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Instagram API

Python Client for Instagram API observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/facebookarchive/python-instagram · homepage · Python · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived no_license

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: 5691
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2162
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3071 stars · 1077 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Python 2/3 client library for the Instagram REST and Search APIs, supporting OAuth2 authentication, media access, and real-time subscriptions. It is officially archived and no longer maintained.

Use cases

  • fetch a user's recent instagram media from python
  • get popular instagram photos via the api
  • authenticate instagram users with oauth2
  • set up instagram real-time subscriptions
  • build an instagram integration in python

When to choose

  • you need a legacy Python client for the old Instagram REST API and understand it is unmaintained
  • you are maintaining an old codebase already using python-instagram

When to avoid

  • you need access to the current Instagram Graph API, which this library does not support
  • you need a maintained or supported library
  • you are starting a new project

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

http-client auth sdk apis social-media web-development developer-tools python cross-platform instagram social-media-api oauth2 api-client archived python2-python3

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