From 7acd1b6a75d9964b6e7bf91c0769e172e2a64359 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Graf <17130992+aandergr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 18:23:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Raise LoginRequiredException for Profile fields that require
 login

---
 instaloader/structures.py | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/instaloader/structures.py b/instaloader/structures.py
index 0057ab3..4412944 100644
--- a/instaloader/structures.py
+++ b/instaloader/structures.py
@@ -1257,16 +1257,27 @@ class Profile:
 
     @property
     def external_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """:raises LoginRequiredException: When not logged in."""
+        if not self._context.is_logged_in:
+            raise LoginRequiredException("Login required to access the external URL of a profile.")
         return self._metadata('external_url')
 
     @property
     def is_business_account(self) -> bool:
-        """.. versionadded:: 4.4"""
+        """.. versionadded:: 4.4
+
+        :raises LoginRequiredException: When not logged in."""
+        if not self._context.is_logged_in:
+            raise LoginRequiredException("Login required to access whether a profile is a business account.")
         return self._metadata('is_business_account')
 
     @property
     def business_category_name(self) -> str:
-        """.. versionadded:: 4.4"""
+        """.. versionadded:: 4.4
+
+        :raises LoginRequiredException: When not logged in."""
+        if not self._context.is_logged_in:
+            raise LoginRequiredException("Login required to access the business category of a profile.")
         return self._metadata('business_category_name')
 
     @property