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instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
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instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--tagged]
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[--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
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[--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
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profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved
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profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved
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What to Download
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What to Download
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. targets-start
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Instaloader supports the following targets:
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Instaloader supports the following targets:
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- ``profile``
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- ``profile``
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Public profile, or private profile with :option:`--login`. For each profile
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Public profile, or private profile with :option:`--login`.
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you download, :option:`--stories` instructs Instaloader to also
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**download the user's stories**.
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If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader automatically
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finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder accordingly.
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Besides the profile's posts, its current profile picture is downloaded. For
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each profile you download, :option:`--stories` instructs Instaloader to also
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**download the user's stories**, and :option:`--tagged` to **download posts
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where the user is tagged**.
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- ``"#hashtag"``
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- ``"#hashtag"``
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Posts with a certain **hashtag** (the quotes are usually necessary),
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Posts with a certain **hashtag** (the quotes are usually necessary),
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The single **post** with the given shortcode. Must be preceeded by ``--`` in
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The single **post** with the given shortcode. Must be preceeded by ``--`` in
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the argument list to not be mistaken as an option flag.
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the argument list to not be mistaken as an option flag.
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.. targets-end
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Instaloader goes through all media matching the specified targets and
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Instaloader goes through all media matching the specified targets and
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downloads the pictures and videos and their captions. You can specify
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downloads the pictures and videos and their captions. You can specify
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posts marked as saved).
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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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Here we explain the additional options that can be given to Instaloader to
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customize its behavior. To get a list of all flags, their abbreviations and
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customize its behavior. For an
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their descriptions, you may also run ``instaloader --help``. For an
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introduction on how to use Instaloader, see
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introduction on how to use Instaloader, see
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:ref:`download-pictures-from-instagram`.
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:ref:`download-pictures-from-instagram`.
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What to Download
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To get a list of all flags, their abbreviations and
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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their descriptions, you may also run::
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Specify a list of targets (profiles, #hashtags, ``:feed``, ``:stories`` or
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instaloader --help
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``:saved``). For each of these, Instaloader creates a folder and stores all
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posts along with the pictures's captions and the current **profile picture**
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there. If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader
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automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.
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.. option:: --profile-pic-only, -P
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Targets
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^^^^^^^
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Only download profile picture.
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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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.. option:: --no-profile-pic
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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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Do not download profile picture.
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- ``filename.json[.xz]``
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Re-Download the given object
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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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.. option:: --no-pictures
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Template to write in txt file for each StoryItem. See
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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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: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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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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.. option:: --profile-pic-only, -P
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Only download profile picture.
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Do not download profile picture.
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.. option:: --stories, -s
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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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Also **download stories** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
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Also download posts where each profile is tagged.
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Also download posts where each profile is tagged.
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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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.. option:: --stories-only
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.. option:: --stories-only
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Rather than downloading regular posts of each specified profile, only
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Rather than downloading regular posts of each specified profile, only
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Download only post where each profile is tagged, not their regular posts.
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Download only post where each profile is tagged, not their regular posts.
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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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.. option:: --post-filter filter, --only-if filter
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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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Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each post to be
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evaluated to :class:`instaloader.StoryItem` attributes.
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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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See :ref:`filter-posts` for more examples.
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When to Stop Downloading
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If none of these options are given, Instaloader goes through all pictures
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matching the specified targets.
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.. option:: --count COUNT, -c
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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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instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
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instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--tagged]
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[--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
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argv0 = "instaloader" if argv0 == "__main__.py" else argv0
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argv0 = "instaloader" if argv0 == "__main__.py" else argv0
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return """
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{0} [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
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{0} [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--tagged]
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{2:{1}} profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved
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{0} --help""".format(argv0, len(argv0), '')
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fromfile_prefix_chars='+')
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fromfile_prefix_chars='+')
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g_what = parser.add_argument_group('What to Download',
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g_targets = parser.add_argument_group("What to Download",
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'Specify a list of profiles or #hashtags. For each of these, Instaloader '
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'creates a folder and '
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'downloads all posts along with the pictures\'s '
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g_targets.add_argument('profile', nargs='*',
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help="Download profile. If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader "
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"automatically finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder likewise.")
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'finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder likewise.')
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'matching the specified targets.')
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g_stop.add_argument('-F', '--fast-update', action='store_true',
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help='For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture. This '
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'flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal Instagram archive.')
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g_stop.add_argument('-c', '--count',
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help='Do not attempt to download more than COUNT posts. '
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help='Do not attempt to download more than COUNT posts. '
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'Applies only to #hashtag and :feed.')
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'Applies only to #hashtag and :feed.')
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