Instagram followers scraper

This tool uses Python and Selenium to scrape the list of followers and people following a user and see the difference with a previously recorded list.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• TODO

Requirements

You need to have Python 3 and PIP installed. You can follow these installation instructions. You also need to have Chrome installed as Selenium uses the chromedriver contained in the drivers folder.

Finally, you'll need your Instagram credentials to log in. At this time the dialog with the list of followers cannot be opened as an anonymous user.

Installation

Download this project manually or clone the repo with git:

git clone [email protected]:frabonomi/instagram-followers-scraper.git

Then go to the directory and install the required dependencies

cd instagram-followers-scraper
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

After installing the dependencies run the main.py file with Python 3:

python3 main.py

You'll be asked to input the username that you want to analyze and your Instagram credentials. You can get info about followers, following or both. The data will be stored in the exports folder.

TODO

• Speed up scraping of the users. Right now scraping is quite slow and can be improved
• Handle wrong credentials or missing username