In the 2nd post of the series, let's see how to download Instagram posts using Python.
To do this, we need to use a package called instaloader
Installation
Run the below command to install the package
pip install instaloader
Public profile
To download an Instagram post of a public account copy the post id from the URL. if the below is an URL,
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFtle2lpVC1/
The post id will be CFtle2lpVC1
Now, run the below command in the directory you want to download the image.
instaloader -- -(post-id)
Example,
instaloader -- -CFtle2lpVC1
This method only works for public profiles, to learn more visit