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Constructor

• username: Instagram's username
• password: Instagram's password
• debug: Debug mode (Optional)
• IGDataPath: Custom data storage path (Optional)

from src.Instagram import Instagram
insta = Instagram(username, password);

from src.Instagram import Instagram
insta = Instagram(username, password, debug = False, IGDataPath = None);

Functions

Notes: usernameId is not the username, it's an id (numeric)

All data returned is an object

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• login()
• logout()
• uploadPhoto(photo, caption = None)
• uploadVideo(video, caption = None)
• editMedia(mediaId, captionText = "")
• deleteMedia(mediaID)
• changeProfilePicture(photo)
• removeProfilePicture()
• setPrivateAccount()
• setPublicAccount()
• editProfile(url, phone, first_name, biography, email, private)
• getUsernameInfo(usernameId)
• getSelfUsernameInfo()
• getRecentActivity()
• getv2Inbox()
• getUserTags(usernameId)
• getSelfUserTags()
• getGeoMedia(usernameId)
• getSelfGeoMedia()
• fbUserSearch(query)
• searchUsers(query)
• searchTags(query)
• getTimeline()
• getUserFeed(usernameId)
• getSelfUserFeed()
• getPopularFeed()
• getUserFollowers(usernameId)
• getSelfUserFollowers()
• getUsersFollowing()
• like(mediaId)
• unlike(mediaId)
• getMediaComments(mediaId)
• setNameAndPhone(name = "", phone = "")
• getDirectShare()
• backup()
• follow(userId)
• unfollow(userId)
• block(userId)
• unblock(userId)
• getLikedMedia()