From 653efed311e03e812076c251cae44ae5fc9c441e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Graf <17130992+aandergr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:58:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Query Post metadata through api/graphql when not logged in

---
 instaloader/structures.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/instaloader/structures.py b/instaloader/structures.py
index e1d9f60..941b03c 100644
--- a/instaloader/structures.py
+++ b/instaloader/structures.py
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ class Post:
                     "shortcode": self.shortcode,
                     "__relay_internal__pv__PolarisAIGMMediaWebLabelEnabledrelayprovider": False,
                 },
+                # As the logged-out web app does.
+                web_api=not self._context.is_logged_in,
             )
             web_info = (resp.get("data") or {}).get("xdt_api__v1__media__shortcode__web_info") or {}
             items = web_info.get("items")