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Auto follow Instagram accounts from a list. The list can be a single column CSV file (without header) or a plain text file with usernames to follow in each line. The script follows 12 accounts in less than a minute. But that can customized by adjusting the sleep parameters at line 18 and 24.
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| from instagram_private_api import Client, ClientCompatPatch | |
| import time | |
| user_name = 'xxxxxxx' | |
| password = 'xxxxxxx' | |
| api = Client(user_name, password) | |
| f = open("followers.csv", "r").read().split("\n") | |
| i = 0 | |
| for x in f: | |
| if bool(x): | |
| try: | |
| user_info = api.username_info(x) | |
| except Exception as e: | |
| print(f"User: {x} ",e) | |
| continue | |
| time.sleep(1) | |
| api.friendships_create(user_info['user']['pk']) | |
| print ("Followed user:: "+x) | |
| i=i+1 | |
| if i % 12 == 0: | |
| print("sleeping for 40 sec, total followed till now: ", i) | |
| time.sleep(40) |
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It relies on Instagram private API by ping: https://github.com/ping/instagram_private_api
Install the API first via pip in the same way instructions are given on the API repository.