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instaloader — Download pictures, videos, captions, and other metadata from Instagram. Note: You will need to provi

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Problem

How to use the instaloader command: Download pictures, videos, captions, and other metadata from Instagram. Note: You will need to provide Instagram login information if you want high-quality media downloads. More information: <https://instaloader.github.io/cli-options.html>.

Solution

instaloader — Download pictures, videos, captions, and other metadata from Instagram. Note: You will need to provide Instagram login information if you want high-quality media downloads. More information: <https://instaloader.github.io/cli-options.html>.

Download a profile:
instaloader {{profile_name}}


Download highlights:
instaloader --highlights {{profile_name}}


Download posts with geotags (if available), suppressing any user interaction:
instaloader {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{[-G|--geotags]}} {{profile_name}}


Specify a user agent for HTTP requests:
instaloader --user-agent {{user_agent}} {{profile_name}}


Specify login info and download posts (useful for private profiles):
instaloader {{[-l|--login]}} {{username}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{profile_name}}


Skip a target if the first downloaded file has been found (useful for updating Instagram archives):
instaloader {{[-F|--fast-update]}} {{profile_name}}


Download stories and IGTV videos (login required):
instaloader {{[-l|--login]}} {{username}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{[-s|--stories]}} --igtv {{profile_name}}


Download all types of posts (login required):
instaloader {{[-l|--login]}} {{username}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{[-s|--stories]}} --igtv --highlights {{profile_name}}

Code Snippets

Download a profile

instaloader {{profile_name}}

Download highlights

instaloader --highlights {{profile_name}}

Download posts with geotags (if available), suppressing any user interaction

instaloader {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{[-G|--geotags]}} {{profile_name}}

Specify a user agent for HTTP requests

instaloader --user-agent {{user_agent}} {{profile_name}}

Specify login info and download posts (useful for private profiles)

instaloader {{[-l|--login]}} {{username}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{profile_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/instaloader

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