# instagram4j/instagram4j

An object-oriented reverse engineered Instagram Private API in Java. Build bots, scrap data, create Instagram apps, and a lot more in very few lines of code

Repository: https://github.com/instagram4j/instagram4j
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instagram4j
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: instagram, instagram-api, instagram-client, instagram-java-scraper, easyinsta, instabot, instagram-private-api, instagram4j, jxinsta
Last push: 2026-08-17T07:15:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3497, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 139, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1010, forks 257 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:12.947206+00:00)

## What it is
instagram4j is an object-oriented, reverse-engineered Instagram Private API client library for Java. It lets developers log in, post, message, scrape followers, and automate Instagram actions without an official API token.

## Use cases
- build an instagram bot to auto like and comment
- scrape followers and followings of a user
- send and receive instagram direct messages programmatically
- post pictures and stories from my java app
- download instagram posts and profile pictures
- fetch user feeds, reels, and stories data
- automate accepting follow requests

## When to choose
- you need Instagram automation or scraping from Java or the JVM
- the official Instagram API doesn't expose the actions you need
- you want a lightweight, object-oriented client without API token setup

## When to avoid
- you need a fully supported, ToS-compliant official API integration
- your project is not on the JVM and you don't want Java dependencies
- you cannot risk account bans from unofficial API usage

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, web-scraping, sdk, chatbot
- domain: social-media, apis, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: instagram, instagram-private-api, instagram-bot, scraper, reverse-engineered-api, direct-messages, java, automation

## Member repositories
- instagram4j/instagram4j (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:12.947206+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 2026-08-30T07:11:57.003852+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/instagram4j/instagram4j (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:12.947206+00:00, sha 6b1ce74e8f88)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.