.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/instaloader/instaloader/master/docs/logo_heading.png

::

    $ pip3 install instaloader

    $ instaloader profile [profile ...]

**Instaloader**

- downloads **public and private profiles, hashtags, user stories,
  feeds and saved media**,

- downloads **comments, geotags and captions** of each post,

- automatically **detects profile name changes** and renames the target
  directory accordingly,

- allows **fine-grained customization** of filters and where to store
  downloaded media.

::

    instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
                [--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
                profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved

`Instaloader Documentation <https://instaloader.github.io/>`__


How to Automatically Download Pictures from Instagram
-----------------------------------------------------

To **download all pictures and videos of a profile**, as well as the
**profile picture**, do

::

    instaloader profile [profile ...]

where ``profile`` is the name of a profile you want to download. Instead
of only one profile, you may also specify a list of profiles.

To later **update your local copy** of that profiles, you may run

::

    instaloader --fast-update profile [profile ...]

If ``--fast-update`` is given, Instaloader stops when arriving at the
first already-downloaded picture. When updating profiles, Instaloader
automatically **detects profile name changes** and renames the target directory
accordingly.

Instaloader can also be used to **download private profiles**. To do so,
invoke it with

::

    instaloader --login=your_username profile [profile ...]

When logging in, Instaloader **stores the session cookies** in a file in your
temporary directory, which will be reused later the next time ``--login``
is given.  So you can download private profiles **non-interactively** when you
already have a valid session cookie file.

`Instaloader Documentation <https://instaloader.github.io/basic-usage.html>`__


Disclaimer
----------

.. disclaimer-start

Instaloader is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained or endorsed by Instagram or any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial project. Use at your own risk.

Instaloader is licensed under an MIT license. Refer to ``LICENSE`` file for more information.

.. disclaimer-end

Contributing
------------

As an open source project, Instaloader heavily depends on the contributions from
its community. See
`contributing <https://instaloader.github.io/contributing.html>`__
for how you may help Instaloader to become an even greater tool.

It is a pleasure for us to share our Instaloader to the world, and we are proud
to have attracted such an active and motivating community, with so many users
who share their suggestions and ideas with us. Buying a community-sponsored beer
or coffee from time to time is very likely to further raise our passion for the
development of Instaloader.

| For Donations, we provide a PayPal.Me link and a Bitcoin address.
|  PayPal: `PayPal.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY

For a direct and personal communication within Instaloader's community, we have
an IRC channel

**#instaloader** on **Freenode**.

Freenode provides a `Web IRC Client
<https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=instaloader>`__, allowing to join our
channel without having an IRC client installed.