Download Instagram Images with Python and instagram-scraper

download-instagram-images.py

import os
import json
import requests
import shutil

# prerequisites:
# pip install instagram-scraper
# pip install requests

# do only use to download your own images
# before running this script, please consult Instagram's term of use
# see also: 
# - https://github.com/arc298/instagram-scraper
# - https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870

username = "your_user_name"

os.system(f"instagram-scraper " + username + " --media-metadata --media-types none")

with open(f"{username}/{username}.json") as json_file:
    data = json.load(json_file)

images = [record for record in data["GraphImages"] if record["__typename"] == "GraphImage"]

for image in images:
    
    filename = f"{image['id']}.jpg"
    image_folder = f"{username}/images"
    url = image["display_url"]
    
    os.makedirs(image_folder, exist_ok=True)
    
    req = requests.get(url, stream=True)
    if req.status_code == 200:
        with open(f"{image_folder}/{filename}", "wb") as file:
            req.raw.decode_content = True
            shutil.copyfileobj(req.raw, file)