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fvrrvg / igo

A CLI for Instagram built in Go. Helps you do some tasks faster and easier like downloading posts, stories, IGTV, and DMs.
MIT License
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login should not be required #1

Closed 3052 closed 2 months ago

3052 commented 2 months ago

you can view public post without login:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_e_VOXRa9C

fvrrvg commented 2 months ago

Good for you @3052.

Igo is designed as a full CLI tool for managing your Instagram account, allowing interaction with both public and private accounts. Unlike scraping, Igo uses Instagram API thanks to @ahmdrz & @Davincible , which requires logging in. This approach enables additional functionalities like downloading stories, highlights, and DMs from both private and public accounts.

I understand your point about downloading content from public accounts without logging in. However, Igo is built to function as a virtual device with a headless Instagram client, which requires authentication to perform these actions.

Have a great day!