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Use Instaloader

Instaloader is a tool for download Instagram photos, videos, ...


Install Instaloader with Python venv.

Create args.txt file with content, remember to change username with your real username:

--login=username
--sessionfile=./session
--no-video-thumbnails
--no-captions
--no-metadata-json

For downloading posts, add to args.txt:

--fast-update

For downloading only stories, add to args.txt:

--stories
--no-posts

For downloading only hightlights, add to args.txt:

--highlights
--no-posts

Then run, remeber to change targetname1, targetname2, ... to your target:

instaloader +args.txt targetname1 targetname2