instaloader/instaloader
Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram. observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 75
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 91.5
- age_days: 3779
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 6
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
13598 stars · 1625 forks observed · 2026-10-17
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Instaloader is a Python command-line tool and library for downloading pictures, videos, captions, comments, and metadata from Instagram. It supports profiles, hashtags, stories, feeds, and saved media, with resumable downloads and fine-grained filtering.
Use cases
- download all photos and videos from an instagram profile
- archive instagram posts with captions and comments
- scrape instagram hashtag media
- download instagram stories and highlights
- keep a local instagram archive up to date
- export instagram post metadata as json
- monitor profile name changes while archiving
When to choose
- you need a scriptable, resumable instagram downloader with metadata
- you want to archive profiles, hashtags, stories, or saved media
- you need a python library to programmatically access instagram data
When to avoid
- you need a graphical instagram browser
- you want to download from platforms other than instagram
- you need guaranteed compliance with instagram's terms of service
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
web-scraping cli image-processing data-science crawlers social-media osint media developer-tools python cli cross-platform instagram downloader scraper metadata stories social-media-archiving
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader · fetched 2026-10-17 · a2d9c2cc7f0c
- homepage: https://instaloader.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 985ce612cab1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| instaloader/instaloader | main | 91 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="instaloader/instaloader")
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