Ross ROSS = Recommend OSS · open-source software intelligence for agents

jlobos/instagram-web-api

🤳 Instagram Private Web API client for Node observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jlobos/instagram-web-api · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3221
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 766
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1151 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js client library for Instagram's private web API, supporting login, profile access, photo upload, likes, comments, follows, and search. It wraps the endpoints used by Instagram's web app to enable programmatic interaction from JavaScript.

Use cases

  • upload photos to instagram feed or story from a script
  • get followers and followings of an instagram user
  • like and comment on instagram posts programmatically
  • fetch instagram profile data by username
  • automate instagram posting with node.js
  • scrape instagram user activity and media

When to choose

  • you need to automate Instagram actions (posting, liking, following) from Node.js
  • you want a simple JavaScript wrapper around Instagram's private web endpoints
  • you need cookie-based session persistence for long-running scripts

When to avoid

  • you need an officially supported API with guaranteed stability
  • you are building a production service where account bans are unacceptable
  • you need Instagram Graph API features for business accounts
  • you are not using Node.js or JavaScript

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

http-client sdk web-scraping apis social-media developer-tools instagram private-api api-client social-media-automation photo-upload automation nodejs javascript

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jlobos/instagram-web-apimain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="jlobos/instagram-web-api")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem