Instagram Influencer Scraper

What is this

This script scrapes handle and name from top posts on Instagram based on #hashtags using selenium webdriver

How it works

1. Logs in
2. Find instagram top posts by provided #hashtag
3. Navigate to each @handle and saves @handle, name in a file

Set up

• Python 3.x+
• pip

1. pip install -r requirements.txt
2. Download chromedriver. Place in root directory.
3. Create influencers and tags file (no extension) in root directory
4. Set IG_USERNAME and IG_PASSWORD environment variables
5. $ python app.py

tags file should look like:

gaming
mensfashion

Results will be stored in influencers file. E.g.

pewdiepie,PewDiePie
markiplier,Markiplier

Configuration

1. MAX_HANDLE_ATTEMPTS set to 25 by default. Sets the number of posts the script will scrape in a single run.
2. MINIMUM_FOLLOWER_COUNT set to 10000 by default. Sets the minimum number of followers for influencer to be recorded.

Features

• Duplicate @handles will not be saved to influencers file

Please note

• Emojis/special characters in names are ignored when saving to influencers
• Commas in names are replaced as a space