggestions for user
https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/?query_id=17863787143139595&variables={%22first%22:<num_of_posts>}

Note: This uses URLEncoded for the variables

Sybmol	URLEncoded
,	%2C
}	%7D
{	%7B
:	%3A
"	%22

Full "pipeline" to get a JSON that contains all the information of a profile

This will help to create metrics and graphs in the long run

TODO

• Get the bio, followers, followings and other profile information
• Get all the posts
• For each post, get the description, likes, comments and all the already given post details

Stay Tuned for updates