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althonos/InstaLooter

Another API-less Instagram pictures and videos downloader. (defunct) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/althonos/InstaLooter · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3572
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1335
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2098 stars · 257 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

InstaLooter is a Python CLI tool that downloads pictures and videos from Instagram profiles without using the official API. It is a re-implementation of the deprecated InstaRaider project and is now defunct.

Use cases

  • download all photos from an instagram profile
  • scrape instagram videos without api access
  • bulk download instagram media from the command line
  • archive a user's instagram posts
  • python library to fetch instagram pictures

When to choose

  • you need a scriptable, API-less Instagram downloader and accept it may no longer work reliably

When to avoid

  • you need a maintained tool that works with current Instagram
  • you want official API compliance
  • you need a GUI

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

web-scraping cli crawlers social-media python cross-platform cli instagram downloader api-less defunct command-line

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
althonos/InstaLootermain23

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