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Track your Instagram followers over time with Google Sheets Scripts
// Thank you to @juliendev for his script (updated here with minor cosmetic changes)
// https://gist.github.com/JulienDev/df5a3b66e899c224fa1b2dc90acfa2ae
// Your sheet name in the document
var sheetName = "Sheet1";
// Your instagram user id
var user_id = ""; //find your id here : https://codeofaninja.com/tools/find-instagram-user-id
var instagram_base_url = "https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/";
var following = "?query_hash=58712303d941c6855d4e888c5f0cd22f&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22" + user_id + "%22%2C%22first%22%3A24%7D"
var followers = "?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22" + user_id + "%22%2C%22first%22%3A24%7D"
var medias = "?query_hash=f2405b236d85e8296cf30347c9f08c2a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%22" + user_id + "%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D"
function insertFollowerCount() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName(this.sheetName);
var followers = getFollowers();
var following = getFollowing();
var medias = getMedias();
var engagement = getEngagement(medias, followers);
sheet.appendRow([Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "GMT", "yyyy-MM-dd"), followers, following, medias.count, engagement.totalLikes, engagement.totalComments, engagement.EngagementRatio]);
};
function getFollowers() {
return parseInt(fetch(instagram_base_url + followers)['data']['user']['edge_followed_by']['count']);
}
function getFollowing() {
return parseInt(fetch(instagram_base_url + following)['data']['user']['edge_follow']['count']);
}
function getMedias() {
return fetch(instagram_base_url + medias)['data']['user']['edge_owner_to_timeline_media'];
}
function getEngagement(medias, followers) {
var totalComments = 0,
totalLikes = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
totalComments += parseInt(medias.edges[i].node.edge_media_to_comment.count);
};
for (var l = 0; l < 12; l++) {
totalLikes += parseInt(medias.edges[l].node.edge_media_preview_like.count);
};
var engagementRatio = (((totalLikes + totalComments)) / followers) / 12;
return {
mediaCount: parseInt(medias.count),
totalComments: totalComments,
totalLikes: totalLikes,
EngagementRatio: engagementRatio
}
}
function fetch(url) {
var ignoreError = {
"muteHttpExcecptions": true
};
var source = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, ignoreError).getContentText();
var data = JSON.parse(source);
return data;
}
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