instagram-private-api

import { IgApiClient } from 'instagram-private-api'; import { writeFile, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'; import path from 'node:path'; const ig = new IgApiClient(); const stateFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'ig_state.json'); // Generate device IDs based on a seed (e.g., username) for consistent behavior ig.state.generateDevice(process.env.IG_USERNAME ?? ''); // Optionally, set a proxy URL ig.state.proxyUrl = process.env.IG_PROXY ?? ''; // Attempt to load previously saved state (like cookies, device IDs) // This is crucial for avoiding frequent Instagram challenges. async function loadState() { try { ig.state.deserialize(await readFile(stateFilePath, { encoding: 'utf8' })); console.log('Successfully restored Instagram state.'); } catch (e) { console.log('No saved state found or error loading state, starting fresh.'); } } // Save the current state after successful login or important operations async function saveState() { await writeFile(stateFilePath, await ig.state.serialize(), { encoding: 'utf8' }); console.log('Instagram state saved.'); } (async () => { if (!process.env.IG_USERNAME || !process.env.IG_PASSWORD) { console.error('Please set IG_USERNAME and IG_PASSWORD environment variables.'); process.exit(1); } await loadState(); // Try to load state before logging in // Execute pre-login flow to mimic a real Android application await ig.simulate.preLoginFlow(); const loggedInUser = await ig.account.login(process.env.IG_USERNAME, process.env.IG_PASSWORD); console.log(`Logged in as ${loggedInUser.username} (${loggedInUser.pk})`); await saveState(); // Save state after successful login // Example: Get user feed (your own) const myFeed = ig.feed.user(loggedInUser.pk); const myItems = await myFeed.items(); console.log('First 3 items from your feed:', myItems.slice(0, 3).map(item => item.id)); // Example: Fetch a public user's profile info const targetUsername = 'instagram'; // Or any public account const targetUser = await ig.user.searchExact(targetUsername); console.log(`Info for ${targetUser.username}: followers=${targetUser.follower_count}, following=${targetUser.following_count}`); // Log out (optional, but good practice) // await ig.account.logout(); // console.log('Logged out.'); })();