{"repo":"simonseo/instagram-hashtag-crawler","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/simonseo/instagram-hashtag-crawler","clone":"git clone https://github.com/simonseo/instagram-hashtag-crawler.git","description":"Crawl Instagram hashtags","language":"Python","stars":58,"topics":["instagram-hashtag","crawler","instagram"],"license":null,"category":"scrapers-browser-automation","readme_excerpt":"Instagram Hashtag Crawler Crawl Instagram hashtags and collect post metadata (likes, comments, captions, user profiles) without a developer account. Uses instaloader under the hood. Installation Or clone and install locally: For development: Usage Crawl hashtags Multi-hashtag AND search Pass -t multiple times to find posts that contain all specified hashtags: Output is saved as food AND pizza.json (tags sorted alphabetically, joined by AND ). You can also run it as a module: Export to CSV Options Flag Description Default ------ ------------- --------- --browser Auto-extract session from browser (chrome, firefox, safari, edge, brave, etc.) — --cookie-file Path to browser cookie file (for non-default profiles) — -u , --username Instagram username (not needed with --browser ) — -p , --password Instagram password (not needed with --browser ) — -t , --target Hashtag to crawl (without # ). Repeat for AND search. — -f , --targetfile File with hashtags, one per line — --output-dir Directory for JSON output ./hashtags --max-posts Max posts per hashtag 100 --min-posts Min posts required 1 --since Unix timestamp — only collect newer posts — --session-file Path to save/load session (with -u / -p ) — -v , --verbose Debug logging off Target file format One hashtag per line, no # prefix: See examples/targets.txt for a sample. Output Each hashtag produces a JSON file in the output directory: Each JSON file contains an array of post objects with fields like shortcode , user id , username , li","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/simonseo","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/simonseo/instagram-hashtag-crawler/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}