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dilame / instagram-private-api

NodeJS Instagram private API SDK. Written in TypeScript.
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Is this still working & Law question ? #1282

Open nathan-rabet opened 4 years ago

nathan-rabet commented 4 years ago

Hello dear dev's,

I have few questions to ask about your private Instagram API.

First : Is this API working with the new official Instagram ?

Until now, I used the Basic Display Instagram API (which, I think, is HIGHLY limited) to perform some basic stuff like OAuth or username fetching... But I want to fetch followers, following and others fields like these. Since June 29, 2020, the old API have been replaced by the new ones (Basic Display & Graph API). So my question is : Can I still fetch all the data described in your documentation (followers, following, etc...) ?

Second : Is this legal to fetch Instagram data without the official API ?

Nothing to add. 🙃

Have a good day ! 😉

Nerixyz commented 4 years ago

Is it the official api? No, hence the name private.

Can you fetch followers and similar? Probably. You can do everything the app can do but it's also rate limited (like the app).

Is it legal? Probably not however it's essentially just like using the app (there are some differences).

nathan-rabet commented 4 years ago

Mmmh I don't think that human seeing and machine fetching is the same think in relation to the law. 🧐🤔

Thanks anyway. 😉