instagram_auto_accept.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Usage:
    instagram_auto_accept [options]

Options:
    -h, --help                  Show this help screen.
    -s, --sleep=<interval>      How long to sleep between polling default 60 seconds
    -t, --throttle=<interval>   How long to sleep betwen accepts
    -u, --username=<username>   Instagram Username
    -p, --password=<password>   Instagram Password
    -v, --version               Print version

Simple utility to auto accept Follow Requests on an Instagram account.

"""
import time
from getpass import getpass
from InstagramAPI import InstagramAPI
from docopt import docopt
from sys import exit
import signal


def signal_handler(signal, frame):
    print('Exiting')
    exit(0)

def prompt_for_username():
    return raw_input('Instagram Username/E-Mail address: ')

def prompt_for_password():
    return getpass('Instagram Password: ')

def main(args=None):
    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
    # Parse arguments
    (user, password, sleep, throttle) = (
        arguments['--username'], arguments['--password'],
        arguments['--sleep'], arguments['--throttle']
    )
    if not user:
        user = prompt_for_username()
    if not password:
        password = prompt_for_password()
    if not sleep:
        sleep = 60
    if not throttle:
        throttle = 1
    # Connect to IG 
    API = InstagramAPI(user, password)
    try:
        logged_in = API.login()
        response = API.LastJson
        if not logged_in:
            print(response['message'])
            exit(1)
    except Exception as e:
        print('Error Logging in: %s ' % (e))
        exit(1)

    while True:
        API.getPendingFollowRequests()
        pending = API.LastJson
        for user in pending['users']:
            user_name = user['username']
            user_id = user['pk']
            print('Approving Follow Request for: %s' % (user_name))
            API.approve(user_id)
            time.sleep(float(throttle))
        time.sleep(float(sleep))

    

if __name__ == '__main__':
    arguments = docopt(__doc__, version='0.1.0')
    main()