# dilame/instagram-private-api

NodeJS Instagram private API SDK. Written in TypeScript.

Repository: https://github.com/dilame/instagram-private-api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instagram-private-api
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: instagram, instagram-api, instagram-client, instagram-feed, instagram-private-api, instagram-scraper, instagram-sdk
Last push: 2024-08-09T15:15:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3737, "days_push": 754, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6469, forks 1183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.676033+00:00)

## What it is
A NodeJS/TypeScript SDK providing a client for Instagram's private (undocumented) API, enabling full programmatic access to feeds, direct messages, and account actions. The open-source 1.x version is in maintenance while development of the next major version has moved to a paid private repository.

## Use cases
- scrape instagram posts and feeds programmatically
- automate posting to instagram from nodejs
- send and receive instagram direct messages via api
- build an instagram bot for liking and following
- monitor instagram notifications in realtime
- log into instagram without the official api

## When to choose
- you need Instagram capabilities beyond the official Graph API in Node.js
- you're building automation or scraping tools for personal accounts and accept the risk
- you want a TypeScript SDK with feed/repository/service abstractions

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed stability or official support - private APIs violate Instagram's ToS and can break anytime
- you want the newest features, which now live in the paid 3.x version
- your project requires long-term maintained open-source dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, http-client, web-scraping, auth
- domain: social-media, apis, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: instagram, private-api, instagram-bot, social-media-automation, scraper, automation, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- dilame/instagram-private-api (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.676033+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:36.041321+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dilame/instagram-private-api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.676033+00:00, sha 9603840d7a0c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/instagram-private-api (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:27.452550+00:00, sha 2688f0411c0f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.