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.. _command-line-options:
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Command Line Options
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====================
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Instaloader is invoked with::
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$ instaloader [options] target [target ...]
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where ``target`` is a ``profile``, a ``"#hashtag"``, ``@profile`` (all profiles
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that *profile* is following), ``%location ID``, or if logged in ``:feed`` (pictures from your
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feed), ``:stories`` (stories of your followees) or ``:saved`` (collection of
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posts marked as saved).
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Here we explain the additional options that can be given to Instaloader to
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customize its behavior. For an
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introduction on how to use Instaloader, see
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:ref:`download-pictures-from-instagram`.
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To get a list of all flags, their abbreviations and
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their descriptions, you may also run::
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instaloader --help
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Targets
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^^^^^^^
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Specify a list of targets. For each of these, Instaloader creates a folder and
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stores all posts along with the pictures's captions there.
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.. include:: basic-usage.rst
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:start-after: targets-start
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:end-before: targets-end
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- ``filename.json[.xz]``
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Re-Download the given object
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- ``+args.txt``
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Read targets (and options) from given textfile. See :option:`+args.txt`.
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What to Download of each Post
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: --no-pictures
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Do not download post pictures. Cannot be used together with
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:option:`--fast-update`. Implies :option:`--no-video-thumbnails`, does not
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imply :option:`--no-videos`.
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.. versionadded:: 4.1
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.. option:: --no-videos, -V
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Do not download videos.
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.. option:: --no-video-thumbnails
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Do not download thumbnails of videos.
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.. option:: --geotags, -G
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**Download geotags** when available. Geotags are stored as a text file with
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the location's name and a Google Maps link. This requires an additional
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request to the Instagram server for each picture. Requires :option:`--login`.
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.. option:: --comments, -C
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Download and update comments for each post. This requires an additional
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request to the Instagram server for each post, which is why it is disabled by
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default.
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.. option:: --no-captions
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Do not create txt files.
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.. option:: --post-metadata-txt
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Template to write in txt file for each Post. See :ref:`metadata-text-files`.
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.. option:: --storyitem-metadata-txt
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Template to write in txt file for each StoryItem. See
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:ref:`metadata-text-files`.
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.. option:: --no-metadata-json
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Do not create a JSON file containing the metadata of each post.
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.. option:: --no-compress-json
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Do not xz compress JSON files, rather create pretty formatted JSONs.
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What to Download of each Profile
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: --profile-pic-only, -P
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.. deprecated:: 4.1
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Use :option:`--no-posts`.
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Only download profile picture.
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.. option:: --no-posts
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Do not download regular posts.
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.. option:: --no-profile-pic
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Do not download profile picture.
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.. option:: --stories, -s
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Also **download stories** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
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:option:`--login`.
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.. option:: --highlights
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Also **download highlights** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
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:option:`--login`.
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.. versionadded:: 4.1
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.. option:: --tagged
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Also download posts where each profile is tagged.
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.. option:: --stories-only
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.. deprecated:: 4.1
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Use :option:`--stories` :option:`--no-posts`.
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Rather than downloading regular posts of each specified profile, only
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download stories. Requires :option:`--login`. Does not imply
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:option:`--no-profile-pic`.
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.. note::
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If possible, use ``:stories`` target rather than :option:`--stories-only`
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with all your followees. ``:stories`` uses fewer API requests.
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Which Posts to Download
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: --fast-update, -F
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For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture.
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This flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal
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Instagram archive.
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.. option:: --post-filter filter, --only-if filter
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Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each post to be
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downloaded. Must be a syntactically valid Python expression. Variables are
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evaluated to :class:`instaloader.Post` attributes. Example:
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``--post-filter=viewer_has_liked``. See :ref:`filter-posts` for more
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examples.
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.. option:: --storyitem-filter filter
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Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each storyitem to be
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downloaded. Must be a syntactically valid Python expression. Variables are
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evaluated to :class:`instaloader.StoryItem` attributes.
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See :ref:`filter-posts` for more examples.
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.. option:: --count COUNT, -c
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Do not attempt to download more than COUNT posts. Applies only to
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``#hashtag``, ``%location id``, and ``:feed``.
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Login (Download Private Profiles)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Instaloader can **login to Instagram**. This allows downloading private
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profiles. To login, pass the :option:`--login` option. Your session cookie (not your
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password!) will be saved to a local file to be reused next time you want
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Instaloader to login.
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.. option:: --login YOUR-USERNAME, -l YOUR-USERNAME
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Login name (profile name) for your Instagram account.
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.. option:: --sessionfile SESSIONFILE, -f SESSIONFILE
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Path for loading and storing session key file. Defaults to a path within
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your temporary directory, encoding your local username and your Instagram
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profile name.
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.. option:: --password YOUR-PASSWORD, -p YOUR-PASSWORD
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Password for your Instagram account. Without this option, you'll be prompted
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for your password interactively if there is not yet a valid session file.
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.. warning:: Using :option:`--password` option is discouraged for security
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reasons. Enter your password interactively when asked, or use the
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sessionfile feature (:option:`--sessionfile` to customize path).
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How to Download
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: --dirname-pattern DIRNAME_PATTERN
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Name of directory where to store posts. ``{profile}`` is replaced by the
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profile name, ``{target}`` is replaced by the target you specified, i.e.
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either ``:feed``, ``#hashtag`` or the profile name. Defaults to ``{target}``.
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See :ref:`filename-specification`.
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.. option:: --filename-pattern FILENAME_PATTERN
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Prefix of filenames, relative to the directory given with
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:option:`--dirname-pattern`. ``{profile}`` is replaced by the profile name,
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``{target}`` is replaced by the target you specified, i.e. either ``:feed``,
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``#hashtag`` or the profile name. Defaults to ``{date_utc}_UTC``.
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See :ref:`filename-specification` for a list of supported tokens.
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.. option:: --user-agent USER_AGENT
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User Agent to use for HTTP requests. Per default, Instaloader pretends being
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Chrome/51.
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.. option:: --max-connection-attempts N
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Maximum number of connection attempts until a request is aborted. Defaults
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to ``3``. If a connection fails, it can be manually skipped by hitting
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:kbd:`Control-c`. Set this to ``0`` to retry infinitely.
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.. option:: --commit-mode
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Tries to ensure downloaded images avoid corruption in case of unexpected
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interruption. If the last picture is corrupted, Instaloader will fix the
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picture the next time it is run.
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.. versionadded:: 4.2
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.. option:: --request-timeout N
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Seconds to wait before timing out a connection request.
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Miscellaneous Options
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: --quiet, -q
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Disable user interaction, i.e. do not print messages (except errors) and fail
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if login credentials are needed but not given.
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This is handy for running :ref:`instaloader-as-cronjob`.
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.. option:: +args.txt
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Read arguments from file `args.txt`, a shortcut to provide arguments from
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file rather than command-line. This provides a convenient way to hide login
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info from CLI, and can also be used to simplify managment of long arguments.
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.. note::
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Text file should separate arguments with line breaks.
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args.txt example::
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--login=MYUSERNAME
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--password=MYPASSWORD
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--fast-update
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profile1
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.. versionadded:: 4.1
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