# instaloader/instaloader

Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram.

Repository: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instaloader
Homepage: https://instaloader.github.io/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: instagram, instagram-client, instagram-feed, downloader, videos, pictures, instagram-user-photos, instagram-photos, instagram-metadata, instagram-downloader, instagram-stories, instaloader, osint, osint-python, instagram-scraper
Last push: 2026-07-26T09:19:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3731, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 105, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13240, forks 1577 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:02.786211+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, cli, image-processing, data-science
- domain: crawlers, social-media, osint, media, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: instagram, downloader, scraper, metadata, stories, social-media-archiving

## Member repositories
- instaloader/instaloader (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.786211+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 2026-08-29T17:13:25.024534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.786211+00:00, sha a2d9c2cc7f0c)
  - homepage: https://instaloader.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:33.252007+00:00, sha 985ce612cab1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.