InstaBot

A python3 bot for automating various methods of Instagram engagement for the purpose of growing an account’s following.

Getting Started

Bot Modes

Mode 1: Scrape Tags

• Scrape recent media from tags defined in tagList and engage with users who posted the media (like, comment, follow).

Mode 2: Scrape Likers

• Scrape recent media from users defined in usernameScrapeList and engage with users who liked the media (follow).

Mode 3: Scrape Followers

• Scrape followers from users defined in usernameScrapeList and engage with these users (follow).

Mode 4: Mass Unfollow

• Unfollow users ‘en masse’.
• Takes unfollowType:
  • Type 1: Unfollow users who do not follow back.
  • Type 2: Unfollow users who have followed back.
  • Type 3: Unfollow users indiscriminately.

Mode 5: Save Following

• Dump user ID’s of users currently following the logged in account. This is to enable blacklisting users who have already been engaged with after unfollowing them.

Instagram Private API Notes

Rate Limits:

• API is most likely in “Sandbox” mode.
• Rate Limits are “Sliding 1hr Window”
• Total Requests: 500/hr, 12000/day (Can Spam 100 before cooldown)
• Relationships Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day
• Likes Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day
• Comments Endpoint: 30/hr, 720/day

API Error Codes:

• Error 439: API (Too many Requests [Unknown])
• Error 429: API (Too many Requests [Sliding 1hr Window])
• Error 404: API (Does not exist [Not Found])
• Error 400: API (Bad request [Malformed])