download-iglive

(Experimental) Instagram live stream downloader. Can download live streams from start.

Requirements

• ffmpeg and ffprobe installed and available in PATH

Usage

1. Play an ongoing Instagram live stream in desktop browser with a logged-in account.
   • Note: Instagram is known to disable accounts with bot-like behaviors, use a throwaway account to be safe.
2. Open network monitor by pressing F12 then navigate to the "Network" tab.
3. In the filter bar, type .mpd. Right click on one of the entries and select Copy > Copy URL (Firefox) or Copy > Copy link address (Chrome).
4. Run the downloader as show below with the .mpd url from step 3.

$ ./download-iglive download 'https://url/to/manifest.mpd'

Examples

Specify download directory

$ ./download-iglive download -o path/to/download/directory 'https://url/to/manifest.mpd'

Only download live segments (don't scrape past segments)

$ ./download-iglive download -l 'https://url/to/manifest.mpd'

Merge already-downloaded segments into one video file

$ ./download-iglive merge path/to/download/directory

View help

$ ./download-iglive -h

$ ./download-iglive download -h

$ ./download-iglive merge -h