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Release of version 4.2.2
2026-10-17 14:12:17 -07:00 · 2019-02-16 22:25:43 +01:00 · 2019-02-16 19:26:58 +01:00 · 2019-02-10 21:13:29 +01:00 · 2019-02-10 20:55:07 +01:00 · 2019-02-10 20:29:04 +01:00
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@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+(e.g. Instaloader command line)
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen (if not obvious).
+
+**Error messages and tracebacks**
+If applicable, add error messages and tracebacks to help explain your problem.
+
+**Instaloader version**
+`instaloader --version` output.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+
+---
+
+**Provide us a use case of the feature**
+How could the user invoke the new function? Which problem would it solve? If new information is obtained, how would it be further processed?
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the feature request here.
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ install:
 - pip install pylint requests
 - pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
 script:
- - python3 -m pylint -r n -d bad-whitespace,missing-docstring,too-many-arguments,locally-disabled,line-too-long,too-many-public-methods,too-many-lines,too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-locals,too-many-branches,too-many-statements,inconsistent-return-statements,invalid-name,wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import instaloader
+ - python3 -m pylint -r n -d bad-whitespace,missing-docstring,too-many-arguments,locally-disabled,line-too-long,too-many-public-methods,too-many-lines,too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-locals,too-many-branches,too-many-statements,inconsistent-return-statements,invalid-name,wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import,no-else-return,cyclic-import,unnecessary-pass instaloader
 - make -C docs html SPHINXOPTS="-W -n"
 deploy:
  - provider: pypi
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Authors
+=======
+
+Instaloader is written by
+
+- Alexander Graf (@aandergr)
+- André Koch-Kramer (@Thammus)
+- Lars Lindqvist (@e5150)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)

-Copyright (c) 2016-2018 Alexander Graf and André Koch-Kramer.
+Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Alexander Graf and André Koch-Kramer.

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@

 ::

-    instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
+    instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--highlights] [--tagged]
                [--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
                profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved

@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ Disclaimer
 Instaloader is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained or endorsed by Instagram or any of its affiliates or
 subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial project. Use at your own risk.

+Instaloader is licensed under an MIT license. Refer to ``LICENSE`` file for more information.
+
 .. disclaimer-end

-Instaloader is licensed under an MIT license. Refer to ``LICENSE`` file for more information.
+Contributing
+------------
+
+As an open source project, Instaloader heavily depends on the contributions from
+its community. See
+`contributing <https://instaloader.github.io/contributing.html>`__
+for how you may help Instaloader to become an even greater tool.
+
+It is a pleasure for us to share our Instaloader to the world, and we are proud
+to have attracted such an active and motivating community, with so many users
+who share their suggestions and ideas with us. Buying a community-sponsored beer
+or coffee from time to time is very likely to further raise our passion for the
+development of Instaloader.
+
+| For Donations, we provide a PayPal.Me link and a Bitcoin address.
+|  PayPal: `PayPal.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
+|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+@import url(bootstrap-4.1.3.min.css);
+a {
+  color: #008d06; }
+  a:hover, a.current, a.active {
+    color: #f48400; }
+  a.current, a.active {
+    font-weight: 500; }
+
+.doc-sidebar a:hover, .modal-body a:hover {
+  text-decoration: none; }
+
+code {
+  color: #212529; }
+
+.highlight {
+  border-radius: 0.3em; }
+  .highlight pre {
+    padding: 0.7em;
+    color: #fff; }
+  .highlight .c1 {
+    color: #008d06; }
+  .highlight .k, .highlight .kn, .highlight .ow {
+    color: #f48400;
+    font-weight: bold; }
+  .highlight .nb {
+    color: #f48400; }
+  .highlight .s1, .highlight .s2, .highlight .mi {
+    color: #ff7efd; }
+
+.doc-content {
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+  top: 3.5625em;
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto; }
+
+.doc-sidebar {
+  position: fixed;
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+  top: 3.5625em;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto; }
+  .doc-sidebar ul {
+    list-style-type: none;
+    padding-left: 1em; }
+    .doc-sidebar ul.current {
+      padding-left: 0; }
+  .doc-sidebar li {
+    padding-top: 0.2em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.2em; }
+
+.admonition {
+  border-radius: 0.3em;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  background-color: #f8f9fa; }
+  .admonition .admonition-title {
+    color: #ff7efd; }
+
+.topic {
+  border-radius: 0.3em;
+  background-color: #f8f9fa; }
+
+.nav-link {
+  padding-top: 0;
+  padding-bottom: 0; }
+
+.btn-success {
+  background-color: #008d06;
+  border-color: #008d06; }
+  .btn-success:hover {
+    background-color: #f48400;
+    border-color: #f48400; }
+
+/*# sourceMappingURL=instaloader.css.map */
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+$(function () {
+    $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
+
+    $('.doc-sidebar > ul > li.current').attr("id", "localtoc");
+    $('#localtoc ul').addClass("nav flex-column");
+    $('#localtoc ul li').addClass("nav-item");
+    $('#localtoc ul li a').addClass("nav-link");
+    $('.doc-content').scrollspy({target: '#localtoc'});
+
+    const top_href = '#' + $('.section:first').attr("id");
+    $('#localtoc > a.current').attr("href", top_href);
+
+    $('#navbarToc a').on("click", function () {
+        const href = $(this).attr("href");
+        if (href === '#') {
+            window.location.href = top_href;
+        } else {
+            window.location.href = href;
+        }
+        $('#navbarToc').modal('hide');
+    });
+});
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+@import 'bootstrap-4.1.3.min.css';
+
+$color_instaloader_main: #008d06;
+$color_instaloader_accent: #f48400;
+$color_instaloader_hyper: #ff7efd;
+$color_normal_text: #212529;
+$color_light_bg: #f8f9fa;
+
+a {
+  color: $color_instaloader_main;
+
+  &:hover, &.current, &.active {
+    color: $color_instaloader_accent;
+  }
+
+  &.current, &.active {
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+}
+
+.doc-sidebar, .modal-body {
+  a:hover {
+    text-decoration: none
+  }
+}
+
+code {
+  color: $color_normal_text;
+}
+
+.highlight {
+  border-radius: 0.3em;
+
+  pre {
+    padding: 0.7em;
+    color: #fff;
+  }
+
+  .c1 {
+    color: $color_instaloader_main
+  }
+
+  .k, .kn, .ow {
+    color: $color_instaloader_accent;
+    font-weight: bold
+  }
+
+  .nb {
+    color: $color_instaloader_accent
+  }
+
+  .s1, .s2, .mi {
+    color: $color_instaloader_hyper
+  }
+}
+
+.doc-content {
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+  top: 3.5625em;
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.doc-sidebar {
+  position: fixed;
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+  top: 3.5625em;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+
+  ul {
+    list-style-type: none;
+    padding-left: 1em;
+
+    &.current {
+      padding-left: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  li {
+    padding-top: 0.2em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.2em;
+
+  }
+}
+
+.admonition {
+  border-radius: 0.3em;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  background-color: $color_light_bg;
+
+  .admonition-title {
+    color: $color_instaloader_hyper;
+  }
+}
+
+.topic {
+  border-radius: 0.3em;
+  background-color: $color_light_bg;
+}
+
+.nav-link {
+  padding-top: 0;
+  padding-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.btn-success {
+  background-color: $color_instaloader_main;
+  border-color: $color_instaloader_main;
+
+  &:hover {
+    background-color: $color_instaloader_accent;
+    border-color: $color_instaloader_accent;
+  }
+}
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-code {
-    color: #222;
-    background-color: #f5f5f5;
-}
-
-dd {
-    padding-left: 8px;
-}
-
-dl.option dd {
-    padding-left: 12px;
-}
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<li class="dropdown globaltoc-container">
-  <a role="button"
-     id="dLabelGlobalToc"
-     data-toggle="dropdown"
-     data-target="#"
-     href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">{{ theme_navbar_site_name }} <b class="caret"></b></a>
-  <ul class="dropdown-menu globaltoc"
-      role="menu"
-      aria-labelledby="dLabelGlobalToc">
-    {{ toctree(maxdepth=theme_globaltoc_depth|toint, collapse=False, includehidden=theme_globaltoc_includehidden|tobool) }}
-    <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-    <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="genindex.html">Index</a></li>
-  </ul>
-</li>
@@ -1,18 +1,118 @@
 {% extends "!layout.html" %}
+
+{% set html5_doctype = True %}
+
+{% set script_files = script_files + ['_static/bootstrap-4.1.3.bundle.min.js', '_static/instaloader.js'] %}
+
 {% block htmltitle %}
  {% if pagename == "index" %}
-  <title>{{ title|striptags|e }}</title>
+    <title>{{ title|striptags|e }}</title>
  {% else %}
-  <title>{{ title|striptags|e }}{{ titlesuffix }}</title>
+    <title>{{ title|striptags|e }}{{ titlesuffix }}</title>
  {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
+
 {% block extrahead %}
-{{ super() }}
-  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="FNUsDdkOJM9obm9QEdrNBVd9AtAzHzA-aaSMCUrS6C8" />
+  {{ super() }}
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="FNUsDdkOJM9obm9QEdrNBVd9AtAzHzA-aaSMCUrS6C8"/>
  {% if pagename == "index" %}
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://instaloader.github.io/" />
+    <link rel="canonical" href="https://instaloader.github.io/"/>
  {% else %}
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://instaloader.github.io/{{ pagename }}.html" />
+    <link rel="canonical" href="https://instaloader.github.io/{{ pagename }}.html"/>
  {% endif %}
-  <script async defer src="https://buttons.github.io/buttons.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block header %}
+  <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-light bg-light fixed-top border-bottom">
+    <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">
+      <img src="{{ pathto('_static/' + logo, 1) }}" width="30" height="30" class="d-inline-block align-top" alt="logo">
+      Instaloader
+    </a>
+    <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
+      <li class="nav-item ml-0 ml-sm-2 ml-md-0">
+        <a target="_blank" class="nav-link"
+           href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/tag/v{{ current_release }}"
+           title="Released on {{ current_release_date }}" data-toggle="tooltip">v<b>{{ current_release }}</b></a>
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarLinks"
+            aria-controls="navbarLinks" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
+      <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
+    </button>
+    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarLinks">
+      <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a target="_blank" class="nav-link" href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues">Issues</a>
+        </li>
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a target="_blank" class="nav-link" href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases">Releases</a>
+        </li>
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a target="_blank" class="nav-link" href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader">GitHub</a>
+        </li>
+        <li class="nav-item d-sm-none d-lg-block">
+          <a target="_blank" class="nav-link" href="https://saythanks.io/to/aandergr">Say Thanks!</a>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+      <form class="form-inline" action="search.html" method="get">
+        <div class="input-group my-2 my-sm-0 ml-2">
+          <input class="form-control" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" name="q">
+          <div class="input-group-append">
+            <button class="btn btn-success btn-small" type="submit">Go</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+    {% if pagename != "index" %}
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-success d-md-none btn-small ml-2" data-toggle="modal"
+              data-target="#navbarToc">
+        TOC
+      </button>
+    {% endif %}
+  </nav>
+  {% if pagename != "index" %}
+    <div class="modal fade" id="navbarToc" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
+         aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="navbarTocTitle">
+      <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered" role="document">
+        <div class="modal-content">
+          <div class="modal-header">
+            <h5 class="modal-title" id="navbarTocTitle">Contents</h5>
+            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
+              <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <div class="modal-body">
+            {{ toctree(maxdepth=-1) }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block relbar1 %}{% endblock %}
+{% block relbar2 %}{% endblock %}
+{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+  <div class="container-fluid row">
+    <div class="col-12 {% if pagename != "index" %}col-md-9 col-xl-10{% endif %} doc-content">
+      {% block body %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+    {% if pagename != "index" %}
+      <div class="d-none col-md-3 col-xl-2 bg-light doc-sidebar d-md-flex flex-column border-left">
+
+        <h3>{{ _('Table of Contents') }}</h3>
+        {{ toctree(maxdepth=-1) }}
+
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between small mt-auto mb-2">
+          <a class="reference internal{% if pagename == "genindex" %} current{% endif %}" href="genindex.html">Index</a>
+          {% if pagename != "genindex" and pagename != "search" %}
+            <a class="reference external"
+               href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/edit/master/docs/{{ pagename }}.rst">Edit this page</a>
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+{% endblock %}
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-  <div id="navbar" class="{{ theme_navbar_class }} navbar-default {% if theme_navbar_fixed_top|tobool -%} navbar-fixed-top{%- endif -%}">
-    <div class="container">
-      <div class="navbar-header">
-        <!-- .btn-navbar is used as the toggle for collapsed navbar content -->
-        <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
-          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-        </button>
-        <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">
-          {%- block sidebarlogo %}
-            {%- if logo %}<span><img src="{{ pathto('_static/' + logo, 1) }}"></span>{%- endif %}
-          {%- endblock %}
-          {% if theme_navbar_title -%}{{ theme_navbar_title|e }}{%- else -%}{{ project|e }}{%- endif -%}
-        </a>
-        <span class="navbar-text navbar-version pull-left">
-          <a href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/tag/v{{current_release}}" title="Released on {{current_release_date}}">v<b>{{current_release}}</b></a>
-        </span>
-      </div>
-
-        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse nav-collapse">
-          <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
-            {% if theme_navbar_links %}
-              {%- for link in theme_navbar_links %}
-                <li><a href="{{ pathto(*link[1:]) }}">{{ link[0] }}</a></li>
-              {%- endfor %}
-            {% endif %}
-            {% block navbartoc %}
-              {% include "globaltoc.html" %}
-              {% if theme_navbar_pagenav and pagename not in ("index", "genindex", "installation") %}
-                {% include "navbartoc.html" %}
-              {% endif %}
-            {% endblock %}
-            {% if theme_navbar_sidebarrel %}
-              {% block sidebarrel %}
-                {% include "relations.html" %}
-              {% endblock %}
-            {% endif %}
-            </ul>
-            <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
-              <li class="dropdown">
-                <a role="button" id="dLabelUsefulLinks" data-toggle="dropdown" data-target="#" href="#">
-                  Useful Links
-                  <b class="caret"></b>
-                </a>
-                <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabelUsefulLinks">
-                  <li><a href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues">Issue Tracker</a></li>
-                  <li><a href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases">Version History</a></li>
-                  <li><a href="https://pypi.org/project/instaloader/">Instaloader on PyPI</a></li>
-                  <li><a href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader">Instaloader on GitHub</a></li>
-                  <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-                  <li style="padding-left: 20px;"><a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader" data-icon="octicon-star" data-size="large" data-show-count="true" aria-label="Star Instaloader on GitHub">Star</a></li>
-                  <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-                  <li><a href="https://www.paypal.me/aandergr"><b>Donate (via Paypal)</b></a></li>
-                </ul>
-              </li>
-            </ul>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% extends "!search.html" %}
+
+{% block body %}
+  <div id="fallback" class="admonition warning">
+    <script type="text/javascript">$('#fallback').hide();</script>
+    <p>
+      {% trans %}Please activate JavaScript to enable the search
+        functionality.{% endtrans %}
+    </p>
+  </div>
+  {% if search_performed %}
+    <h1>{{ _('Search Results') }}</h1>
+    {% if not search_results %}
+      <p>{{ _('Your search did not match any documents. Please make sure that all words are spelled correctly and that you\'ve selected enough categories.') }}</p>
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endif %}
+  <div id="search-results">
+    {% if search_results %}
+      <ul>
+        {% for href, caption, context in search_results %}
+          <li><a href="{{ pathto(item.href) }}">{{ caption }}</a>
+            <div class="context">{{ context|e }}</div>
+          </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+{% endblock %}
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ User Stories
 .. autoclass:: StoryItem
   :no-show-inheritance:

+Highlights
+""""""""""
+
+.. autoclass:: Highlight
+   :no-show-inheritance:
+   :inherited-members:
+
+   Bases: :class:`Story`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
 Profiles
 """"""""

@@ -177,12 +188,18 @@ Exceptions

 .. autoexception:: LoginRequiredException

+.. autoexception:: TwoFactorAuthRequiredException
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.2
+
 .. autoexception:: InvalidArgumentException

 .. autoexception:: BadResponseException

 .. autoexception:: BadCredentialsException

+.. autoexception:: PostChangedException
+
 .. autoexception:: TooManyRequestsException

 ``InstaloaderContext`` (Low-level functions)
@@ -60,16 +60,38 @@ already have a valid session cookie file.
 What to Download
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+.. targets-start
+
 Instaloader supports the following targets:

 - ``profile``
-   Public profile, or private profile with :option:`--login`. For each profile
-   you download, :option:`--stories` instructs Instaloader to also
-   **download the user's stories**.
+   Public profile, or private profile with :option:`--login`.
+
+   If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader automatically
+   finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder accordingly.
+
+   Besides the profile's posts, its current profile picture is downloaded. For
+   each profile you download,
+
+   - :option:`--stories`
+      instructs Instaloader to also **download the user's stories**,
+
+   - :option:`--highlights`
+      to **download highlights of each profile that is downloaded**, and
+
+   - :option:`--tagged`
+      to **download posts where the user is tagged**.

 - ``"#hashtag"``
   Posts with a certain **hashtag** (the quotes are usually necessary),

+- ``%location id``
+   Posts tagged with a given location; the location ID is the numerical ID
+   Instagram labels a location with (e.g.
+   \https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/**362629379**/plymouth-naval-memorial/).
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.2
+
 - ``:stories``
   The currently-visible **stories** of your followees (requires
   :option:`--login`),
@@ -84,6 +106,14 @@ Instaloader supports the following targets:
   All profiles that are followed by ``profile``, i.e. the *followees* of
   ``profile`` (requires :option:`--login`).

+- ``-post``
+   The single **post** with the given shortcode. Must be preceeded by ``--`` in
+   the argument list to not be mistaken as an option flag.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
+.. targets-end
+
 Instaloader goes through all media matching the specified targets and
 downloads the pictures and videos and their captions. You can specify

@@ -103,7 +133,7 @@ Filename Specification
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 For each target, Instaloader creates a directory named after the target,
-i.e. ``profile``, ``#hashtag``, ``:feed``, etc. and therein saves the
+i.e. ``profile``, ``#hashtag``, ``%location id``, ``:feed``, etc. and therein saves the
 posts in files named after the post's timestamp.

 :option:`--dirname-pattern` allows to configure the directory name of each
@@ -169,11 +199,6 @@ where the attributes from :class:`Post` or
 Id est, the following attributes can be used with both
 :option:`--post-filter` and :option:`--storyitem-filter`:

- :attr:`~Post.is_video` (bool)
-   Post/StoryItem is a video. For example, you may skip videos::
-
-      instaloader --post-filter="not is_video" target
-
 - :attr:`~Post.owner_username` (str), :attr:`~Post.owner_id` (int)
   Owner profile username / userid.

@@ -183,6 +208,15 @@ Id est, the following attributes can be used with both

      instaloader --post-filter="date_utc <= datetime(2018, 5, 31)" target

+- :attr:`~Post.is_video` (bool)
+   Post/StoryItem is a video. For example, you may skip videos::
+
+      instaloader --post-filter="not is_video" target
+
+   This is not the same as :option:`--no-videos` and
+   :option:`--no-video-thumbnails`, since sidecar posts (posts that contain
+   multiple pictures/videos in one post) have this attribute set to False.
+
 As :option:`--post-filter`, the following attributes can be used additionally:

 - :attr:`~Post.viewer_has_liked` (bool)
@@ -8,32 +8,46 @@ Instaloader is invoked with::
   $ instaloader [options] target [target ...]

 where ``target`` is a ``profile``, a ``"#hashtag"``, ``@profile`` (all profiles
-that *profile* is following), or if logged in ``:feed`` (pictures from your
+that *profile* is following), ``%location ID``, or if logged in ``:feed`` (pictures from your
 feed), ``:stories`` (stories of your followees) or ``:saved`` (collection of
 posts marked as saved).

 Here we explain the additional options that can be given to Instaloader to
-customize its behavior.  To get a list of all flags, their abbreviations and
-their descriptions, you may also run ``instaloader --help``.  For an
+customize its behavior.  For an
 introduction on how to use Instaloader, see
 :ref:`download-pictures-from-instagram`.

-What to Download
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+To get a list of all flags, their abbreviations and
+their descriptions, you may also run::

-Specify a list of targets (profiles, #hashtags, ``:feed``, ``:stories`` or
-``:saved``). For each of these, Instaloader creates a folder and stores all
-posts along with the pictures's captions and the current **profile picture**
-there. If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader
-automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.
+   instaloader --help

-.. option:: --profile-pic-only, -P
+Targets
+^^^^^^^

-   Only download profile picture.
+Specify a list of targets. For each of these, Instaloader creates a folder and
+stores all posts along with the pictures's captions there.

-.. option:: --no-profile-pic
+.. include:: basic-usage.rst
+   :start-after: targets-start
+   :end-before: targets-end

-   Do not download profile picture.
+- ``filename.json[.xz]``
+   Re-Download the given object
+
+- ``+args.txt``
+   Read targets (and options) from given textfile. See :option:`+args.txt`.
+
+What to Download of each Post
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. option:: --no-pictures
+
+   Do not download post pictures. Cannot be used together with
+   :option:`--fast-update`. Implies :option:`--no-video-thumbnails`, does not
+   imply :option:`--no-videos`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1

 .. option:: --no-videos, -V

@@ -69,11 +83,6 @@ automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.
   Template to write in txt file for each StoryItem. See
   :ref:`metadata-text-files`.

-.. option:: --stories, -s
-
-   Also **download stories** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
-   :option:`--login`.
-
 .. option:: --no-metadata-json

   Do not create a JSON file containing the metadata of each post.
@@ -82,8 +91,50 @@ automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.

   Do not xz compress JSON files, rather create pretty formatted JSONs.

+
+What to Download of each Profile
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. option:: --profile-pic-only, -P
+
+   .. deprecated:: 4.1
+      Use :option:`--no-posts`.
+
+   Only download profile picture.
+
+.. option:: --no-posts
+
+   Do not download regular posts.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
+.. option:: --no-profile-pic
+
+   Do not download profile picture.
+
+.. option:: --stories, -s
+
+   Also **download stories** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
+   :option:`--login`.
+
+.. option:: --highlights
+
+   Also **download highlights** of each profile that is downloaded. Requires
+   :option:`--login`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
+.. option:: --tagged
+
+   Also download posts where each profile is tagged.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
 .. option:: --stories-only

+   .. deprecated:: 4.1
+      Use :option:`--stories` :option:`--no-posts`.
+
   Rather than downloading regular posts of each specified profile, only
   download stories.  Requires :option:`--login`. Does not imply
   :option:`--no-profile-pic`.
@@ -93,6 +144,15 @@ automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.
      If possible, use ``:stories`` target rather than :option:`--stories-only`
      with all your followees. ``:stories`` uses fewer API requests.

+Which Posts to Download
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. option:: --fast-update, -F
+
+   For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture.
+   This flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal
+   Instagram archive.
+
 .. option:: --post-filter filter, --only-if filter

   Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each post to be
@@ -108,24 +168,10 @@ automatically **finds it by its unique ID** and renames the folder likewise.
   evaluated to :class:`instaloader.StoryItem` attributes.
   See :ref:`filter-posts` for more examples.

-
-
-When to Stop Downloading
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-If none of these options are given, Instaloader goes through all pictures
-matching the specified targets.
-
-.. option:: --fast-update, -F
-
-   For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture.
-   This flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal
-   Instagram archive.
-
 .. option:: --count COUNT, -c

   Do not attempt to download more than COUNT posts.  Applies only to
-   ``#hashtag`` and ``:feed``.
+   ``#hashtag``, ``%location id``, and ``:feed``.


 Login (Download Private Profiles)
@@ -184,6 +230,14 @@ How to Download
   to ``3``. If a connection fails, it can be manually skipped by hitting
   :kbd:`Control-c`. Set this to ``0`` to retry infinitely.

+.. option:: --commit-mode
+
+   Tries to ensure downloaded images avoid corruption in case of unexpected
+   interruption. If the last picture is corrupted, Instaloader will fix the
+   picture the next time it is run.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.2
+
 Miscellaneous Options
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

@@ -192,3 +246,23 @@ Miscellaneous Options
   Disable user interaction, i.e. do not print messages (except errors) and fail
   if login credentials are needed but not given.
   This is handy for running :ref:`instaloader-as-cronjob`.
+
+.. option:: +args.txt
+
+   Read arguments from file `args.txt`, a shortcut to provide arguments from
+   file rather than command-line. This provides a convenient way to hide login
+   info from CLI, and can also be used to simplify managment of long arguments.
+
+   .. note::
+
+      Text file should separate arguments with line breaks.
+
+      args.txt example::
+
+         --login=MYUSERNAME
+         --password=MYPASSWORD
+         --fast-update
+         profile1
+         profile2
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.1
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Here we present code examples that use the :ref:`python-module-instaloader` for
 more advanced Instagram downloading or metadata mining than what is possible
 with the Instaloader command line interface.

+The scripts presented here can be downloaded from our source tree:
+`instaloader/docs/codesnippets/ <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/tree/master/docs/codesnippets>`__
+
 .. For each code snippet:
   - title
   - brief description of what it does / motivation / how it works
@@ -79,6 +82,15 @@ See also :class:`Post`, :meth:`Instaloader.download_post`,

 Discussed in :issue:`113`.

+Top X Posts of User
+-------------------
+
+With Instaloader, it is easy to download the few most-liked pictres of a user.
+
+.. literalinclude:: codesnippets/194_top_x_of_user.py
+
+Discussed in :issue:`194`.
+
 Upgrade Images by Local Copies
 ------------------------------

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from itertools import islice
+from math import ceil
+
+from instaloader import Instaloader, Profile
+
+PROFILE = ...        # profile to download from
+X_percentage = 10    # percentage of posts that should be downloaded
+
+L = Instaloader()
+
+profile = Profile.from_username(L.context, PROFILE)
+posts_sorted_by_likes = sorted(profile.get_posts(), key = lambda p: p.likes + p.comments)
+
+for post in islice(posts_sorted_by_likes, ceil(profile.mediacount * X_percentage / 100)):
+    L.download_post(post, PROFILE)
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from glob import glob
+from os.path import expanduser
+from sqlite3 import connect
+
+from instaloader import ConnectionException, Instaloader
+
+# FIREFOXCOOKIEFILE = "/home/alex/.mozilla/firefox/l96w6b90.default/cookies.sqlite"
+FIREFOXCOOKIEFILE = glob(expanduser("~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/cookies.sqlite"))[0]
+
+instaloader = Instaloader(max_connection_attempts=1)
+instaloader.context._session.cookies.update(connect(FIREFOXCOOKIEFILE)
+                                            .execute("SELECT name, value FROM moz_cookies "
+                                                     "WHERE baseDomain='instagram.com'"))
+
+try:
+    username = instaloader.test_login()
+    if not username:
+        raise ConnectionException()
+except ConnectionException:
+    raise SystemExit("Cookie import failed. Are you logged in successfully in Firefox?")
+
+instaloader.context.username = username
+instaloader.save_session_to_file()
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Advanced Instaloader Examples
+
+This directory contains the scripts that are presented at:
+https://instaloader.github.io/codesnippets.html
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
-
-import sphinx_bootstrap_theme
+import typing

 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))

@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ author = 'Alexander Graf and Andre Koch-Kramer'
 #
 # This is also used if you do content translation via gettext catalogs.
 # Usually you set "language" from the command line for these cases.
-language = None
+language = "en"

 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ add_module_names = False
 # show_authors = False

 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
-pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+pygments_style = 'fruity'

 # A list of ignored prefixes for module index sorting.
 # modindex_common_prefix = []
@@ -140,20 +139,7 @@ todo_include_todos = False
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'bootstrap'
-html_theme_path = sphinx_bootstrap_theme.get_html_theme_path()
-
-# Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
-# further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
-# documentation.
-#
-html_theme_options = {
-    'navbar_site_name': 'Site Contents',
-    'navbar_pagenav_name': 'Page Contents',
-    'navbar_pagenav': True,
-    'navbar_sidebarrel': True,
-    'nosidebar': True,
-     }
+html_theme = 'basic'

 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
 # html_theme_path = []
@@ -374,6 +360,7 @@ html_context = {'current_release': current_release, 'current_release_date': curr


 def setup(app):
-    app.add_stylesheet("style.css")
+    typing.TYPE_CHECKING = True
+    app.add_stylesheet("instaloader.css")
    app.connect('autodoc-process-signature', sphinx_autodoc_typehints.process_signature)
    app.connect('autodoc-process-docstring', sphinx_autodoc_typehints.process_docstring)
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ following in mind:
 - Ensure you **use the latest version** of Instaloader. The currently-installed
  version can be found out with ``instaloader --version``.

+- Check whether there is a valid solution in our :ref:`troubleshooting` section.
+
 - Briefly **check whether the bug has already been reported**. If you find an
  issue reporting the same bug you encountered, comment there rather than
  opening a new issue. However, if unsure, please create a new issue.
@@ -95,8 +97,9 @@ who share their suggestions and ideas with us. Buying a community-sponsored beer
 or coffee from time to time is very likely to further raise our passion for the
 development of Instaloader.

-We have a PayPal.Me link for donations: `PayPal.me/aandergr
-<https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
+| For donations, we provide a PayPal.Me link and a Bitcoin address.
+|  `PayPal.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
+|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY

 .. donations-end

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ See :ref:`install` for more options on how to install Instaloader.

 ::

-    instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
+    instaloader [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--highlights] [--tagged]
                [--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
-                profile | "#hashtag" |
+                profile | "#hashtag" | %location_id |
                :stories | :feed | :saved

 See :ref:`download-pictures-from-instagram` for a detailed introduction on how
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Instaloader Documentation
   cli-options
   as-module
   codesnippets
+   troubleshooting
   contributing

 Useful Links
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Install Instaloader
 - On **Windows 10**, you may download the standalone executable from the
  `current release page <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases/latest>`__.

- To get the most current version of Instaloader from our
-  `Git repository <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader>`__::
+- To test the most current pre-release or development version of Instaloader::

-     pip3 install --upgrade git+https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader
+     pip3 install --pre instaloader
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 requests
-sphinx
-sphinx-bootstrap-theme
+sphinx!=1.7.7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# sphinx_autodoc_typehints from Mar 18 2018.
+# sphinx_autodoc_typehints from Nov 20 2018 (version 1.5.2).
 #  https://github.com/agronholm/sphinx-autodoc-typehints
 # (slightly modified to fix class links, maybe related to agronholm/sphinx-autodoc-typehints#38)
 #
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 import inspect
 from typing import get_type_hints, TypeVar, Any, AnyStr, Generic, Union

-from sphinx.util.inspect import getargspec
-from sphinx.ext.autodoc import formatargspec
+from sphinx.util import logging
+from sphinx.util.inspect import Signature

 try:
    from inspect import unwrap
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ except ImportError:
            memo.add(id_func)
        return func

+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+

 def format_annotation(annotation):
    if inspect.isclass(annotation) and annotation.__module__ == 'builtins':
@@ -162,23 +164,37 @@ def process_signature(app, what: str, name: str, obj, options, signature, return
        return

    obj = unwrap(obj)
-    try:
-        argspec = getargspec(obj)
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        return
+    signature = Signature(obj)
+    parameters = [
+        param.replace(annotation=inspect.Parameter.empty)
+        for param in signature.signature.parameters.values()
+    ]

-    if argspec.args:
+    if parameters:
        if what in ('class', 'exception'):
-            del argspec.args[0]
+            del parameters[0]
        elif what == 'method':
            outer = inspect.getmodule(obj)
            for clsname in obj.__qualname__.split('.')[:-1]:
                outer = getattr(outer, clsname)
-            method_object = outer.__dict__[obj.__name__]
-            if not isinstance(method_object, (classmethod, staticmethod)):
-                del argspec.args[0]

-    return formatargspec(obj, *argspec[:-1]), None
+            method_name = obj.__name__
+            if method_name.startswith("__") and not method_name.endswith("__"):
+                # If the method starts with double underscore (dunder)
+                # Python applies mangling so we need to prepend the class name.
+                # This doesn't happen if it always ends with double underscore.
+                class_name = obj.__qualname__.split('.')[-2]
+                method_name = "_{c}{m}".format(c=class_name, m=method_name)
+
+            method_object = outer.__dict__[method_name]
+            if not isinstance(method_object, (classmethod, staticmethod)):
+                del parameters[0]
+
+    signature.signature = signature.signature.replace(
+        parameters=parameters,
+        return_annotation=inspect.Signature.empty)
+
+    return signature.format_args().replace('\\', '\\\\'), None


 def process_docstring(app, what, name, obj, options, lines):
@@ -195,8 +211,15 @@ def process_docstring(app, what, name, obj, options, lines):
        except (AttributeError, TypeError):
            # Introspecting a slot wrapper will raise TypeError
            return
+        except NameError as exc:
+            logger.warning('Cannot resolve forward reference in type annotations of "%s": %s',
+                           name, exc)
+            type_hints = obj.__annotations__

        for argname, annotation in type_hints.items():
+            if argname.endswith('_'):
+                argname = '{}\\_'.format(argname[:-1])
+
            formatted_annotation = format_annotation(annotation)

            if argname == 'return':
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+.. _troubleshooting:
+
+Troubleshooting
+===============
+
+.. highlight:: python
+
+429 - Too Many Requests
+-----------------------
+
+Instaloader has a logic to keep track of its requests to Instagram and to obey
+their rate limits. Since they are nowhere documented, we try them out
+experimentally. We have a daily cron job running to confirm that Instaloader
+still stays within the rate limits. Nevertheless, the rate control logic assumes
+that
+
+- at one time, Instaloader is the only application that consumes requests. I.e.
+  neither the Instagram browser interface, nor a mobile app, nor another
+  Instaloader instance is running in parallel,
+
+- no requests had been consumed when Instaloader starts.
+
+The latter one implies that restarting or reinstantiating Instaloader often
+within short time is prone to cause a 429. When a request is denied with a 429,
+Instaloader retries the request as soon as the temporary ban is assumed to be
+expired. In case the retry continuously fails for some reason, which should not
+happen in normal conditions, consider adjusting the
+:option:`--max-connection-attempts` option.
+
+**"Too many queries in the last time"** is not an error. It is a notice that the
+rate limit has almost been reached, according to Instaloader's own rate
+accounting mechanism. We regularly adjust this mechanism to match Instagram's
+current rate limiting.
+
+Login error
+-----------
+
+Instaloader's login *should* work fine, both with and without
+Two-Factor-Authentication. It also supports handling the *checkpoint challenge*,
+issued when Instagram suspects authentication activity on your account, by
+pointing the user to an URL to be opened in a browser.
+
+Nevertheless, in :issue:`92` users report problems with logging in. To still use
+Instaloader's logged-in functionality, you may use the following script to
+workaround login problems by importing the session cookies from Firefox and
+bypassing Instaloader's login.
+
+.. literalinclude:: codesnippets/92_import_firefox_session.py
+
+To use this,
+
+#. login to Instagram in Firefox, 
+
+#. execute the snippet,
+
+#. then, ``instaloader -l USERNAME`` should work fine.
+
+If you do not use your default firefox profile, or your operating system has the
+paths differently set up, you may have to alter the ``FIREFOXCOOKIEFILE``
+variable first.
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram."""


-__version__ = '4.0.5'
+__version__ = '4.2.3'


 try:
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ else:
 from .exceptions import *
 from .instaloader import Instaloader
 from .instaloadercontext import InstaloaderContext
-from .structures import (Post, PostSidecarNode, PostComment, PostLocation, Profile, Story, StoryItem,
+from .structures import (Highlight, Post, PostSidecarNode, PostComment, PostLocation, Profile, Story, StoryItem,
                         load_structure_from_file, save_structure_to_file)
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from argparse import ArgumentParser, SUPPRESS
 from typing import List, Optional

 from . import (Instaloader, InstaloaderException, InvalidArgumentException, Post, Profile, ProfileNotExistsException,
-               StoryItem, __version__, load_structure_from_file)
+               StoryItem, __version__, load_structure_from_file, TwoFactorAuthRequiredException,
+               BadCredentialsException)
 from .instaloader import get_default_session_filename
 from .instaloadercontext import default_user_agent

@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ def usage_string():
    argv0 = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
    argv0 = "instaloader" if argv0 == "__main__.py" else argv0
    return """
-{0} [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories]
+{0} [--comments] [--geotags] [--stories] [--highlights] [--tagged]
 {2:{1}} [--login YOUR-USERNAME] [--fast-update]
-{2:{1}} profile | "#hashtag" | :stories | :feed | :saved
+{2:{1}} profile | "#hashtag" | %%location_id | :stories | :feed | :saved
 {0} --help""".format(argv0, len(argv0), '')


@@ -58,11 +59,11 @@ def filterstr_to_filterfunc(filter_str: str, item_type: type):

 def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
          username: Optional[str] = None, password: Optional[str] = None,
-          sessionfile: Optional[str] = None, max_count: Optional[int] = None,
-          profile_pic: bool = True, profile_pic_only: bool = False,
+          sessionfile: Optional[str] = None,
+          download_profile_pic: bool = True, download_posts=True,
+          download_stories: bool = False, download_highlights: bool = False, download_tagged: bool = False,
          fast_update: bool = False,
-          stories: bool = False, stories_only: bool = False,
-          post_filter_str: Optional[str] = None,
+          max_count: Optional[int] = None, post_filter_str: Optional[str] = None,
          storyitem_filter_str: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
    """Download set of profiles, hashtags etc. and handle logging in and session files if desired."""
    # Parse and generate filter function
@@ -84,12 +85,22 @@ def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
            instaloader.context.log("Session file does not exist yet - Logging in.")
        if not instaloader.context.is_logged_in or username != instaloader.test_login():
            if password is not None:
-                instaloader.login(username, password)
+                try:
+                    instaloader.login(username, password)
+                except TwoFactorAuthRequiredException:
+                    while True:
+                        try:
+                            code = input("Enter 2FA verification code: ")
+                            instaloader.two_factor_login(code)
+                            break
+                        except BadCredentialsException:
+                            pass
            else:
                instaloader.interactive_login(username)
        instaloader.context.log("Logged in as %s." % username)
    # Try block for KeyboardInterrupt (save session on ^C)
    profiles = set()
+    anonymous_retry_profiles = set()
    try:
        # Generate set of profiles, already downloading non-profile targets
        for target in targetlist:
@@ -121,11 +132,17 @@ def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
                if target[0] == '@':
                    instaloader.context.log("Retrieving followees of %s..." % target[1:])
                    profile = Profile.from_username(instaloader.context, target[1:])
-                    followees = profile.get_followees()
-                    profiles.update([followee.username for followee in followees])
+                    for followee in profile.get_followees():
+                        instaloader.save_profile_id(followee)
+                        profiles.add(followee)
                elif target[0] == '#':
                    instaloader.download_hashtag(hashtag=target[1:], max_count=max_count, fast_update=fast_update,
                                                 post_filter=post_filter)
+                elif target[0] == '-':
+                    instaloader.download_post(Post.from_shortcode(instaloader.context, target[1:]), target)
+                elif target[0] == "%":
+                    instaloader.download_location(location=target[1:], max_count=max_count, fast_update=fast_update,
+                                                  post_filter=post_filter)
                elif target == ":feed":
                    instaloader.download_feed_posts(fast_update=fast_update, max_count=max_count,
                                                    post_filter=post_filter)
@@ -135,26 +152,45 @@ def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
                    instaloader.download_saved_posts(fast_update=fast_update, max_count=max_count,
                                                     post_filter=post_filter)
                else:
-                    profiles.add(target)
+                    try:
+                        profile = instaloader.check_profile_id(target)
+                        if instaloader.context.is_logged_in and profile.has_blocked_viewer:
+                            if download_profile_pic or ((download_posts or download_tagged) and not profile.is_private):
+                                raise ProfileNotExistsException("{} blocked you; But we download her anonymously."
+                                                                .format(target))
+                            else:
+                                instaloader.context.error("{} blocked you.".format(target))
+                        else:
+                            profiles.add(profile)
+                    except ProfileNotExistsException as err:
+                        # Not only our profile.has_blocked_viewer condition raises ProfileNotExistsException,
+                        # check_profile_id() also does, since access to blocked profile may be responded with 404.
+                        if instaloader.context.is_logged_in and (download_profile_pic or download_posts or
+                                                                 download_tagged):
+                            instaloader.context.log(err)
+                            instaloader.context.log("Trying again anonymously, helps in case you are just blocked.")
+                            with instaloader.anonymous_copy() as anonymous_loader:
+                                with instaloader.context.error_catcher():
+                                    anonymous_retry_profiles.add(anonymous_loader.check_profile_id(target))
+                                    instaloader.context.error("Warning: {} will be downloaded anonymously (\"{}\")."
+                                                              .format(target, err))
+                        else:
+                            raise
        if len(profiles) > 1:
-            instaloader.context.log("Downloading {} profiles: {}".format(len(profiles), ' '.join(profiles)))
-        # Iterate through profiles list and download them
-        for target in profiles:
-            with instaloader.context.error_catcher(target):
-                try:
-                    instaloader.download_profile(target, profile_pic, profile_pic_only, fast_update,
-                                                 stories, stories_only, post_filter=post_filter,
-                                                 storyitem_filter=storyitem_filter)
-                except ProfileNotExistsException as err:
-                    if instaloader.context.is_logged_in:
-                        instaloader.context.log(err)
-                        instaloader.context.log("Trying again anonymously, helps in case you are just blocked.")
-                        with instaloader.anonymous_copy() as anonymous_loader:
-                            with instaloader.context.error_catcher():
-                                anonymous_loader.download_profile(target, profile_pic, profile_pic_only,
-                                                                  fast_update, post_filter=post_filter)
-                    else:
-                        raise
+            instaloader.context.log("Downloading {} profiles: {}".format(len(profiles),
+                                                                         ' '.join([p.username for p in profiles])))
+        if profiles and download_profile_pic and not instaloader.context.is_logged_in:
+            instaloader.context.error("Warning: Use --login to download HD version of profile pictures.")
+        instaloader.download_profiles(profiles,
+                                      download_profile_pic, download_posts, download_tagged, download_highlights,
+                                      download_stories, fast_update, post_filter, storyitem_filter)
+        if anonymous_retry_profiles:
+            instaloader.context.log("Downloading anonymously: {}"
+                                    .format(' '.join([p.username for p in anonymous_retry_profiles])))
+            with instaloader.anonymous_copy() as anonymous_loader:
+                anonymous_loader.download_profiles(anonymous_retry_profiles,
+                                                   download_profile_pic, download_posts, download_tagged,
+                                                   fast_update=fast_update, post_filter=post_filter)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("\nInterrupted by user.", file=sys.stderr)
    # Save session if it is useful
@@ -174,72 +210,96 @@ def main():
    parser = ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, add_help=False, usage=usage_string(),
                            epilog="Report issues at https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues. "
                                   "The complete documentation can be found at "
-                                   "https://instaloader.github.io/.")
+                                   "https://instaloader.github.io/.",
+                            fromfile_prefix_chars='+')

-    g_what = parser.add_argument_group('What to Download',
-                                       'Specify a list of profiles or #hashtags. For each of these, Instaloader '
-                                       'creates a folder and '
-                                       'downloads all posts along with the pictures\'s '
-                                       'captions and the current profile picture. '
-                                       'If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader automatically '
-                                       'finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder likewise.')
-    g_what.add_argument('profile', nargs='*', metavar='profile|#hashtag',
-                        help='Name of profile or #hashtag to download. '
-                             'Alternatively, if --login is given: @<profile> to download all followees of '
-                             '<profile>; the special targets '
-                             ':feed to download pictures from your feed; '
-                             ':stories to download the stories of your followees; or '
-                             ':saved to download the posts marked as saved.')
-    g_what.add_argument('-P', '--profile-pic-only', action='store_true',
-                        help='Only download profile picture.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--no-profile-pic', action='store_true',
+    g_targets = parser.add_argument_group("What to Download",
+                                          "Specify a list of targets. For each of these, Instaloader creates a folder "
+                                          "and downloads all posts. The following targets are supported:")
+    g_targets.add_argument('profile', nargs='*',
+                           help="Download profile. If an already-downloaded profile has been renamed, Instaloader "
+                                "automatically finds it by its unique ID and renames the folder likewise.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_at_profile', nargs='*', metavar="@profile",
+                           help="Download all followees of profile. Requires --login. "
+                                "Consider using :feed rather than @yourself.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_hashtag', nargs='*', metavar='"#hashtag"', help="Download #hashtag.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_location', nargs='*', metavar='%location_id', help="Download %%location_id.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_feed', nargs='*', metavar=":feed",
+                           help="Download pictures from your feed. Requires --login.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_stories', nargs='*', metavar=":stories",
+                           help="Download the stories of your followees. Requires --login.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_saved', nargs='*', metavar=":saved",
+                           help="Download the posts that you marked as saved. Requires --login.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_singlepost', nargs='*', metavar="-- -shortcode",
+                           help="Download the post with the given shortcode")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_json', nargs='*', metavar="filename.json[.xz]",
+                           help="Re-Download the given object.")
+    g_targets.add_argument('_fromfile', nargs='*', metavar="+args.txt",
+                           help="Read targets (and options) from given textfile.")
+
+    g_post = parser.add_argument_group("What to Download of each Post")
+
+    g_prof = parser.add_argument_group("What to Download of each Profile")
+
+    g_prof.add_argument('-P', '--profile-pic-only', action='store_true',
+                        help=SUPPRESS)
+    g_prof.add_argument('--no-posts', action='store_true',
+                        help="Do not download regular posts.")
+    g_prof.add_argument('--no-profile-pic', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not download profile picture.')
-    g_what.add_argument('-V', '--no-videos', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--no-pictures', action='store_true',
+                        help='Do not download post pictures. Cannot be used together with --fast-update. '
+                             'Implies --no-video-thumbnails, does not imply --no-videos.')
+    g_post.add_argument('-V', '--no-videos', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not download videos.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--no-video-thumbnails', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--no-video-thumbnails', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not download thumbnails of videos.')
-    g_what.add_argument('-G', '--geotags', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('-G', '--geotags', action='store_true',
                        help='Download geotags when available. Geotags are stored as a '
                             'text file with the location\'s name and a Google Maps link. '
                             'This requires an additional request to the Instagram '
                             'server for each picture, which is why it is disabled by default.')
-    g_what.add_argument('-C', '--comments', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('-C', '--comments', action='store_true',
                        help='Download and update comments for each post. '
                             'This requires an additional request to the Instagram '
                             'server for each post, which is why it is disabled by default.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--no-captions', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--no-captions', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not create txt files.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--post-metadata-txt', action='append',
+    g_post.add_argument('--post-metadata-txt', action='append',
                        help='Template to write in txt file for each Post.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--storyitem-metadata-txt', action='append',
+    g_post.add_argument('--storyitem-metadata-txt', action='append',
                        help='Template to write in txt file for each StoryItem.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--no-metadata-json', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--no-metadata-json', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not create a JSON file containing the metadata of each post.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--metadata-json', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--metadata-json', action='store_true',
                        help=SUPPRESS)
-    g_what.add_argument('--no-compress-json', action='store_true',
+    g_post.add_argument('--no-compress-json', action='store_true',
                        help='Do not xz compress JSON files, rather create pretty formatted JSONs.')
-    g_what.add_argument('-s', '--stories', action='store_true',
+    g_prof.add_argument('-s', '--stories', action='store_true',
                        help='Also download stories of each profile that is downloaded. Requires --login.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--stories-only', action='store_true',
-                        help='Rather than downloading regular posts of each specified profile, only download '
-                             'stories. Requires --login. Does not imply --no-profile-pic.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--post-filter', '--only-if', metavar='filter',
+    g_prof.add_argument('--stories-only', action='store_true',
+                        help=SUPPRESS)
+    g_prof.add_argument('--highlights', action='store_true',
+                        help='Also download highlights of each profile that is downloaded. Requires --login.')
+    g_prof.add_argument('--tagged', action='store_true',
+                        help='Also download posts where each profile is tagged.')
+
+    g_cond = parser.add_argument_group("Which Posts to Download")
+
+    g_cond.add_argument('-F', '--fast-update', action='store_true',
+                        help='For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture. This '
+                             'flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal Instagram archive.')
+
+    g_cond.add_argument('--post-filter', '--only-if', metavar='filter',
                        help='Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each post to be downloaded. Must be '
                             'a syntactically valid python expression. Variables are evaluated to '
                             'instaloader.Post attributes. Example: --post-filter=viewer_has_liked.')
-    g_what.add_argument('--storyitem-filter', metavar='filter',
+    g_cond.add_argument('--storyitem-filter', metavar='filter',
                        help='Expression that, if given, must evaluate to True for each storyitem to be downloaded. '
                             'Must be a syntactically valid python expression. Variables are evaluated to '
                             'instaloader.StoryItem attributes.')

-    g_stop = parser.add_argument_group('When to Stop Downloading',
-                                       'If none of these options are given, Instaloader goes through all pictures '
-                                       'matching the specified targets.')
-    g_stop.add_argument('-F', '--fast-update', action='store_true',
-                        help='For each target, stop when encountering the first already-downloaded picture. This '
-                             'flag is recommended when you use Instaloader to update your personal Instagram archive.')
-    g_stop.add_argument('-c', '--count',
+    g_cond.add_argument('-c', '--count',
                        help='Do not attempt to download more than COUNT posts. '
                             'Applies only to #hashtag and :feed.')

@@ -271,11 +331,14 @@ def main():
    g_how.add_argument('--user-agent',
                       help='User Agent to use for HTTP requests. Defaults to \'{}\'.'.format(default_user_agent()))
    g_how.add_argument('-S', '--no-sleep', action='store_true', help=SUPPRESS)
-    g_how.add_argument('--graphql-rate-limit', type=int, help=SUPPRESS)
    g_how.add_argument('--max-connection-attempts', metavar='N', type=int, default=3,
                       help='Maximum number of connection attempts until a request is aborted. Defaults to 3. If a '
                            'connection fails, it can be manually skipped by hitting CTRL+C. Set this to 0 to retry '
                            'infinitely.')
+    g_how.add_argument('--commit-mode', action='store_true',
+                       help='Tries to ensure downloaded images avoid corruption in case of unexpected interruption. '
+                       'If the last picture is corrupted, Instaloader will fix the picture the next time it is run. '
+                       'Requires the JSON metadata to be saved.')

    g_misc = parser.add_argument_group('Miscellaneous Options')
    g_misc.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true',
@@ -309,27 +372,40 @@ def main():
                raise SystemExit("--no-captions and --post-metadata-txt or --storyitem-metadata-txt given; "
                                 "That contradicts.")

+        if args.no_pictures and args.fast_update:
+            raise SystemExit('--no-pictures and --fast-update cannot be used together.')
+
+        # Determine what to download
+        download_profile_pic = not args.no_profile_pic or args.profile_pic_only
+        download_posts = not (args.no_posts or args.stories_only or args.profile_pic_only)
+        download_stories = args.stories or args.stories_only
+
+        if args.commit_mode and args.no_metadata_json:
+            raise SystemExit('--commit-mode requires JSON metadata to be saved.')
+
        loader = Instaloader(sleep=not args.no_sleep, quiet=args.quiet, user_agent=args.user_agent,
                             dirname_pattern=args.dirname_pattern, filename_pattern=args.filename_pattern,
+                             download_pictures=not args.no_pictures,
                             download_videos=not args.no_videos, download_video_thumbnails=not args.no_video_thumbnails,
                             download_geotags=args.geotags,
                             download_comments=args.comments, save_metadata=not args.no_metadata_json,
                             compress_json=not args.no_compress_json,
                             post_metadata_txt_pattern=post_metadata_txt_pattern,
                             storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern=storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern,
-                             graphql_rate_limit=args.graphql_rate_limit,
-                             max_connection_attempts=args.max_connection_attempts)
+                             max_connection_attempts=args.max_connection_attempts,
+                             commit_mode=args.commit_mode)
        _main(loader,
              args.profile,
              username=args.login.lower() if args.login is not None else None,
              password=args.password,
              sessionfile=args.sessionfile,
-              max_count=int(args.count) if args.count is not None else None,
-              profile_pic=not args.no_profile_pic,
-              profile_pic_only=args.profile_pic_only,
+              download_profile_pic=download_profile_pic,
+              download_posts=download_posts,
+              download_stories=download_stories,
+              download_highlights=args.highlights,
+              download_tagged=args.tagged,
              fast_update=args.fast_update,
-              stories=args.stories,
-              stories_only=args.stories_only,
+              max_count=int(args.count) if args.count is not None else None,
              post_filter_str=args.post_filter,
              storyitem_filter_str=args.storyitem_filter)
        loader.close()
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class ProfileNotExistsException(InstaloaderException):


 class ProfileHasNoPicsException(InstaloaderException):
+    """
+    .. deprecated:: 4.2.2
+       Not raised anymore.
+    """
    pass


@@ -33,6 +37,10 @@ class LoginRequiredException(InstaloaderException):
    pass


+class TwoFactorAuthRequiredException(InstaloaderException):
+    pass
+
+
 class InvalidArgumentException(InstaloaderException):
    pass

@@ -49,5 +57,10 @@ class ConnectionException(InstaloaderException):
    pass


+class PostChangedException(InstaloaderException):
+    """.. versionadded:: 4.2.2"""
+    pass
+
+
 class TooManyRequestsException(ConnectionException):
    pass
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import getpass
 import json
+import lzma
 import os
 import platform
 import re
@@ -10,12 +11,16 @@ import tempfile
 from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from functools import wraps
+from hashlib import md5
 from io import BytesIO
-from typing import Callable, Iterator, List, Optional, Any
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator, List, Optional, Set, Union
+
+import requests
+import urllib3

 from .exceptions import *
 from .instaloadercontext import InstaloaderContext
-from .structures import JsonExportable, Post, PostLocation, Profile, Story, StoryItem, save_structure_to_file
+from .structures import Highlight, JsonExportable, Post, PostLocation, Profile, Story, StoryItem, save_structure_to_file, load_structure_from_file


 def get_default_session_filename(username: str) -> str:
@@ -45,15 +50,46 @@ def _requires_login(func: Callable) -> Callable:
    return call


+def _retry_on_connection_error(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    """Decorator to retry the function max_connection_attemps number of times.
+
+    Herewith-decorated functions need an ``_attempt`` keyword argument.
+
+    This is to decorate functions that do network requests that may fail. Note that
+    :meth:`.get_json`, :meth:`.get_iphone_json`, :meth:`.graphql_query` and :meth:`.graphql_node_list` already have
+    their own logic for retrying, hence functions that only use these for network access must not be decorated with this
+    decorator."""
+    @wraps(func)
+    def call(instaloader, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            return func(instaloader, *args, **kwargs)
+        except (urllib3.exceptions.HTTPError, requests.exceptions.RequestException, ConnectionException) as err:
+            error_string = "{}({}): {}".format(func.__name__, ', '.join([repr(arg) for arg in args]), err)
+            if (kwargs.get('_attempt') or 1) == instaloader.context.max_connection_attempts:
+                raise ConnectionException(error_string) from None
+            instaloader.context.error(error_string + " [retrying; skip with ^C]", repeat_at_end=False)
+            try:
+                if kwargs.get('_attempt'):
+                    kwargs['_attempt'] += 1
+                else:
+                    kwargs['_attempt'] = 2
+                instaloader.context.do_sleep()
+                return call(instaloader, *args, **kwargs)
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                instaloader.context.error("[skipped by user]", repeat_at_end=False)
+                raise ConnectionException(error_string) from None
+    return call
+
+
 class _ArbitraryItemFormatter(string.Formatter):
    def __init__(self, item: Any):
        self._item = item

-    def get_field(self, field_name, args, kwargs):
+    def get_value(self, key, args, kwargs):
        """Override to substitute {ATTRIBUTE} by attributes of our _item."""
-        if hasattr(self._item, field_name):
-            return self._item.__getattribute__(field_name), None
-        return super().get_field(field_name, args, kwargs)
+        if hasattr(self._item, key):
+            return getattr(self._item, key)
+        return super().get_value(key, args, kwargs)

    def format_field(self, value, format_spec):
        """Override :meth:`string.Formatter.format_field` to have our
@@ -70,7 +106,10 @@ class _PostPathFormatter(_ArbitraryItemFormatter):
    def vformat(self, format_string, args, kwargs):
        """Override :meth:`string.Formatter.vformat` for character substitution in paths for Windows, see issue #84."""
        ret = super().vformat(format_string, args, kwargs)
-        return ret.replace(':', '\ua789') if platform.system() == 'Windows' else ret
+        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+            ret = ret.replace(':', '\ua789').replace('<', '\ufe64').replace('>', '\ufe65').replace('\"', '\uff02')
+            ret = ret.replace('\\', '\uff3c').replace('|', '\uff5c').replace('?', '\ufe16').replace('*', '\uff0a')
+        return ret


 class Instaloader:
@@ -80,6 +119,7 @@ class Instaloader:
    :param user_agent: :option:`--user-agent`
    :param dirname_pattern: :option:`--dirname-pattern`, default is ``{target}``
    :param filename_pattern: :option:`--filename-pattern`, default is ``{date_utc}_UTC``
+    :param download_pictures: not :option:`--no-pictures`
    :param download_videos: not :option:`--no-videos`
    :param download_video_thumbnails: not :option:`--no-video-thumbnails`
    :param download_geotags: :option:`--geotags`
@@ -91,6 +131,7 @@ class Instaloader:
       txt file.
    :param storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern: :option:`--storyitem-metadata-txt`, default is empty (=none)
    :param max_connection_attempts: :option:`--max-connection-attempts`
+    :param commit_mode: :option:`--commit-mode`

    .. attribute:: context

@@ -102,6 +143,7 @@ class Instaloader:
                 user_agent: Optional[str] = None,
                 dirname_pattern: Optional[str] = None,
                 filename_pattern: Optional[str] = None,
+                 download_pictures=True,
                 download_videos: bool = True,
                 download_video_thumbnails: bool = True,
                 download_geotags: bool = True,
@@ -110,14 +152,15 @@ class Instaloader:
                 compress_json: bool = True,
                 post_metadata_txt_pattern: str = None,
                 storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern: str = None,
-                 graphql_rate_limit: Optional[int] = None,
-                 max_connection_attempts: int = 3):
+                 max_connection_attempts: int = 3,
+                 commit_mode: bool = False):

-        self.context = InstaloaderContext(sleep, quiet, user_agent, graphql_rate_limit, max_connection_attempts)
+        self.context = InstaloaderContext(sleep, quiet, user_agent, max_connection_attempts)

        # configuration parameters
        self.dirname_pattern = dirname_pattern or "{target}"
        self.filename_pattern = filename_pattern or "{date_utc}_UTC"
+        self.download_pictures = download_pictures
        self.download_videos = download_videos
        self.download_video_thumbnails = download_video_thumbnails
        self.download_geotags = download_geotags
@@ -128,21 +171,28 @@ class Instaloader:
            else post_metadata_txt_pattern
        self.storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern = '' if storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern is None \
            else storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern
+        self.commit_mode = commit_mode
+        if self.commit_mode and not self.save_metadata:
+            raise InvalidArgumentException("Commit mode requires JSON metadata to be saved.")
+
+        # Used to keep state in commit mode
+        self._committed = None

    @contextmanager
    def anonymous_copy(self):
        """Yield an anonymous, otherwise equally-configured copy of an Instaloader instance; Then copy its error log."""
        new_loader = Instaloader(self.context.sleep, self.context.quiet, self.context.user_agent, self.dirname_pattern,
-                                 self.filename_pattern, self.download_videos, self.download_video_thumbnails,
-                                 self.download_geotags, self.download_comments, self.save_metadata,
-                                 self.compress_json, self.post_metadata_txt_pattern,
-                                 self.storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern, self.context.graphql_count_per_slidingwindow,
-                                 self.context.max_connection_attempts)
-        new_loader.context.query_timestamps = self.context.query_timestamps
+                                 self.filename_pattern, download_pictures=self.download_pictures,
+                                 download_videos=self.download_videos,
+                                 download_video_thumbnails=self.download_video_thumbnails,
+                                 download_geotags=self.download_geotags, download_comments=self.download_comments,
+                                 save_metadata=self.save_metadata, compress_json=self.compress_json,
+                                 post_metadata_txt_pattern=self.post_metadata_txt_pattern,
+                                 storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern=self.storyitem_metadata_txt_pattern,
+                                 max_connection_attempts=self.context.max_connection_attempts)
        yield new_loader
        self.context.error_log.extend(new_loader.context.error_log)
        new_loader.context.error_log = []  # avoid double-printing of errors
-        self.context.query_timestamps = new_loader.context.query_timestamps
        new_loader.close()

    def close(self):
@@ -155,7 +205,9 @@ class Instaloader:
    def __exit__(self, *args):
        self.close()

-    def download_pic(self, filename: str, url: str, mtime: datetime, filename_suffix: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
+    @_retry_on_connection_error
+    def download_pic(self, filename: str, url: str, mtime: datetime,
+                     filename_suffix: Optional[str] = None, _attempt: int = 1) -> bool:
        """Downloads and saves picture with given url under given directory with given timestamp.
        Returns true, if file was actually downloaded, i.e. updated."""
        urlmatch = re.search('\\.[a-z0-9]*\\?', url)
@@ -163,9 +215,15 @@ class Instaloader:
        if filename_suffix is not None:
            filename += '_' + filename_suffix
        filename += '.' + file_extension
-        if os.path.isfile(filename):
-            self.context.log(filename + ' exists', end=' ', flush=True)
-            return False
+        # A post is considered "commited" if the json file exists and is not malformed.
+        if self.commit_mode:
+            if self._committed and os.path.isfile(filename):
+                self.context.log(filename + ' exists', end=' ', flush=True)
+                return False
+        else:
+            if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                self.context.log(filename + ' exists', end=' ', flush=True)
+                return False
        self.context.get_and_write_raw(url, filename)
        os.utime(filename, (datetime.now().timestamp(), mtime.timestamp()))
        return True
@@ -229,8 +287,7 @@ class Instaloader:
                return None
            else:
                def get_filename(index):
-                    return filename if index == 0 else (filename[:-4] + '_old_' +
-                                                        (str(0) if index < 10 else str()) + str(index) + filename[-4:])
+                    return filename if index == 0 else '{0}_old_{2:02}{1}'.format(*os.path.splitext(filename), index)

                i = 0
                while os.path.isfile(get_filename(i)):
@@ -260,30 +317,39 @@ class Instaloader:
        os.utime(filename, (datetime.now().timestamp(), mtime.timestamp()))
        self.context.log('geo', end=' ', flush=True)

-    def download_profilepic(self, profile: Profile) -> None:
+    @_retry_on_connection_error
+    def download_profilepic(self, profile: Profile, _attempt: int = 1) -> None:
        """Downloads and saves profile pic."""

        def _epoch_to_string(epoch: datetime) -> str:
-            return epoch.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
+            return epoch.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_UTC')

-        profile_pic_url = profile.profile_pic_url
-        with self.context.get_anonymous_session() as anonymous_session:
-            date_object = datetime.strptime(anonymous_session.head(profile_pic_url).headers["Last-Modified"],
-                                            '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
+        profile_pic_response = self.context.get_raw(profile.profile_pic_url)
+        if 'Last-Modified' in profile_pic_response.headers:
+            date_object = datetime.strptime(profile_pic_response.headers["Last-Modified"], '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
+            profile_pic_bytes = None
+            profile_pic_identifier = _epoch_to_string(date_object)
+        else:
+            date_object = None
+            profile_pic_bytes = profile_pic_response.content
+            profile_pic_identifier = md5(profile_pic_bytes).hexdigest()[:16]
        profile_pic_extension = 'jpg'
        if ((format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'profile') or
             format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'target'))):
-            filename = '{0}/{1}_UTC_profile_pic.{2}'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile.username.lower(),
-                                                                                        target=profile.username.lower()),
-                                                            _epoch_to_string(date_object), profile_pic_extension)
+            filename = '{0}/{1}_profile_pic.{2}'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile.username.lower(),
+                                                                                    target=profile.username.lower()),
+                                                        profile_pic_identifier, profile_pic_extension)
        else:
-            filename = '{0}/{1}_{2}_UTC_profile_pic.{3}'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(), profile.username.lower(),
-                                                                _epoch_to_string(date_object), profile_pic_extension)
-        if os.path.isfile(filename):
+            filename = '{0}/{1}_{2}_profile_pic.{3}'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(), profile.username.lower(),
+                                                            profile_pic_identifier, profile_pic_extension)
+        content_length = profile_pic_response.headers.get('Content-Length', None)
+        if os.path.isfile(filename) and (not self.context.is_logged_in or
+                                         content_length is not None and os.path.getsize(filename) >= int(content_length)):
            self.context.log(filename + ' already exists')
            return None
-        self.context.get_and_write_raw(profile_pic_url, filename)
-        os.utime(filename, (datetime.now().timestamp(), date_object.timestamp()))
+        self.context.write_raw(profile_pic_bytes if profile_pic_bytes else profile_pic_response, filename)
+        if date_object:
+            os.utime(filename, (datetime.now().timestamp(), date_object.timestamp()))
        self.context.log('')  # log output of _get_and_write_raw() does not produce \n

    @_requires_login
@@ -325,9 +391,26 @@ class Instaloader:

        :raises InvalidArgumentException: If the provided username does not exist.
        :raises BadCredentialsException: If the provided password is wrong.
-        :raises ConnectionException: If connection to Instagram failed."""
+        :raises ConnectionException: If connection to Instagram failed.
+        :raises TwoFactorAuthRequiredException: First step of 2FA login done, now call :meth:`Instaloader.two_factor_login`."""
        self.context.login(user, passwd)

+    def two_factor_login(self, two_factor_code) -> None:
+        """Second step of login if 2FA is enabled.
+        Not meant to be used directly, use :meth:`Instaloader.two_factor_login`.
+
+        :raises InvalidArgumentException: No two-factor authentication pending.
+        :raises BadCredentialsException: 2FA verification code invalid.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2"""
+        self.context.two_factor_login(two_factor_code)
+
+    def format_filename(self, item: Union[Post, StoryItem], target: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Format filename of a :class:`Post` or :class:`StoryItem` according to ``filename-pattern`` parameter.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.1"""
+        return _PostPathFormatter(item).format(self.filename_pattern, target=target)
+
    def download_post(self, post: Post, target: str) -> bool:
        """
        Download everything associated with one instagram post node, i.e. picture, caption and video.
@@ -338,30 +421,32 @@ class Instaloader:
        """

        dirname = _PostPathFormatter(post).format(self.dirname_pattern, target=target)
-        filename = dirname + '/' + _PostPathFormatter(post).format(self.filename_pattern, target=target)
+        filename = dirname + '/' + self.format_filename(post, target=target)
        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename), exist_ok=True)

        # Download the image(s) / video thumbnail and videos within sidecars if desired
-        downloaded = False
-        if post.typename == 'GraphSidecar':
-            edge_number = 1
-            for sidecar_node in post.get_sidecar_nodes():
-                # Download picture or video thumbnail
-                if not sidecar_node.is_video or self.download_video_thumbnails is True:
-                    downloaded |= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=sidecar_node.display_url,
-                                                    mtime=post.date_local, filename_suffix=str(edge_number))
-                # Additionally download video if available and desired
-                if sidecar_node.is_video and self.download_videos is True:
-                    downloaded |= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=sidecar_node.video_url,
-                                                    mtime=post.date_local, filename_suffix=str(edge_number))
-                edge_number += 1
-        elif post.typename == 'GraphImage':
-            downloaded = self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=post.url, mtime=post.date_local)
-        elif post.typename == 'GraphVideo':
-            if self.download_video_thumbnails is True:
+        downloaded = True
+        self._committed = self.check_if_committed(filename)
+        if self.download_pictures:
+            if post.typename == 'GraphSidecar':
+                edge_number = 1
+                for sidecar_node in post.get_sidecar_nodes():
+                    # Download picture or video thumbnail
+                    if not sidecar_node.is_video or self.download_video_thumbnails is True:
+                        downloaded &= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=sidecar_node.display_url,
+                                                        mtime=post.date_local, filename_suffix=str(edge_number))
+                    # Additionally download video if available and desired
+                    if sidecar_node.is_video and self.download_videos is True:
+                        downloaded &= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=sidecar_node.video_url,
+                                                        mtime=post.date_local, filename_suffix=str(edge_number))
+                    edge_number += 1
+            elif post.typename == 'GraphImage':
                downloaded = self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=post.url, mtime=post.date_local)
-        else:
-            self.context.error("Warning: {0} has unknown typename: {1}".format(post, post.typename))
+            elif post.typename == 'GraphVideo':
+                if self.download_video_thumbnails is True:
+                    downloaded = self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=post.url, mtime=post.date_local)
+            else:
+                self.context.error("Warning: {0} has unknown typename: {1}".format(post, post.typename))

        # Save caption if desired
        metadata_string = _ArbitraryItemFormatter(post).format(self.post_metadata_txt_pattern).strip()
@@ -370,7 +455,7 @@ class Instaloader:

        # Download video if desired
        if post.is_video and self.download_videos is True:
-            downloaded |= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=post.video_url, mtime=post.date_local)
+            downloaded &= self.download_pic(filename=filename, url=post.video_url, mtime=post.date_local)

        # Download geotags if desired
        if self.download_geotags and post.location:
@@ -396,37 +481,45 @@ class Instaloader:
        :param userids: List of user IDs to be processed in terms of downloading their stories, or None.
        """

-        if userids is None:
+        if not userids:
            data = self.context.graphql_query("d15efd8c0c5b23f0ef71f18bf363c704",
                                              {"only_stories": True})["data"]["user"]
            if data is None:
                raise BadResponseException('Bad stories reel JSON.')
            userids = list(edge["node"]["id"] for edge in data["feed_reels_tray"]["edge_reels_tray_to_reel"]["edges"])

-        stories = self.context.graphql_query("bf41e22b1c4ba4c9f31b844ebb7d9056",
-                                             {"reel_ids": userids, "precomposed_overlay": False})["data"]
+        def _userid_chunks():
+            userids_per_query = 100
+            for i in range(0, len(userids), userids_per_query):
+                yield userids[i:i + userids_per_query]

-        yield from (Story(self.context, media) for media in stories['reels_media'])
+        for userid_chunk in _userid_chunks():
+            stories = self.context.graphql_query("bf41e22b1c4ba4c9f31b844ebb7d9056",
+                                                 {"reel_ids": userid_chunk, "precomposed_overlay": False})["data"]
+            yield from (Story(self.context, media) for media in stories['reels_media'])

    @_requires_login
    def download_stories(self,
-                         userids: Optional[List[int]] = None,
+                         userids: Optional[List[Union[int, Profile]]] = None,
                         fast_update: bool = False,
-                         filename_target: str = ':stories',
+                         filename_target: Optional[str] = ':stories',
                         storyitem_filter: Optional[Callable[[StoryItem], bool]] = None) -> None:
        """
        Download available stories from user followees or all stories of users whose ID are given.
        Does not mark stories as seen.
        To use this, one needs to be logged in

-        :param userids: List of user IDs to be processed in terms of downloading their stories
+        :param userids: List of user IDs or Profiles to be processed in terms of downloading their stories
        :param fast_update: If true, abort when first already-downloaded picture is encountered
        :param filename_target: Replacement for {target} in dirname_pattern and filename_pattern
+               or None if profile name should be used instead
        :param storyitem_filter: function(storyitem), which returns True if given StoryItem should be downloaded
        """

        if not userids:
            self.context.log("Retrieving all visible stories...")
+        else:
+            userids = [p if isinstance(p, int) else p.userid for p in userids]

        for user_story in self.get_stories(userids):
            name = user_story.owner_username
@@ -440,7 +533,7 @@ class Instaloader:
                self.context.log("[%3i/%3i] " % (count, totalcount), end="", flush=True)
                count += 1
                with self.context.error_catcher('Download story from user {}'.format(name)):
-                    downloaded = self.download_storyitem(item, filename_target)
+                    downloaded = self.download_storyitem(item, filename_target if filename_target else name)
                    if fast_update and not downloaded:
                        break

@@ -454,7 +547,7 @@ class Instaloader:

        date_local = item.date_local
        dirname = _PostPathFormatter(item).format(self.dirname_pattern, target=target)
-        filename = dirname + '/' + _PostPathFormatter(item).format(self.filename_pattern, target=target)
+        filename = dirname + '/' + self.format_filename(item, target=target)
        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename), exist_ok=True)
        downloaded = False
        if not item.is_video or self.download_video_thumbnails is True:
@@ -472,6 +565,62 @@ class Instaloader:
        self.context.log()
        return downloaded

+    @_requires_login
+    def get_highlights(self, user: Union[int, Profile]) -> Iterator[Highlight]:
+        """Get all highlights from a user.
+        To use this, one needs to be logged in.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
+        :param user: ID or Profile of the user whose highlights should get fetched.
+        """
+
+        userid = user if isinstance(user, int) else user.userid
+        data = self.context.graphql_query("7c16654f22c819fb63d1183034a5162f",
+                                          {"user_id": userid, "include_chaining": False, "include_reel": False,
+                                           "include_suggested_users": False, "include_logged_out_extras": False,
+                                           "include_highlight_reels": True})["data"]["user"]['edge_highlight_reels']
+        if data is None:
+            raise BadResponseException('Bad highlights reel JSON.')
+        yield from (Highlight(self.context, edge['node'], user if isinstance(user, Profile) else None)
+                    for edge in data['edges'])
+
+    @_requires_login
+    def download_highlights(self,
+                            user: Union[int, Profile],
+                            fast_update: bool = False,
+                            filename_target: Optional[str] = None,
+                            storyitem_filter: Optional[Callable[[StoryItem], bool]] = None) -> None:
+        """
+        Download available highlights from a user whose ID is given.
+        To use this, one needs to be logged in.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.1
+
+        :param user: ID or Profile of the user whose highlights should get downloaded.
+        :param fast_update: If true, abort when first already-downloaded picture is encountered
+        :param filename_target: Replacement for {target} in dirname_pattern and filename_pattern
+               or None if profile name and the highlights' titles should be used instead
+        :param storyitem_filter: function(storyitem), which returns True if given StoryItem should be downloaded
+        """
+        for user_highlight in self.get_highlights(user):
+            name = user_highlight.owner_username
+            self.context.log("Retrieving highlights \"{}\" from profile {}".format(user_highlight.title, name))
+            totalcount = user_highlight.itemcount
+            count = 1
+            for item in user_highlight.get_items():
+                if storyitem_filter is not None and not storyitem_filter(item):
+                    self.context.log("<{} skipped>".format(item), flush=True)
+                    continue
+                self.context.log("[%3i/%3i] " % (count, totalcount), end="", flush=True)
+                count += 1
+                with self.context.error_catcher('Download highlights \"{}\" from user {}'.format(user_highlight.title, name)):
+                    downloaded = self.download_storyitem(item, filename_target
+                                                         if filename_target
+                                                         else '{}/{}'.format(name, user_highlight.title))
+                    if fast_update and not downloaded:
+                        break
+
    @_requires_login
    def get_feed_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
        """Get Posts of the user's feed.
@@ -551,6 +700,59 @@ class Instaloader:
                if fast_update and not downloaded:
                    break

+    def get_location_posts(self, location: str) -> Iterator[Post]:
+        """Get Posts which are listed by Instagram for a given Location.
+
+        :return:  Iterator over Posts of a location's posts
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2
+        """
+        has_next_page = True
+        end_cursor = None
+        while has_next_page:
+            if end_cursor:
+                params = {'__a': 1, 'max_id': end_cursor}
+            else:
+                params = {'__a': 1}
+            location_data = self.context.get_json('explore/locations/{0}/'.format(location),
+                                                  params)['graphql']['location']['edge_location_to_media']
+            yield from (Post(self.context, edge['node']) for edge in location_data['edges'])
+            has_next_page = location_data['page_info']['has_next_page']
+            end_cursor = location_data['page_info']['end_cursor']
+
+    def download_location(self, location: str,
+                          max_count: Optional[int] = None,
+                          post_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None,
+                          fast_update: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Download pictures of one location.
+
+        To download the last 30 pictures with location 362629379, do::
+
+            loader = Instaloader()
+            loader.download_location(362629379, max_count=30)
+
+        :param location: Location to download, as Instagram numerical ID
+        :param max_count: Maximum count of pictures to download
+        :param post_filter: function(post), which returns True if given picture should be downloaded
+        :param fast_update: If true, abort when first already-downloaded picture is encountered
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2
+        """
+        self.context.log("Retrieving pictures for location {}...".format(location))
+        count = 1
+        for post in self.get_location_posts(location):
+            if max_count is not None and count > max_count:
+                break
+            self.context.log('[{0:3d}] %{1} '.format(count, location), end='', flush=True)
+            if post_filter is not None and not post_filter(post):
+                self.context.log('<skipped>')
+                continue
+            count += 1
+            with self.context.error_catcher('Download location {}'.format(location)):
+                downloaded = self.download_post(post, target='%' + location)
+                if fast_update and not downloaded:
+                    break
+
    @_requires_login
    def get_explore_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
        """Get Posts which are worthy of exploring suggested by Instagram.
@@ -611,6 +813,46 @@ class Instaloader:
                if fast_update and not downloaded:
                    break

+    def download_tagged(self, profile: Profile, fast_update: bool = False,
+                        target: Optional[str] = None,
+                        post_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None) -> None:
+        """Download all posts where a profile is tagged.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.1"""
+        if target is None:
+            target = profile.username + '/:tagged'
+        self.context.log("Retrieving tagged posts for profile {}.".format(profile.username))
+        count = 1
+        for post in profile.get_tagged_posts():
+            self.context.log("[%3i/???] " % (count), end="", flush=True)
+            count += 1
+            if post_filter is not None and not post_filter(post):
+                self.context.log('<{} skipped>'.format(post))
+            with self.context.error_catcher('Download tagged {}'.format(profile.username)):
+                downloaded = self.download_post(post, target)
+                if fast_update and not downloaded:
+                    break
+
+    def _get_id_filename(self, profile_name: str) -> str:
+        if ((format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'profile') or
+             format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'target'))):
+            return '{0}/id'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile_name.lower(),
+                                                               target=profile_name.lower()))
+        else:
+            return '{0}/{1}_id'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(), profile_name.lower())
+
+    def save_profile_id(self, profile: Profile):
+        """
+        Store ID of profile locally.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.0.6
+        """
+        os.makedirs(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile.username,
+                                                target=profile.username), exist_ok=True)
+        with open(self._get_id_filename(profile.username), 'w') as text_file:
+            text_file.write(str(profile.userid) + "\n")
+            self.context.log("Stored ID {0} for profile {1}.".format(profile.userid, profile.username))
+
    def check_profile_id(self, profile_name: str) -> Profile:
        """
        Consult locally stored ID of profile with given name, check whether ID matches and whether name
@@ -623,12 +865,7 @@ class Instaloader:
        with suppress(ProfileNotExistsException):
            profile = Profile.from_username(self.context, profile_name)
        profile_exists = profile is not None
-        if ((format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'profile') or
-             format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'target'))):
-            id_filename = '{0}/id'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile_name.lower(),
-                                                                      target=profile_name.lower()))
-        else:
-            id_filename = '{0}/{1}_id'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(), profile_name.lower())
+        id_filename = self._get_id_filename(profile_name)
        try:
            with open(id_filename, 'rb') as id_file:
                profile_id = int(id_file.read())
@@ -657,26 +894,128 @@ class Instaloader:
        except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
            pass
        if profile_exists:
-            os.makedirs(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile_name.lower(),
-                                                    target=profile_name.lower()), exist_ok=True)
-            with open(id_filename, 'w') as text_file:
-                text_file.write(str(profile.userid) + "\n")
-                self.context.log("Stored ID {0} for profile {1}.".format(profile.userid, profile_name))
+            self.save_profile_id(profile)
            return profile
        raise ProfileNotExistsException("Profile {0} does not exist.".format(profile_name))

-    def download_profile(self, profile_name: str,
+    def download_profiles(self, profiles: Set[Profile],
+                          profile_pic: bool = True, posts: bool = True,
+                          tagged: bool = False, highlights: bool = False, stories: bool = False,
+                          fast_update: bool = False,
+                          post_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None,
+                          storyitem_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None,
+                          raise_errors: bool = False):
+        """High-level method to download set of profiles.
+
+        :param profiles: Set of profiles to download.
+        :param profile_pic: not :option:`--no-profile-pic`.
+        :param posts: not :option:`--no-posts`.
+        :param tagged: :option:`--tagged`.
+        :param highlights: :option:`--highlights`.
+        :param stories: :option:`--stories`.
+        :param fast_update: :option:`--fast-update`.
+        :param post_filter: :option:`--post-filter`.
+        :param storyitem_filter: :option:`--post-filter`.
+        :param raise_errors:
+           Whether :exc:`LoginRequiredException` and :exc:`PrivateProfileNotFollowedException` should be raised or
+           catched and printed with :meth:`InstaloaderContext.error_catcher`.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.1"""
+
+        def _error_raiser(_str):
+            yield
+
+        error_handler = _error_raiser if raise_errors else self.context.error_catcher
+
+        for profile in profiles:
+            with error_handler(profile.username):
+                profile_name = profile.username
+
+                # Download profile picture
+                if profile_pic:
+                    with self.context.error_catcher('Download profile picture of {}'.format(profile_name)):
+                        self.download_profilepic(profile)
+
+                # Save metadata as JSON if desired.
+                if self.save_metadata:
+                    json_filename = '{0}/{1}_{2}'.format(self.dirname_pattern.format(profile=profile_name,
+                                                                                     target=profile_name),
+                                                         profile_name, profile.userid)
+                    self.save_metadata_json(json_filename, profile)
+
+                # Catch some errors
+                if profile.is_private and (tagged or highlights or posts):
+                    if not self.context.is_logged_in:
+                        raise LoginRequiredException("--login=USERNAME required.")
+                    if not profile.followed_by_viewer and self.context.username != profile.username:
+                        raise PrivateProfileNotFollowedException("Private but not followed.")
+
+                # Download tagged, if requested
+                if tagged:
+                    with self.context.error_catcher('Download tagged of {}'.format(profile_name)):
+                        self.download_tagged(profile, fast_update=fast_update, post_filter=post_filter)
+
+                # Download highlights, if requested
+                if highlights:
+                    with self.context.error_catcher('Download highlights of {}'.format(profile_name)):
+                        self.download_highlights(profile, fast_update=fast_update, storyitem_filter=storyitem_filter)
+
+                # Iterate over pictures and download them
+                if posts:
+                    self.context.log("Retrieving posts from profile {}.".format(profile_name))
+                    totalcount = profile.mediacount
+                    count = 1
+                    for post in profile.get_posts():
+                        self.context.log("[%3i/%3i] " % (count, totalcount), end="", flush=True)
+                        count += 1
+                        if post_filter is not None and not post_filter(post):
+                            self.context.log('<skipped>')
+                            continue
+                        with self.context.error_catcher("Download {} of {}".format(post, profile_name)):
+                            # The PostChangedException gets raised if the Post's id/shortcode changed while obtaining
+                            # additional metadata. This is most likely the case if a HTTP redirect takes place while
+                            # resolving the shortcode URL.
+                            # The `post_changed` variable keeps the fast-update functionality alive: A Post which is
+                            # obained after a redirect has probably already been downloaded as a previous Post of the
+                            # same Profile.
+                            # Observed in issue #225: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues/225
+                            post_changed = False
+                            while True:
+                                try:
+                                    downloaded = self.download_post(post, target=profile_name)
+                                    break
+                                except PostChangedException:
+                                    post_changed = True
+                                    continue
+                            if fast_update and not downloaded and not post_changed:
+                                break
+
+        if stories and profiles:
+            with self.context.error_catcher("Download stories"):
+                self.context.log("Downloading stories")
+                self.download_stories(userids=list(profiles), fast_update=fast_update, filename_target=None,
+                                      storyitem_filter=storyitem_filter)
+
+    def download_profile(self, profile_name: Union[str, Profile],
                         profile_pic: bool = True, profile_pic_only: bool = False,
                         fast_update: bool = False,
                         download_stories: bool = False, download_stories_only: bool = False,
+                         download_tagged: bool = False, download_tagged_only: bool = False,
                         post_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None,
                         storyitem_filter: Optional[Callable[[StoryItem], bool]] = None) -> None:
-        """Download one profile"""
+        """Download one profile
+
+        .. deprecated:: 4.1
+           Use :meth:`Instaloader.download_profiles`.
+        """

        # Get profile main page json
        # check if profile does exist or name has changed since last download
        # and update name and json data if necessary
-        profile = self.check_profile_id(profile_name.lower())
+        if isinstance(profile_name, str):
+            profile = self.check_profile_id(profile_name.lower())
+        else:
+            profile = profile_name

        profile_name = profile.username

@@ -719,6 +1058,13 @@ class Instaloader:
        if download_stories_only:
            return

+        # Download tagged, if requested
+        if download_tagged or download_tagged_only:
+            with self.context.error_catcher('Download tagged of {}'.format(profile_name)):
+                self.download_tagged(profile, fast_update=fast_update, post_filter=post_filter)
+        if download_tagged_only:
+            return
+
        # Iterate over pictures and download them
        self.context.log("Retrieving posts from profile {}.".format(profile_name))
        totalcount = profile.mediacount
@@ -734,6 +1080,25 @@ class Instaloader:
                if fast_update and not downloaded:
                    break

+    def check_if_committed(self, filename: str) -> bool:
+        """Checks to see if the current post has been committed.
+
+        A post is considered committed if its json metadata file exists and is not malformed.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2
+        """
+        if os.path.isfile(filename + '.json.xz'):
+            filename += '.json.xz'
+        elif os.path.isfile(filename + '.json'):
+            filename += '.json'
+        else:
+            return False
+        try:
+            load_structure_from_file(self.context, filename)
+            return True
+        except (FileNotFoundError, lzma.LZMAError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError):
+            return False
+
    def interactive_login(self, username: str) -> None:
        """Logs in and internally stores session, asking user for password interactively.

@@ -742,11 +1107,20 @@ class Instaloader:
        :raises ConnectionException: If connection to Instagram failed."""
        if self.context.quiet:
            raise LoginRequiredException("Quiet mode requires given password or valid session file.")
-        password = None
-        while password is None:
-            password = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter Instagram password for %s: " % username)
-            try:
-                self.login(username, password)
-            except BadCredentialsException as err:
-                print(err, file=sys.stderr)
-                password = None
+        try:
+            password = None
+            while password is None:
+                password = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter Instagram password for %s: " % username)
+                try:
+                    self.login(username, password)
+                except BadCredentialsException as err:
+                    print(err, file=sys.stderr)
+                    password = None
+        except TwoFactorAuthRequiredException:
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    code = input("Enter 2FA verification code: ")
+                    self.two_factor_login(code)
+                    break
+                except BadCredentialsException:
+                    pass
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import textwrap
 import time
 import urllib.parse
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterator, Optional
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterator, Optional, Union

 import requests
 import requests.utils
-import urllib3

 from .exceptions import *

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
    """

    def __init__(self, sleep: bool = True, quiet: bool = False, user_agent: Optional[str] = None,
-                 graphql_count_per_slidingwindow: Optional[int] = None, max_connection_attempts: int = 3):
+                 max_connection_attempts: int = 3):

        self.user_agent = user_agent if user_agent is not None else default_user_agent()
        self._session = self.get_anonymous_session()
@@ -56,28 +56,34 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
        self.quiet = quiet
        self.max_connection_attempts = max_connection_attempts
        self._graphql_page_length = 50
-        self.graphql_count_per_slidingwindow = graphql_count_per_slidingwindow or 20
        self._root_rhx_gis = None
+        self.two_factor_auth_pending = None

        # error log, filled with error() and printed at the end of Instaloader.main()
        self.error_log = []

        # For the adaption of sleep intervals (rate control)
-        self.query_timestamps = list()
+        self._graphql_query_timestamps = dict()
+        self._graphql_earliest_next_request_time = 0

        # Can be set to True for testing, disables supression of InstaloaderContext._error_catcher
        self.raise_all_errors = False

+        # Cache profile from id (mapping from id to Profile)
+        self.profile_id_cache = dict()
+
    @contextmanager
    def anonymous_copy(self):
        session = self._session
        username = self.username
        self._session = self.get_anonymous_session()
        self.username = None
-        yield self
-        self._session.close()
-        self.username = username
-        self._session = session
+        try:
+            yield self
+        finally:
+            self._session.close()
+            self.username = username
+            self._session = session

    @property
    def is_logged_in(self) -> bool:
@@ -174,20 +180,39 @@ class InstaloaderContext:

        :raises InvalidArgumentException: If the provided username does not exist.
        :raises BadCredentialsException: If the provided password is wrong.
-        :raises ConnectionException: If connection to Instagram failed."""
+        :raises ConnectionException: If connection to Instagram failed.
+        :raises TwoFactorAuthRequiredException: First step of 2FA login done, now call :meth:`Instaloader.two_factor_login`."""
+        import http.client
+        # pylint:disable=protected-access
+        http.client._MAXHEADERS = 200
        session = requests.Session()
        session.cookies.update({'sessionid': '', 'mid': '', 'ig_pr': '1',
-                                'ig_vw': '1920', 'csrftoken': '',
+                                'ig_vw': '1920', 'ig_cb': '1', 'csrftoken': '',
                                's_network': '', 'ds_user_id': ''})
        session.headers.update(self._default_http_header())
-        session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': self.get_json('', {})['config']['csrf_token']})
+        session.get('https://www.instagram.com/web/__mid/')
+        csrf_token = session.cookies.get_dict()['csrftoken']
+        session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': csrf_token})
        # Not using self.get_json() here, because we need to access csrftoken cookie
-        self._sleep()
+        self.do_sleep()
        login = session.post('https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ajax/',
                             data={'password': passwd, 'username': user}, allow_redirects=True)
-        if login.status_code != 200:
-            raise ConnectionException("Login error: {} {}".format(login.status_code, login.reason))
-        resp_json = login.json()
+        try:
+            resp_json = login.json()
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            raise ConnectionException("Login error: JSON decode fail, {} - {}.".format(login.status_code, login.reason))
+        if resp_json.get('two_factor_required'):
+            two_factor_session = copy_session(session)
+            two_factor_session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': csrf_token})
+            two_factor_session.cookies.update({'csrftoken': csrf_token})
+            self.two_factor_auth_pending = (two_factor_session,
+                                            user,
+                                            resp_json['two_factor_info']['two_factor_identifier'])
+            raise TwoFactorAuthRequiredException("Login error: two-factor authentication required.")
+        if resp_json.get('checkpoint_url'):
+            raise ConnectionException("Login: Checkpoint required. Point your browser to "
+                                      "https://www.instagram.com{}, "
+                                      "follow the instructions, then retry.".format(resp_json.get('checkpoint_url')))
        if resp_json['status'] != 'ok':
            if 'message' in resp_json:
                raise ConnectionException("Login error: \"{}\" status, message \"{}\".".format(resp_json['status'],
@@ -209,10 +234,102 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
        self._session = session
        self.username = user

-    def _sleep(self):
+    def two_factor_login(self, two_factor_code):
+        """Second step of login if 2FA is enabled.
+        Not meant to be used directly, use :meth:`Instaloader.two_factor_login`.
+
+        :raises InvalidArgumentException: No two-factor authentication pending.
+        :raises BadCredentialsException: 2FA verification code invalid.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2"""
+        if not self.two_factor_auth_pending:
+            raise InvalidArgumentException("No two-factor authentication pending.")
+        (session, user, two_factor_id) = self.two_factor_auth_pending
+
+        login = session.post('https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ajax/two_factor/',
+                             data={'username': user, 'verificationCode': two_factor_code, 'identifier': two_factor_id},
+                             allow_redirects=True)
+        resp_json = login.json()
+        if resp_json['status'] != 'ok':
+            if 'message' in resp_json:
+                raise BadCredentialsException("Login error: {}".format(resp_json['message']))
+            else:
+                raise BadCredentialsException("Login error: \"{}\" status.".format(resp_json['status']))
+        session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': login.cookies['csrftoken']})
+        self._session = session
+        self.username = user
+        self.two_factor_auth_pending = None
+
+    def do_sleep(self):
        """Sleep a short time if self.sleep is set. Called before each request to instagram.com."""
        if self.sleep:
-            time.sleep(min(random.expovariate(0.6), 5.0))
+            time.sleep(min(random.expovariate(0.7), 5.0))
+
+    def _dump_query_timestamps(self, current_time: float):
+        """Output the number of GraphQL queries grouped by their query_hash within the last time."""
+        windows = [10, 11, 15, 20, 30, 60]
+        print("GraphQL requests:", file=sys.stderr)
+        for query_hash, times in self._graphql_query_timestamps.items():
+            print("  {}".format(query_hash), file=sys.stderr)
+            for window in windows:
+                reqs_in_sliding_window = sum(t > current_time - window * 60 for t in times)
+                print("    last {} minutes: {} requests".format(window, reqs_in_sliding_window), file=sys.stderr)
+
+    def _graphql_request_count_per_sliding_window(self, query_hash: str) -> int:
+        """Return how many GraphQL requests can be done within the sliding window."""
+        if self.is_logged_in:
+            max_reqs = {'1cb6ec562846122743b61e492c85999f': 20, '33ba35852cb50da46f5b5e889df7d159': 20}
+        else:
+            max_reqs = {'1cb6ec562846122743b61e492c85999f': 200, '33ba35852cb50da46f5b5e889df7d159': 200}
+        return max_reqs.get(query_hash) or min(max_reqs.values())
+
+    def _graphql_query_waittime(self, query_hash: str, current_time: float, untracked_queries: bool = False) -> int:
+        """Calculate time needed to wait before GraphQL query can be executed."""
+        sliding_window = 660
+        if query_hash not in self._graphql_query_timestamps:
+            self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash] = []
+        self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash] = list(filter(lambda t: t > current_time - 60 * 60,
+                                                                 self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash]))
+        reqs_in_sliding_window = list(filter(lambda t: t > current_time - sliding_window,
+                                             self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash]))
+        count_per_sliding_window = self._graphql_request_count_per_sliding_window(query_hash)
+        if len(reqs_in_sliding_window) < count_per_sliding_window and not untracked_queries:
+            return max(0, self._graphql_earliest_next_request_time - current_time)
+        next_request_time = min(reqs_in_sliding_window) + sliding_window + 6
+        if untracked_queries:
+            self._graphql_earliest_next_request_time = next_request_time
+        return round(max(next_request_time, self._graphql_earliest_next_request_time) - current_time)
+
+    def _ratecontrol_graphql_query(self, query_hash: str, untracked_queries: bool = False):
+        """Called before a GraphQL query is made in order to stay within Instagram's rate limits.
+
+        :param query_hash: The query_hash parameter of the query.
+        :param untracked_queries: True, if 429 has been returned to apply 429 logic.
+        """
+        if not untracked_queries:
+            waittime = self._graphql_query_waittime(query_hash, time.monotonic(), untracked_queries)
+            assert waittime >= 0
+            if waittime > 10:
+                self.log('\nToo many queries in the last time. Need to wait {} seconds, until {:%H:%M}.'
+                         .format(waittime, datetime.now() + timedelta(seconds=waittime)))
+            time.sleep(waittime)
+            if query_hash not in self._graphql_query_timestamps:
+                self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash] = [time.monotonic()]
+            else:
+                self._graphql_query_timestamps[query_hash].append(time.monotonic())
+        else:
+            text_for_429 = ("HTTP error code 429 was returned because too many queries occured in the last time. "
+                            "Please do not use Instagram in your browser or run multiple instances of Instaloader "
+                            "in parallel.")
+            print(textwrap.fill(text_for_429), file=sys.stderr)
+            current_time = time.monotonic()
+            waittime = self._graphql_query_waittime(query_hash, current_time, untracked_queries)
+            assert waittime >= 0
+            if waittime > 10:
+                self.log('The request will be retried in {} seconds, at {:%H:%M}.'
+                         .format(waittime, datetime.now() + timedelta(seconds=waittime)))
+            self._dump_query_timestamps(current_time)
+            time.sleep(waittime)

    def get_json(self, path: str, params: Dict[str, Any], host: str = 'www.instagram.com',
                 session: Optional[requests.Session] = None, _attempt=1) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -227,31 +344,12 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
        :raises QueryReturnedNotFoundException: When the server responds with a 404.
        :raises ConnectionException: When query repeatedly failed.
        """
-        def graphql_query_waittime(untracked_queries: bool = False) -> int:
-            sliding_window = 660
-            if not self.query_timestamps:
-                return sliding_window if untracked_queries else 0
-            current_time = time.monotonic()
-            self.query_timestamps = list(filter(lambda t: t > current_time - sliding_window, self.query_timestamps))
-            if len(self.query_timestamps) < self.graphql_count_per_slidingwindow and not untracked_queries:
-                return 0
-            return round(min(self.query_timestamps) + sliding_window - current_time) + 6
        is_graphql_query = 'query_hash' in params and 'graphql/query' in path
-        # some queries are not rate limited if invoked anonymously:
-        query_not_limited = is_graphql_query and not self.is_logged_in \
-                            and params['query_hash'] in ['9ca88e465c3f866a76f7adee3871bdd8']
-        if is_graphql_query and not query_not_limited:
-            waittime = graphql_query_waittime()
-            if waittime > 0:
-                self.log('\nToo many queries in the last time. Need to wait {} seconds.'.format(waittime))
-                time.sleep(waittime)
-            if self.query_timestamps is not None:
-                self.query_timestamps.append(time.monotonic())
-            else:
-                self.query_timestamps = [time.monotonic()]
        sess = session if session else self._session
        try:
-            self._sleep()
+            self.do_sleep()
+            if is_graphql_query:
+                self._ratecontrol_graphql_query(params['query_hash'])
            resp = sess.get('https://{0}/{1}'.format(host, path), params=params, allow_redirects=False)
            while resp.is_redirect:
                redirect_url = resp.headers['location']
@@ -289,18 +387,9 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
            if _attempt == self.max_connection_attempts:
                raise ConnectionException(error_string) from err
            self.error(error_string + " [retrying; skip with ^C]", repeat_at_end=False)
-            text_for_429 = ("HTTP error code 429 was returned because too many queries occured in the last time. "
-                            "Please do not use Instagram in your browser or run multiple instances of Instaloader "
-                            "in parallel.")
            try:
                if isinstance(err, TooManyRequestsException):
-                    print(textwrap.fill(text_for_429), file=sys.stderr)
-                    if is_graphql_query:
-                        waittime = graphql_query_waittime(untracked_queries=True)
-                        if waittime > 0:
-                            self.log('The request will be retried in {} seconds.'.format(waittime))
-                            time.sleep(waittime)
-                self._sleep()
+                    self._ratecontrol_graphql_query(params['query_hash'], untracked_queries=True)
                return self.get_json(path=path, params=params, host=host, session=sess, _attempt=_attempt + 1)
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                self.error("[skipped by user]", repeat_at_end=False)
@@ -374,39 +463,64 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
            data = _query()
            yield from (edge['node'] for edge in data['edges'])

-    def get_and_write_raw(self, url: str, filename: str, _attempt=1) -> None:
-        """Downloads raw data.
+    def get_iphone_json(self, path: str, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """JSON request to ``i.instagram.com``.
+
+        :param path: URL, relative to ``i.instagram.com/``
+        :param params: GET parameters
+        :return: Decoded response dictionary
+        :raises QueryReturnedBadRequestException: When the server responds with a 400.
+        :raises QueryReturnedNotFoundException: When the server responds with a 404.
+        :raises ConnectionException: When query repeatedly failed.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2.1"""
+        with copy_session(self._session) as tempsession:
+            tempsession.headers['User-Agent'] = 'Instagram 10.3.2 (iPhone7,2; iPhone OS 9_3_3; en_US; en-US; ' \
+                                                'scale=2.00; 750x1334) AppleWebKit/420+'
+            for header in ['Host', 'Origin', 'X-Instagram-AJAX', 'X-Requested-With']:
+                tempsession.headers.pop(header, None)
+            return self.get_json(path, params, 'i.instagram.com', tempsession)
+
+    def write_raw(self, resp: Union[bytes, requests.Response], filename: str) -> None:
+        """Write raw response data into a file.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2.1"""
+        self.log(filename, end=' ', flush=True)
+        with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
+            if isinstance(resp, requests.Response):
+                shutil.copyfileobj(resp.raw, file)
+            else:
+                file.write(resp)
+
+    def get_raw(self, url: str, _attempt=1) -> requests.Response:
+        """Downloads a file anonymously.
+
+        :raises QueryReturnedNotFoundException: When the server responds with a 404.
+        :raises QueryReturnedForbiddenException: When the server responds with a 403.
+        :raises ConnectionException: When download failed.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2.1"""
+        with self.get_anonymous_session() as anonymous_session:
+            resp = anonymous_session.get(url, stream=True)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            resp.raw.decode_content = True
+            return resp
+        else:
+            if resp.status_code == 403:
+                # suspected invalid URL signature
+                raise QueryReturnedForbiddenException("403 when accessing {}.".format(url))
+            if resp.status_code == 404:
+                # 404 not worth retrying.
+                raise QueryReturnedNotFoundException("404 when accessing {}.".format(url))
+            raise ConnectionException("HTTP error code {}.".format(resp.status_code))
+
+    def get_and_write_raw(self, url: str, filename: str) -> None:
+        """Downloads and writes anonymously-requested raw data into a file.

        :raises QueryReturnedNotFoundException: When the server responds with a 404.
        :raises QueryReturnedForbiddenException: When the server responds with a 403.
        :raises ConnectionException: When download repeatedly failed."""
-        try:
-            with self.get_anonymous_session() as anonymous_session:
-                resp = anonymous_session.get(url, stream=True)
-            if resp.status_code == 200:
-                self.log(filename, end=' ', flush=True)
-                with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
-                    resp.raw.decode_content = True
-                    shutil.copyfileobj(resp.raw, file)
-            else:
-                if resp.status_code == 403:
-                    # suspected invalid URL signature
-                    raise QueryReturnedForbiddenException("403 when accessing {}.".format(url))
-                if resp.status_code == 404:
-                    # 404 not worth retrying.
-                    raise QueryReturnedNotFoundException("404 when accessing {}.".format(url))
-                raise ConnectionException("HTTP error code {}.".format(resp.status_code))
-        except (urllib3.exceptions.HTTPError, requests.exceptions.RequestException, ConnectionException) as err:
-            error_string = "URL {}: {}".format(url, err)
-            if _attempt == self.max_connection_attempts:
-                raise ConnectionException(error_string) from err
-            self.error(error_string + " [retrying; skip with ^C]", repeat_at_end=False)
-            try:
-                self._sleep()
-                self.get_and_write_raw(url, filename, _attempt + 1)
-            except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                self.error("[skipped by user]", repeat_at_end=False)
-                raise ConnectionException(error_string) from err
+        self.write_raw(self.get_raw(url), filename)

    @property
    def root_rhx_gis(self) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ class Post:
            pic_json = self._context.get_json("p/{0}/".format(self.shortcode), params={})
            self._full_metadata_dict = pic_json['entry_data']['PostPage'][0]['graphql']['shortcode_media']
            self._rhx_gis_str = pic_json['rhx_gis']
+            if self.shortcode != self._full_metadata_dict['shortcode']:
+                self._node.update(self._full_metadata_dict)
+                raise PostChangedException

    @property
    def _full_metadata(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -396,26 +399,29 @@ class Profile:
    @classmethod
    def from_id(cls, context: InstaloaderContext, profile_id: int):
        """Create a Profile instance from a given userid. If possible, use :meth:`Profile.from_username`
-        or constructor directly rather than this method, since it does many requests.
+        or constructor directly rather than this method, since it requires more requests.

        :param context: :attr:`Instaloader.context`
        :param profile_id: userid
-        :raises: :class:`ProfileNotExistsException`, :class:`ProfileHasNoPicsException`
+        :raises: :class:`ProfileNotExistsException`
        """
-        data = context.graphql_query("472f257a40c653c64c666ce877d59d2b",
-                                     {'id': str(profile_id), 'first': 1},
+        if profile_id in context.profile_id_cache:
+            return context.profile_id_cache[profile_id]
+        data = context.graphql_query('7c16654f22c819fb63d1183034a5162f',
+                                     {'user_id': str(profile_id),
+                                      'include_chaining': False,
+                                      'include_reel': True,
+                                      'include_suggested_users': False,
+                                      'include_logged_out_extras': False,
+                                      'include_highlight_reels': False},
                                     rhx_gis=context.root_rhx_gis)['data']['user']
        if data:
-            data = data["edge_owner_to_timeline_media"]
+            profile = cls(context, data['reel']['owner'])
        else:
            raise ProfileNotExistsException("No profile found, the user may have blocked you (ID: " +
                                            str(profile_id) + ").")
-        if not data['edges']:
-            if data['count'] == 0:
-                raise ProfileHasNoPicsException("Profile with ID {0}: no pics found.".format(str(profile_id)))
-            else:
-                raise LoginRequiredException("Login required to determine username (ID: " + str(profile_id) + ").")
-        return Post(context, data['edges'][0]['node']).owner_profile
+        context.profile_id_cache[profile_id] = profile
+        return profile

    def _asdict(self):
        json_node = self._node.copy()
@@ -451,10 +457,10 @@ class Profile:

    @property
    def _iphone_struct(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        if not self._context.is_logged_in:
+            raise LoginRequiredException("--login required to access iPhone profile info endpoint.")
        if not self._iphone_struct_:
-            with self._context.anonymous_copy() as anonymous_context:
-                data = anonymous_context.get_json(path='api/v1/users/{}/info/'.format(self.userid),
-                                                  params={}, host='i.instagram.com')
+            data = self._context.get_iphone_json(path='api/v1/users/{}/info/'.format(self.userid), params={})
            self._iphone_struct_ = data['user']
        return self._iphone_struct_

@@ -526,10 +532,12 @@ class Profile:
    @property
    def has_highlight_reels(self) -> bool:
        """
-        This becomes `True` if the :class:`Profile` has any stories currently available,
-        even if not viewable by the viewer.
+        .. deprecated:: 4.0.6
+           Always returns `True` since :issue:`153`.
+
+        Before broken, this indicated whether the :class:`Profile` had available stories.
        """
-        return self._iphone_struct['has_highlight_reels']
+        return True

    @property
    def has_public_story(self) -> bool:
@@ -550,6 +558,8 @@ class Profile:
    @property
    def has_viewable_story(self) -> bool:
        """
+        .. deprecated:: 4.0.6
+
        Some stories are private. This property determines if the :class:`Profile`
        has at least one story which can be viewed using the associated :class:`InstaloaderContext`,
        i.e. the viewer has privileges to view it.
@@ -570,11 +580,19 @@ class Profile:

    @property
    def profile_pic_url(self) -> str:
-        """Return URL of profile picture"""
-        try:
-            return self._iphone_struct['hd_profile_pic_url_info']['url']
-        except (InstaloaderException, KeyError) as err:
-            self._context.error('{} Unable to fetch high quality profile pic.'.format(err))
+        """Return URL of profile picture. If logged in, the HD version is returned, otherwise a lower-quality version.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.0.3
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 4.2.1
+           Require being logged in for HD version (as required by Instagram)."""
+        if self._context.is_logged_in:
+            try:
+                return self._iphone_struct['hd_profile_pic_url_info']['url']
+            except (InstaloaderException, KeyError) as err:
+                self._context.error('{} Unable to fetch high quality profile pic.'.format(err))
+                return self._metadata("profile_pic_url_hd")
+        else:
            return self._metadata("profile_pic_url_hd")

    def get_profile_pic_url(self) -> str:
@@ -609,6 +627,18 @@ class Profile:
                                                    self._rhx_gis,
                                                    self._metadata('edge_saved_media')))

+    def get_tagged_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
+        """Retrieve all posts where a profile is tagged.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.0.7"""
+        self._obtain_metadata()
+        yield from (Post(self._context, node, self if int(node['owner']['id']) == self.userid else None) for node in
+                    self._context.graphql_node_list("e31a871f7301132ceaab56507a66bbb7",
+                                                    {'id': self.userid},
+                                                    'https://www.instagram.com/{0}/'.format(self.username),
+                                                    lambda d: d['data']['user']['edge_user_to_photos_of_you'],
+                                                    self._rhx_gis))
+
    def get_followers(self) -> Iterator['Profile']:
        """
        Retrieve list of followers of given profile.
@@ -766,7 +796,7 @@ class Story:
           # story is a Story object
           for item in story.get_items():
               # item is a StoryItem object
-               L.download_storyitem(item, ':stores')
+               L.download_storyitem(item, ':stories')

    This class implements == and is hashable.

@@ -789,7 +819,7 @@ class Story:
        return NotImplemented

    def __hash__(self) -> int:
-        return hash(self._unique_id)
+        return hash(self.unique_id)

    @property
    def unique_id(self) -> str:
@@ -852,6 +882,83 @@ class Story:
        yield from (StoryItem(self._context, item, self.owner_profile) for item in reversed(self._node['items']))


+class Highlight(Story):
+    """
+    Structure representing a user's highlight with its associated story items.
+
+    Provides methods for accessing highlight properties, as well as :meth:`Highlight.get_items` to request associated
+    :class:`StoryItem` nodes. Highlights are returned by :meth:`Instaloader.get_highlights`.
+
+    With a logged-in :class:`Instaloader` instance `L`, you may download all highlights of a :class:`Profile` instance
+    USER with::
+
+       for highlight in L.get_highlights(USER):
+           # highlight is a Highlight object
+           for item in highlight.get_items():
+               # item is a StoryItem object
+               L.download_storyitem(item, '{}/{}'.format(highlight.owner_username, highlight.title))
+
+    This class implements == and is hashable.
+
+    :param context: :class:`InstaloaderContext` instance used for additional queries if necessary.
+    :param node: Dictionary containing the available information of the highlight as returned by Instagram.
+    :param owner: :class:`Profile` instance representing the owner profile of the highlight.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, context: InstaloaderContext, node: Dict[str, Any], owner: Optional[Profile] = None):
+        super().__init__(context, node)
+        self._owner_profile = owner
+        self._items = None
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<Highlight by {}: {}>'.format(self.owner_username, self.title)
+
+    @property
+    def unique_id(self) -> int:
+        """A unique ID identifying this set of highlights."""
+        return int(self._node['id'])
+
+    @property
+    def owner_profile(self) -> Profile:
+        """:class:`Profile` instance of the highlights' owner."""
+        if not self._owner_profile:
+            self._owner_profile = Profile(self._context, self._node['owner'])
+        return self._owner_profile
+
+    @property
+    def title(self) -> str:
+        """The title of these highlights."""
+        return self._node['title']
+
+    @property
+    def cover_url(self) -> str:
+        """URL of the highlights' cover."""
+        return self._node['cover_media']['thumbnail_src']
+
+    @property
+    def cover_cropped_url(self) -> str:
+        """URL of the cropped version of the cover."""
+        return self._node['cover_media_cropped_thumbnail']['url']
+
+    def _fetch_items(self):
+        if not self._items:
+            self._items = self._context.graphql_query("45246d3fe16ccc6577e0bd297a5db1ab",
+                                                      {"reel_ids": [], "tag_names": [], "location_ids": [],
+                                                       "highlight_reel_ids": [str(self.unique_id)],
+                                                       "precomposed_overlay": False})['data']['reels_media'][0]['items']
+
+    @property
+    def itemcount(self) -> int:
+        """Count of items associated with the :class:`Highlight` instance."""
+        self._fetch_items()
+        return len(self._items)
+
+    def get_items(self) -> Iterator[StoryItem]:
+        """Retrieve all associated highlight items."""
+        self._fetch_items()
+        yield from (StoryItem(self._context, item, self.owner_profile) for item in self._items)
+
+
 JsonExportable = Union[Post, Profile, StoryItem]


@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ from itertools import islice

 import instaloader

+PROFILE_WITH_HIGHLIGHTS = 325732271
 PUBLIC_PROFILE = "selenagomez"
 PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID = 460563723
 HASHTAG = "kitten"
+LOCATION = "362629379"
 OWN_USERNAME = "aandergr"
 NORMAL_MAX_COUNT = 2
 PAGING_MAX_COUNT = 15
 PRIVATE_PROFILE = "aandergr"
+PRIVATE_PROFILE_ID = 1706625676
+EMPTY_PROFILE = "not_public"
+EMPTY_PROFILE_ID = 1928659031

 # Preserve query timestamps (rate control) between tests to not get rate limited
-instaloadercontext_query_timestamps = list()
+instaloadercontext_query_timestamps = dict()


 class TestInstaloaderAnonymously(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -30,11 +35,11 @@ class TestInstaloaderAnonymously(unittest.TestCase):
                                         download_comments=True,
                                         save_metadata=True)
        self.L.context.raise_all_errors = True
-        self.L.context.query_timestamps = instaloadercontext_query_timestamps
+        self.L.context.query_timestamps = instaloadercontext_query_timestamps.copy()

    def tearDown(self):
        global instaloadercontext_query_timestamps
-        instaloadercontext_query_timestamps = self.L.context.query_timestamps
+        instaloadercontext_query_timestamps = self.L.context.query_timestamps.copy()
        self.L.close()
        os.chdir('/')
        print("Removing {}".format(self.dir))
@@ -62,20 +67,48 @@ class TestInstaloaderAnonymously(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_hashtag_download(self):
        self.L.download_hashtag(HASHTAG, NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)

+    def test_hashtag_paging(self):
+        for count, post in enumerate(self.L.get_hashtag_posts(HASHTAG)):
+            print(post)
+            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
+                break
+
+    def test_location_download(self):
+        self.L.download_location(LOCATION, NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)
+
+    def test_location_paging(self):
+        for count, post in enumerate(self.L.get_location_posts(LOCATION)):
+            print(post)
+            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
+                break
+
    def test_get_id_by_username(self):
        self.assertEqual(PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID,
                         instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).userid)

-    def test_get_username_by_id(self):
+    def test_get_username_by_id_private(self):
+        self.assertEqual(PRIVATE_PROFILE.lower(),
+                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, PRIVATE_PROFILE_ID).username)
+
+    def test_get_username_by_id_public(self):
        self.assertEqual(PUBLIC_PROFILE.lower(),
                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID).username)

+    def test_get_username_by_id_empty(self):
+        self.assertEqual(EMPTY_PROFILE.lower(),
+                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, EMPTY_PROFILE_ID).username)
+
    def test_post_from_mediaid(self):
        for post in instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).get_posts():
            post2 = instaloader.Post.from_mediaid(self.L.context, post.mediaid)
            self.assertEqual(post, post2)
            break

+    def test_public_profile_tagged_paging(self):
+        for post in islice(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).get_tagged_posts(),
+                           PAGING_MAX_COUNT):
+            print(post)
+

 class TestInstaloaderLoggedIn(TestInstaloaderAnonymously):

@@ -97,9 +130,20 @@ class TestInstaloaderLoggedIn(TestInstaloaderAnonymously):
            for item in user_story.get_items():
                print(item)

+    def test_highlights_paging(self):
+        for user_highlight in self.L.get_highlights(PROFILE_WITH_HIGHLIGHTS):
+            print("Retrieving {} highlights \"{}\" from profile {}".format(user_highlight.itemcount,
+                                                                           user_highlight.title,
+                                                                           user_highlight.owner_username))
+            for item in user_highlight.get_items():
+                print(item)
+
    def test_private_profile_paging(self):
        self.post_paging_test(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PRIVATE_PROFILE).get_posts())

+    def test_profile_pic_download(self):
+        self.L.download_profile(PUBLIC_PROFILE, profile_pic_only=True)
+
    def test_feed_download(self):
        self.L.download_feed_posts(NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)

@@ -136,10 +180,6 @@ class TestInstaloaderLoggedIn(TestInstaloaderAnonymously):
        for f in profile.get_followers():
            print(f.username)

-    def test_get_username_by_id(self):
-        self.assertEqual(PUBLIC_PROFILE.lower(),
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID).username)
-
    def test_get_likes(self):
        for post in instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME).get_posts():
            for like in post.get_likes():
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alexander Graf	9421ad5fda	Release of version 4.2.3	2019-02-16 22:25:43 +01:00
Alexander Graf	1e89ebe038	Adjust GraphQL rate control	2019-02-16 19:26:58 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	3f4c12b54b	Release of version 4.2.2	2019-02-10 21:13:29 +01:00
Alexander Graf	dcc57f11c4	Fix falsely-raised PostChangedException	2019-02-10 20:55:07 +01:00
Alexander Graf	a9e79e90f9	Fix retry logic for download of files This fixes #235. The retry logic has been broken with commit `4bc0a94e12` in version 4.2.1.	2019-02-10 20:29:04 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	a0b7804fd2	Properly handle redirected posts Resolves #225.	2019-02-10 18:24:33 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	9e04ef3436	New Profile.from_id() that works without posts The old method needed the target profile to have at least one post. The new method works anonymously even for private profiles. Closes #249.	2019-02-10 17:46:18 +01:00
Alexander Graf	34416298a0	profiles: First load profilepic, then save json This way, the iphone_struct information is included in saved profile pictures.	2019-01-24 22:40:36 +01:00
Alexander Graf	e39ffecea4	Minor doc changes - Add saythanks.io link - Set lang="en" attribute in html tag	2019-01-24 22:39:58 +01:00
Alexander Graf	15fe3d5f2d	doc: versionadded directive to new {write,get}_raw	2019-01-17 18:39:54 +01:00
Alexander Graf	c73b10843f	Update year in LICENSE file	2019-01-17 18:12:32 +01:00
Alexander Graf	b158c57b9e	Unittest for HD profilepic and fix ResourceWarning	2019-01-17 18:10:14 +01:00
Alexander Graf	57892f191a	Release of version 4.2.1	2019-01-17 17:47:45 +01:00
Alexander Graf	26e74bad6a	Download HD profile picture if logged in Unfortunately, it is now required to be logged in to access the HD version of profile pictures. When attempting to download profile pictures without --login, a warning message is printed once, and the lower-quality versions are obtained. For backwards compatibility, already-downloaded profile pictures are overwritten if the now-obtainable version is assumed to be of better quality than the existing one (determined by file size vs Content-Length). The iPhone endpoint is accessed with code exhumed from `c355338010`. Also, this reverts "Profile: don't access removed iphone info endpoint" `08327c4117`. This fixes #209.	2019-01-17 17:39:29 +01:00
Alexander Graf	27a239f07f	doc theme: Improve consistency of code highlight	2019-01-17 11:39:18 +01:00
Alexander Graf	bb25f03c7d	doc: "Troubleshooting" section + minor changes	2019-01-17 11:00:04 +01:00
Lars Lindqvist	c54342bb98	Refactor `get_filename` Use string formatting instead of `str(0) + str(index)` and don't assume file extension is three characters.	2019-01-08 19:38:46 +01:00
Alexander Graf	d2bebcd00c	doc: Fix +args.txt description - Fix wrong `--option value`, which must be `--option=value` - Fix typos Fixes #221.	2019-01-03 17:05:43 +01:00
Alexander Graf	4bc0a94e12	Name profilepic by hash if Last-Modified missing This fixes #188. Also, this commit prevents double-requesting the profile pic URL to obtain the Last-Modified header.	2019-01-03 16:49:21 +01:00
Alexander Graf	06845b53fc	Fixes and enhancements to documentation theme	2019-01-01 14:23:08 +01:00
Alexander Graf	e9cec0b261	docs/conf.py: remove unneeded import	2018-12-31 19:35:55 +01:00
Alexander Graf	ac4cd9f595	New doc design: Sphinx Bootstrap 4 Theme Now we use an own, mobile-first, responsive sphinx theme based on Bootstrap 4. It makes navigation on the very long "Python module instaloader" page a lot easier. Also, it looks better. This solves all the problems we had with sphinx-bootstrap-theme.	2018-12-31 19:30:19 +01:00
Alexander Graf	2e7835850a	Version 4.2	2018-12-23 17:07:03 +01:00
Alexander Graf	89b56bdfa8	Login: Handle suspicious login and JSON error Motivated by #92.	2018-12-21 22:39:07 +01:00
Alexander Graf	1387d396dd	Second Release Candidate for Version 4.2	2018-12-21 22:01:28 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	4ee867c61b	Implement two-factor authentication Closes #200.	2018-12-21 21:58:12 +01:00
Alexander Graf	edba6959d9	First Release Candidate for Version 4.2	2018-12-21 17:54:02 +01:00
Alexander Graf	08327c4117	Profile: don't access removed iphone info endpoint Don't access the endpoint that was used to access the HD version of the profile picture. This addresses #209.	2018-12-21 17:06:32 +01:00
Alexander Graf	4ab0fea82a	login: print that 2FA is not supported if required 2FA support is requested in issue #200, and also mentioned in #92.	2018-12-21 16:54:56 +01:00
Alexander Graf	a735b02bac	doc: Add 'versionadded' directives to new features	2018-12-21 14:43:33 +01:00
Stijn Peeters	be5d02ef3b	Location search (#212 ) * Add %location search option Search for posts for a given location ID using %[location id] as the query * Document %location search * Make pylint happy * Use correct paths for location results * Fix —help output Add description of location argument and fix output error for short help. * Add unit tests for location download * Add extra unit test for locations	2018-12-17 21:35:31 +01:00
Alexander Graf	1ab9e44104	Update sphinx_autodoc_typehints to version 1.5.2	2018-12-13 16:23:14 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	6212d22e26	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/sushilicious/instaloader into v4.2-dev	2018-12-13 15:53:06 +01:00
André Koch-Kramer	aa859b9f54	Ignore pylint's cyclic-import and unnecessary-pass	2018-12-13 15:29:46 +01:00
sushilicious	ffda2265bd	Added _committed to __init__ to make pylint shut up	2018-12-09 02:12:45 -05:00
sushilicious	e753406a6c	Just in case, check whether picture exists for commit This is in addition to the other commit logic.	2018-12-09 02:12:45 -05:00
sushilicious	30555b576c	Added commit mode The commit mode ensures pictures are not corrupted when Instaloader is unexpectedly interrupted. In the case that the last picture is corrupted because of an interruption, Instaloader will redownload the picture. Since the metadata is the last object saved to disk, we can consider a post as "committed" if its json metadata file exists and is not malformed. Instaloader should download any posts which are not committed. Downside is commit mode requires metadata to be saved.	2018-12-09 02:12:45 -05:00
Alexander Graf	ece0d11915	Release of version 4.1.1	2018-10-07 15:17:51 +02:00
Alexander Graf	41e734e1b8	Fix fast_update in case of no download If Instaloader was called with --fast-update and encountered a post where nothing has been downloaded because of flags that disable download of certain types of media, the download was aborted. This behavior is now fixed. Closes #183.	2018-10-07 14:59:16 +02:00
Alexander Graf	b7ea0d5953	download_profiles: Check errors only if required Fixes #178, where with `--profile-pic-only` an error message is printed (without any further implications) when downloading profile pictures of private profiles without being logged in.	2018-09-23 10:09:08 +02:00
Alexander Graf	325e89c4b2	Print how many requests were made on 429	2018-09-06 09:17:38 +02:00
Alexander Graf	e248020927	Release of version 4.1	2018-09-02 21:57:20 +02:00
Alexander Graf	5a7b76db31	Merge branch 'v4.1-dev'	2018-09-02 21:56:16 +02:00
Alexander Graf	1a239e17cb	First Release Candidate for Version 4.1	2018-08-31 17:42:59 +02:00
Alexander Graf	bb8749b753	Adjust rate control to current rate limits	2018-08-31 17:17:23 +02:00
Alexander Graf	1f311d3e1e	First Beta Release for Version 4.1	2018-08-31 12:11:43 +02:00
Alexander Graf	862c51fa81	Profile.from_id graphql query is not rate limited	2018-08-30 13:59:46 +02:00
Alexander Graf	cc15cb5857	Cache and reuse profiles for Profile.from_id()	2018-08-30 13:52:16 +02:00
Alexander Graf	18707ee232	docs: Better explanation for is_video Closes #173.	2018-08-30 10:16:56 +02:00
Alexander Graf	0e534ba519	Use username/:tagged as target for tagged posts Subdirs in profile folders were introduced with --highlights, and moving :tagged posts there allows to further call instaloader as instaloader [flags] */ (#154)	2018-08-30 09:57:42 +02:00
Alexander Graf	084424e856	docs/codesnippets: Link to source tree on github	2018-08-30 09:18:58 +02:00
Alexander Graf	567a04a661	format_filename method to apply filename pattern	2018-08-30 09:13:49 +02:00
Alexander Graf	1394e8e9f5	First Alpha Release for Version 4.1	2018-08-24 12:51:52 +02:00
Alexander Graf	86204d165d	Merge branch 'master' into v4.1-dev	2018-08-24 12:45:12 +02:00
Alexander Graf	d0e2ac4388	docs/install: Suggest pre-release rather than git	2018-08-24 12:42:51 +02:00
Alexander Graf	60d47be2f3	Unit test for Instaloader.get_highlights()	2018-08-24 12:33:28 +02:00
Alexander Graf	f988762cb1	download_profiles: raise_errors parameter With raise_errors=True it behaves like now-deprecated download_profile().	2018-08-24 12:21:45 +02:00
Alexander Graf	b443cc6654	Minor doc fixes and improvements	2018-08-24 11:53:14 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	584c69d93c	Update docs and docstrings concerning highlights	2018-08-24 00:23:19 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	cbdd85ef07	Highlights downloadable through CLI By using --highlights all available highlight stories of target profiles will get downloaded. Closes #162.	2018-08-23 23:17:48 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	2e517e972f	Extend _PostPathFormatter to replace more chars On Windows, all forbidden characters now get replaced with similar looking unicode chars.	2018-08-23 22:19:08 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	54572fb1fc	Make the Highlight stuff accept Profile objects download_highlights(), get_highlights() and the Highlight class now accept and use the owner's Profile rather than creating it themselves.	2018-08-23 22:19:08 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	158c1433bb	Revert accidental change of comment.id to comment.unique_id	2018-08-23 22:19:08 +02:00
Alexander Graf	43f52198ff	Fix docs building and show Highlights inheritance	2018-08-23 22:19:08 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	91d5d5f867	Add class and functions for downloading highlights Requested in #162.	2018-08-23 22:19:08 +02:00
Alexander Graf	0dcc912987	doc: Note new features with versionadded	2018-08-23 17:25:28 +02:00
Alexander Graf	180d398ad7	docs: Exclude sphinx-1.7.7 to fix travis build	2018-08-23 16:14:02 +02:00
Alexander Graf	f262c4347f	Create issue templates	2018-08-23 15:11:09 +02:00
Alexander Graf	b91e73b090	set docs font size to 16px	2018-08-23 14:44:37 +02:00
Alexander Graf	e388a1c966	--no-posts; Deprecate --{profile-pic,stories}-only	2018-08-20 16:29:14 +02:00
Alexander Graf	0f0ac13d72	reorder --help output	2018-08-20 14:27:58 +02:00
Alexander Graf	06b7edd6d5	--no-pictures flag to not download post pictures Closes #131.	2018-08-20 14:27:58 +02:00
Alexander Graf	5f57345f1b	"instaloader -- -SHORTCODE" to fetch single post Closes #129.	2018-08-20 14:27:58 +02:00
Alexander Graf	f7e6632f68	Document --tagged{,-only} in docs/cli-options.rst	2018-08-20 10:44:20 +02:00
AndCycle	9258b84695	Allow reading arguments from file Squashed commit of the following (pr #161): commit `58235a99b0` Author: AndCycle <andcycle@andcycle.idv.tw> Date: Thu Aug 16 17:57:26 2018 +0800 doc: proper fix rst syntax commit `6620e3583c` Author: AndCycle <andcycle@andcycle.idv.tw> Date: Thu Aug 16 17:29:25 2018 +0800 doc: fix syntax commit `7a048a3c04` Author: AndCycle <andcycle@andcycle.idv.tw> Date: Thu Aug 16 17:09:26 2018 +0800 doc: add info about read args from file. commit `c4ceaf9636` Author: AndCycle <andcycle@andcycle.idv.tw> Date: Thu Aug 16 17:05:07 2018 +0800 alter `fromfile_prefix_chars` to plus sign to avoid conflict. commit `d469b52b95` Author: AndCycle <andcycle@andcycle.idv.tw> Date: Mon Aug 6 19:10:23 2018 +0800 * Allow reading arguments from file function referenced from instagram-scraper, which provide a convenient way to hide sensitive information.	2018-08-20 09:00:51 +02:00
Lars Lindqvist	e00d77c234	Basic CLI support for tagged posts. Squashed commit of the following (pr #154): commit `8fd56c379f` Merge: `08f0ee7` `a3777ca` Author: Lars Lindqvist <e5150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed Aug 15 20:23:23 2018 +0200 Merge branch 'master' into master commit `08f0ee795c` Merge: `700b3a8` `dcea0e9` Author: Lars Lindqvist <e5150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun Aug 5 15:25:55 2018 +0200 Merge branch 'master' into master commit `700b3a8d09` Author: Lars Lindqvist <lars.lindqvist@yandex.ru> Date: Sat Aug 4 16:26:59 2018 +0200 Basic CLI support for tagged posts. commit `5e3cd10cbc` Merge: `af564f5` `92653dc` Author: Lars Lindqvist <e5150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri Aug 3 19:33:24 2018 +0200 Merge branch 'master' into master commit `af564f5174` Author: Lars Lindqvist <e5150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri Aug 3 19:25:57 2018 +0200 Fix owner_profile for Profile.get_tagged_posts() commit `3cde1f7db4` Author: Lars Lindqvist <e5150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu Jul 26 19:51:33 2018 +0200 Add meth:get_tagged_posts to Profile	2018-08-20 08:50:29 +02:00
Alexander Graf	a3777cad5d	Download profile pic unless --no-profile-pic Fixes #165. To download (S = Stories, P = Profile Pic, p = Posts) p --no-profile-pic P --profile-pic-only Pp (default) S --no-profile-pic --stories-only Sp --no-profile-pic --stories SP --stories-only SPp --stories	2018-08-13 17:57:28 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	8303f1d1c5	Release of version 4.0.8	2018-08-07 20:07:41 +02:00
Alexander Graf	998333b7cd	Revert "Mention IRC channel #instaloader on Freenode" This reverts commit `8423e3bd00`. The channel did not have as much activity as expected and an IRC channel does not work if there are not at least a few people in it.	2018-08-07 19:57:10 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	77ca78e977	Fix logging out when download profile_pic fails Add try-finally-block to InstaloaderContext.anonymous_copy(). Fixes #159.	2018-08-07 19:16:08 +02:00
Alexander Graf	dcea0e9672	Release of version 4.0.7	2018-08-05 09:37:18 +02:00
Alexander Graf	809b23a996	doc: Mark Profile.has_higlight_reels as deprecated	2018-08-05 09:13:49 +02:00
Alexander Graf	c634f21dcc	Fix anon-retry for profiles that blocked viewer This was broken with `50a5330fec`.	2018-08-05 09:01:22 +02:00
Alexander Graf	a070ed42ae	get_stories(): Fetch in chunks of 100 users It seems there is a limit of how many user stories can be requested at once. Now, Instaloader.get_stories() chunks the stories request. Fixes #157 and fixes #134.	2018-08-05 08:06:53 +02:00
Alexander Graf	a34d750152	rate handling: Show %H:%M when request is retried	2018-08-05 08:02:35 +02:00
Lars Lindqvist	bfa5d8ed41	Fix :stories `50a5330fec` breaks `:stories` if userids is None (non-iterable).	2018-08-05 03:29:24 +02:00
Alexander Graf	7f81985911	_ArbitraryItemFormatter: Allow chaining attributes Override get_value() rather than get_field(), to allow chaining of item attributes, such as --post-metadata-txt={owner_profile.profile_pic_url}. Motivated by #151.	2018-08-04 11:41:19 +02:00
Lars Lindqvist	b5aa268344	Fix owner_profile for Profile.get_tagged_posts()	2018-08-04 09:41:23 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	92653dcdb9	Release of version 4.0.6	2018-08-02 16:55:59 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	1b5c12c8fa	Add unittest for Profile.get_tagged_posts()	2018-08-02 16:48:06 +02:00
Lars Lindqvist	bc29ffbd44	Add meth:get_tagged_posts to Profile	2018-08-02 16:41:51 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	50a5330fec	Change download of stories when not using :stories If using --stories or --stories-only the stories got donwloaded along with the profiles one by one. Now, the stories get downloaded in a similar aproach like when using the :stories target, i.e. download_stories() gets only called once. Profile.has_highlight_reels is broken and now always returns true. This fixes #153.	2018-08-02 16:20:27 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	1739844758	Fix login by allowing more http headers Because Instagram is bombarding over hundret of headers on login it is necessary to increase http.client._MAXHEADERS. Fixes #152.	2018-07-30 17:50:22 +02:00
André Koch-Kramer	0ebb223214	Added BTC address to donations section Motivated by #130.	2018-07-23 23:36:46 +02:00
Alexander Graf	3d4109ded3	travis disable pylint's no-else-return	2018-07-22 11:04:11 +02:00
Alexander Graf	8423e3bd00	Mention IRC channel #instaloader on Freenode	2018-07-22 10:55:29 +02:00
Alexander Graf	5b0f8b75cc	Add AUTHORS.md listing Instaloader's authors	2018-07-22 10:54:54 +02:00
Alexander Graf	3cb33603e5	doc: Use Instaloader brand colors for links	2018-07-09 21:32:18 +02:00