Instagram Data Scraping

Key Features

• Collects profile metrics such as follower count, following count, and profile metadata.
• Extracts post details including captions, media type, likes, comments, and timestamps.
• Downloads videos, converts them to audio, and generates transcriptions with Whisper.
• Fetches comments and performs basic sentiment tagging for audience analysis.
• Exports structured data to CSV and produces PDF reports containing transcriptions and comments.
• Supports authenticated scraping to bypass private‑account and rate‑limit restrictions.

Technologies Used

Challenges

Instagram’s rate limits, login requirements, and dynamic content loading demanded session management and headless browsing techniques.

Solution

Combined the Instagram Graph API for publicly available data with Instagrapi and custom request sessions to capture additional information. Used moviepy for media conversion and Whisper for high‑quality speech‑to‑text.

Results

Delivered a rich dataset that allowed marketing teams to benchmark influencers, track content performance, and refine social strategies based on real user feedback.