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InstaScrape — Async Instagram Comment Scraper

Scrape all parent comments from any Instagram Reel with automated login, async speed, real-time progress, and clean exports — no manual cookie copying required.

✨ Features

• ✅ Automated Login: cookie.json persistence with iat + expiry, no manual cookies needed.
• Self-healing Auth: detects expired cookies mid-run, prompts relogin, resumes automatically.
• ⚡ Async Engine: powered by httpx.AsyncClient with requests-per-second throttling.
• Progress Tracking: accurate percent and ETA from Instagram’s comment count.
• Dual Exports: TXT and JSON files saved in timestamped folders.

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

️ Installation

git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/InstaScrape
cd InstaScrape
pip install -r requirements.txt

▶️ Usage

python3 main.py

• Enter the Instagram Reel URL (e.g., https://www.instagram.com/reel/SHORTCODE/).
• Set Max requests per second (5-7 recommended). Adjust for stability.
• On first run, provide username/password; cookie.json is created and reused until expiry.

Output

• TXT: download_comments/txt/reel_comments_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.txt
• JSON: download_comments/json/reel_comments_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.json

Example structure:

  "generated_at": 1700000000,
  "count": 123,
  "comments": [
    { "username": "user1", "text": "Nice!", "created_at": 1699999000 }

How it Works

• Cookie Lifecycle: cookie.json stores iat and expiry; validated on startup & during requests.
• Error Resilience: retries transient errors and refreshes cookies on 401/redirect-to-login.
• Progress Accuracy: uses Instagram’s comment count to calculate percent & ETA.
• Async Efficiency: httpx.AsyncClient with HTTP/2, keep-alive, and RPS limiter.

Repository url: https://github.com/kaifcodec/InstaScrape.git