Add API method for get direct messages

InstagramAPI/InstagramAPI.py

@@ -460,6 +460,13 @@ def getv2Inbox(self):
         inbox = self.SendRequest('direct_v2/inbox/?')
         return inbox
 
+    def getv2Threads(self, thread, cursor=None):
+        endpoint = 'direct_v2/threads/{0}'.format(thread)
+        if cursor is not None:
+            endpoint += '?cursor={0}'.format(cursor)
+        inbox = self.SendRequest(endpoint)
+        return inbox
+
     def getUserTags(self, usernameId):
         tags = self.SendRequest('usertags/'+ str(usernameId) +'/feed/?rank_token='+ str(self.rank_token) +'&ranked_content=true&')
         return tags

examples/thread_download.py

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import json
+
+from InstagramAPI import InstagramAPI
+
+
+class DownloadThread():
+    def __init__(self, client, thread_id):
+        self.client = client
+
+        self.thread = thread_id
+        self.newest_cursor = None
+        self.oldest_cursor = None
+        self.users = {}
+        self.conversation = []
+
+    def init_owner(self):
+        if not self.client.getProfileData():
+            print("Failed!\n")
+
+        user = self.client.LastJson.get('user')
+        self._add_user(user)
+
+    def _request(self):
+        return self.client.getv2Threads(thread_id, self.oldest_cursor)
+
+    def _download(self):
+        if self.oldest_cursor is not None:
+            self._request()
+            self._save()
+
+    def _save(self):
+        data = self.client.LastJson.get('thread')
+        self.conversation = data['items'][::-1] + self.conversation
+        self.oldest_cursor = data.get('oldest_cursor')
+        self.newest_cursor = data.get('newest_cursor')
+        self._download()
+
+    def add_users(self, users):
+        for user in users:
+            self._add_user(user)
+
+    def _add_user(self, user):
+        self.users[user['pk']] = {'full_name': user['pk'], 'username': user['username']}
+
+    def download(self):
+        if not self._request():
+            print("Failed!\n")
+
+        data = self.client.LastJson.get('thread')
+        self.add_users(data['users'])
+        self._save()
+
+    def save(self):
+        dump = json.dumps(self.conversation)
+        with open('back.txt', 'w') as f:
+            f.write(dump)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    user, pwd = '', ''  # your credentials
+    thread_id = '' # id thread for download
+
+    InstagramAPI = InstagramAPI(user, pwd)
+    InstagramAPI.login()
+
+    inst = DownloadThead(InstagramAPI, thread_id)
+    inst.download()
+    inst.save()