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pythonweb-scrapinginstagram-api
MasterMind
MasterMind

Reputation: 97

How to get more than 100 units using Instagram Private Api?

I find very cool library called Instagram Private Api and Im trying get all people subscribed on my Instagram for educational purposes. But I can't get more than 100 units :( Can somebody help me understand how to fix it?

from random import randint
from time import sleep



user_id = api.username_info('target')['user']['pk']

# Create a list of followers' usernames
usernames = []



next_max_id = followers.get('next_max_id')

while next_max_id:
    delay = randint(20,40)
    print("Sleep " + str(delay) + "s")
    sleep(delay)
    # Get a list of the user's followers
    followers = api.user_followers(user_id, rank_token=api.generate_uuid(),)
    next_max_id = followers.get('next_max_id')

    for follower in followers['users']:
        usernames.append(follower['username'])
    


# Print the list of followers' usernames
print(len(usernames))```

Upvotes: 0

Views: 952

Answers (2)

Miguel Montes
Miguel Montes

Reputation: 154

This works for me:

from instagram_private_api import Client, ClientCompatPatch

username = 'username'
password = 'password'

def get_all_followers(api, user_id, rank_token):
    followers = []
    next_max_id = True

    while next_max_id:

        if next_max_id == True:
            result = api.user_followers(user_id, rank_token)
        else:
            result = api.user_followers(user_id, rank_token, max_id=next_max_id)

        next_max_id = result.get('next_max_id')
        followers.extend([user['username'] for user in result['users']])

    return followers


if __name__ == '__main__':
    api = Client(username, password)
    user_info = api.username_info(username)
    user_id = user_info['user']['pk']
    rank_token = Client.generate_uuid()
    followers = get_all_followers(api, user_id, rank_token)

Upvotes: 1

Facorazza
Facorazza

Reputation: 336

From the documentation: you can pass max_id to offset the selection of users.

You can also look at the provided example.

Upvotes: 2

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