First Beta Release for Version 4.9

Add Post.accessibility_caption property
Fix download of hashtags and locations
2026-10-16 21:52:17 -07:00 · 2021-11-12 21:44:08 +01:00 · 2021-11-12 21:41:40 +01:00 · 2021-11-12 21:33:48 +01:00 · 2021-11-12 20:28:19 +01:00 · 2021-11-12 15:21:33 +01:00
21 changed files with 483 additions and 195 deletions
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ labels: "feature suggestion"
 ---

 **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?
+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.
+How do you achieve the here-described goal without the feature you are requesting?

 **If the feature request is accepted, would you be willing to submit a pull request?**
 Yes / No
@@ -21,4 +23,9 @@ Yes / No
 **Additional context**
 Add any other context about the feature request here.

-<!-- please also see https://instaloader.github.io/contributing.html for how to suggest a feature -->
+<!-- 
+Also see https://instaloader.github.io/contributing.html for how to suggest a feature.
+
+Please understand that a feature suggestion issue that lacks the required information cannot be
+processed.
+-->
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-custom: "https://instaloader.github.io/contributing.html#donations"
+github: [aandergr]
+custom: "https://instaloader.github.io/sponsors.html"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Instaloader Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: |
-          python -m pip install pipenv==2020.11.15
+          python -m pip install pipenv==2021.5.29
          pipenv sync --dev
      - name: PyLint
        run: pipenv run pylint instaloader
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ jobs:
        stale-pr-label: 'stale'
        exempt-issue-label: 'leave open'
        exempt-pr-label: 'leave open'
-        days-before-stale: 90
+        days-before-stale: 135
        days-before-close: 14
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout Instaloader repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.9"
          architecture: x64
      - name: Get the tagged version
        id: get_version
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pefile = "*"
 pywin32-ctypes = "*"
 psutil = "*"
 typing-extensions = "*"
+types-requests = "*"
+typed-ast = "*"

 [packages]
 requests = "*"
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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+            "sha256": "4ea11d3dd7ae0070a8745cf21960210a09834ca21f47905fd3fab20ea68c6d3b"
        },
        "pipfile-spec": 6,
        "requires": {},
@@ -21,35 +21,36 @@
            ],
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        },
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+        "charset-normalizer": {
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+                "sha256:0c8911edd15d19223366a194a513099a302055a962bca2cec0f54b8b63175d8b",
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            ],
-            "version": "==4.0.0"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
+            "version": "==2.0.4"
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-            "version": "==2.10"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
+            "version": "==3.2"
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+            "version": "==2.26.0"
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-            "index": "pypi",
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+            "version": "==1.26.6"
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    "develop": {
@@ -69,10 +70,10 @@
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+            "version": "==2.6.6"
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@@ -88,12 +89,13 @@
            ],
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+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
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@@ -110,10 +112,11 @@
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+            "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
+            "version": "==3.2"
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        "imagesize": {
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@@ -124,10 +127,10 @@
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        "isort": {
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+            "version": "==5.9.3"
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@@ -211,31 +214,32 @@
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@@ -246,17 +250,17 @@
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@@ -301,25 +305,31 @@
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            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==1.26.5"
+            "version": "==1.26.6"
        },
        "wrapt": {
            "hashes": [
@@ -114,6 +114,34 @@ already have a valid session cookie file.

 `Instaloader Documentation <https://instaloader.github.io/basic-usage.html>`__

+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.
+
+Supporters
+----------
+
+.. current-sponsors-start
+
+See `Alex' GitHub Sponsors <https://github.com/sponsors/aandergr>`__ page for
+how you can sponsor the development of Instaloader!
+
+.. current-sponsors-end
+
+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 GitHub Sponsors page, a PayPal.Me link and a Bitcoin address.
+|  GitHub Sponsors: `Sponsor @aandergr on GitHub Sponsors <https://github.com/sponsors/aandergr>`__
+|  PayPal: `PayPal.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
+|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY

 Disclaimer
 ----------
@@ -126,21 +154,3 @@ subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial project. Use at your own ris
 Instaloader is licensed under an MIT license. Refer to ``LICENSE`` file for more information.

 .. disclaimer-end
-
-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
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ with open('__main__.py', 'w+') as f:
    f.writelines(lines)

 # install dependencies and invoke PyInstaller
-commands = ["pip install pipenv==2020.11.15",
-            "pipenv sync --dev",
+commands = ["pip install pipenv==2021.5.29",
+            f"pipenv --python {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor} sync --dev",
            "pipenv run pyinstaller --log-level=DEBUG instaloader.spec"]

 for command in commands:
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ How to Download
 .. option:: --user-agent USER_AGENT

   User Agent to use for HTTP requests. Per default, Instaloader pretends being
-   Chrome/89 on Linux.
+   Chrome/92 on Linux.

 .. option:: --max-connection-attempts N

@@ -132,21 +132,9 @@ details. If you feel the need to do so, please create a "feature suggestion".
  be implemented and the underlying problem could be solved. Also **describe
  alternatives** that you have considered.

-Donations
---------
+Sponsoring
+----------

-.. donations-start
-
-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.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
-|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY
-
-.. donations-end
-
-.. (Discussion in :issue:`130`)
+.. include:: sponsors.rst
+   :start-after: donations-start
+   :end-before: donations-end
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ Useful Links
 - `Issue Tracker / Bug Tracker <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues>`__
 - `Version History <https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/releases>`__

-Disclaimer
----------
-
-.. include:: ../README.rst
-   :start-after: disclaimer-start
-   :end-before: disclaimer-end
-
 Contributing
 ------------

@@ -92,10 +85,20 @@ As an open source project, Instaloader heavily depends on the contributions from
 its community. See :ref:`contributing` for how you may help Instaloader to
 become an even greater tool.

-.. include:: contributing.rst
+Supporters
+----------
+
+.. include:: sponsors.rst
   :start-after: donations-start
   :end-before: donations-end

+Disclaimer
+----------
+
+.. include:: ../README.rst
+   :start-after: disclaimer-start
+   :end-before: disclaimer-end
+
 ..
   * :ref:`genindex`
   * :ref:`modindex`
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.. _sponsors:
+
+Sponsoring the development of Instaloader
+=========================================
+
+.. donations-start
+
+.. include:: ../README.rst
+   :start-after: current-sponsors-start
+   :end-before: current-sponsors-end
+
+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 GitHub Sponsors page, a PayPal.Me link and a Bitcoin address.
+|  GitHub Sponsors: `Sponsor @aandergr on GitHub Sponsors <https://github.com/sponsors/aandergr>`__
+|  PayPal: `PayPal.me/aandergr <https://www.paypal.me/aandergr>`__
+|  BTC: 1Nst4LoadeYzrKjJ1DX9CpbLXBYE9RKLwY
+
+.. donations-end
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ 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` and :issue:`615` users reported problems with
+Nevertheless, in :issue:`92`, :issue:`615`, :issue:`1150` and :issue:`1217`,
+users reported problems with
 logging in. We recommend to always keep the session file which Instaloader
 creates when using :option:`--login`. If a session file is present,
 :option:`--login` does not make use of the failure-prone login procedure.
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram."""


-__version__ = '4.8rc2'
+__version__ = '4.9b1'


 try:
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
    latest_stamps = None
    if latest_stamps_file is not None:
        latest_stamps = LatestStamps(latest_stamps_file)
+        instaloader.context.log(f"Using latest stamps from {latest_stamps_file}.")
    # Login, if desired
    if username is not None:
        if not re.match(r"^[A-Za-z0-9._]+$", username):
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .exceptions import *
 from .instaloadercontext import InstaloaderContext, RateController
 from .lateststamps import LatestStamps
 from .nodeiterator import NodeIterator, resumable_iteration
+from .sectioniterator import SectionIterator
 from .structures import (Hashtag, Highlight, JsonExportable, Post, PostLocation, Profile, Story, StoryItem,
                         load_structure_from_file, save_structure_to_file, PostSidecarNode, TitlePic)

@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ class _PostPathFormatter(_ArbitraryItemFormatter):
    def sanitize_path(ret: str) -> str:
        """Replaces '/' with similar looking Division Slash and some other illegal filename characters on Windows."""
        ret = ret.replace('/', '\u2215')
+
+        if ret.startswith('.'):
+            ret = ret.replace('.', '\u2024', 1)
+
        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
            ret = ret.replace(':', '\uff1a').replace('<', '\ufe64').replace('>', '\ufe65').replace('\"', '\uff02')
            ret = ret.replace('\\', '\ufe68').replace('|', '\uff5c').replace('?', '\ufe16').replace('*', '\uff0a')
@@ -788,6 +793,7 @@ class Instaloader:

        if not userids:
            self.context.log("Retrieving all visible stories...")
+            profile_count = None
        else:
            userids = [p if isinstance(p, int) else p.userid for p in userids]
            profile_count = len(userids)
@@ -807,7 +813,7 @@ class Instaloader:
                last_scraped = latest_stamps.get_last_story_timestamp(name)
                scraped_timestamp = datetime.now().astimezone()
            for item in user_story.get_items():
-                if last_scraped is not None and item.date_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) <= last_scraped:
+                if latest_stamps is not None and item.date_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) <= last_scraped:
                    break
                if storyitem_filter is not None and not storyitem_filter(item):
                    self.context.log("<{} skipped>".format(item), flush=True)
@@ -1083,18 +1089,12 @@ class Instaloader:
        .. versionchanged:: 4.2.9
           Require being logged in (as required by Instagram)
        """
-        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']
+        yield from SectionIterator(
+            self.context,
+            lambda d: d["native_location_data"]["recent"],
+            lambda m: Post.from_iphone_struct(self.context, m),
+            f"explore/locations/{location}/",
+        )

    @_requires_login
    def download_location(self, location: str,
@@ -1203,14 +1203,14 @@ class Instaloader:
        if latest_stamps is not None:
            last_scraped = latest_stamps.get_last_tagged_timestamp(profile.username)
            posts_takewhile = lambda p: p.date_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) > last_scraped
-            scraped_timestamp = datetime.now().astimezone()
-        self.posts_download_loop(profile.get_tagged_posts(),
+        tagged_posts = profile.get_tagged_posts()
+        self.posts_download_loop(tagged_posts,
                                 target if target
                                 else (Path(_PostPathFormatter.sanitize_path(profile.username)) /
                                       _PostPathFormatter.sanitize_path(':tagged')),
                                 fast_update, post_filter, takewhile=posts_takewhile)
-        if latest_stamps is not None:
-            latest_stamps.set_last_tagged_timestamp(profile.username, scraped_timestamp)
+        if latest_stamps is not None and tagged_posts.first_item is not None:
+            latest_stamps.set_last_tagged_timestamp(profile.username, tagged_posts.first_item.date_local.astimezone())

    def download_igtv(self, profile: Profile, fast_update: bool = False,
                      post_filter: Optional[Callable[[Post], bool]] = None,
@@ -1226,11 +1226,11 @@ class Instaloader:
        if latest_stamps is not None:
            last_scraped = latest_stamps.get_last_igtv_timestamp(profile.username)
            posts_takewhile = lambda p: p.date_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) > last_scraped
-            scraped_timestamp = datetime.now().astimezone()
-        self.posts_download_loop(profile.get_igtv_posts(), profile.username, fast_update, post_filter,
+        igtv_posts = profile.get_igtv_posts()
+        self.posts_download_loop(igtv_posts, profile.username, fast_update, post_filter,
                                 total_count=profile.igtvcount, owner_profile=profile, takewhile=posts_takewhile)
-        if latest_stamps is not None:
-            latest_stamps.set_last_igtv_timestamp(profile.username, scraped_timestamp)
+        if latest_stamps is not None and igtv_posts.first_item is not None:
+            latest_stamps.set_last_igtv_timestamp(profile.username, igtv_posts.first_item.date_local.astimezone())

    def _get_id_filename(self, profile_name: str) -> str:
        if ((format_string_contains_key(self.dirname_pattern, 'profile') or
@@ -1424,12 +1424,13 @@ class Instaloader:
                        # pylint:disable=cell-var-from-loop
                        last_scraped = latest_stamps.get_last_post_timestamp(profile_name)
                        posts_takewhile = lambda p: p.date_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) > last_scraped
-                        scraped_timestamp = datetime.now().astimezone()
-                    self.posts_download_loop(profile.get_posts(), profile_name, fast_update, post_filter,
+                    posts_to_download = profile.get_posts()
+                    self.posts_download_loop(posts_to_download, profile_name, fast_update, post_filter,
                                             total_count=profile.mediacount, owner_profile=profile,
                                             takewhile=posts_takewhile)
-                    if latest_stamps is not None:
-                        latest_stamps.set_last_post_timestamp(profile_name, scraped_timestamp)
+                    if latest_stamps is not None and posts_to_download.first_item is not None:
+                        latest_stamps.set_last_post_timestamp(profile_name,
+                                                              posts_to_download.first_item.date_local.astimezone())

        if stories and profiles:
            with self.context.error_catcher("Download stories"):
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def copy_session(session: requests.Session, request_timeout: Optional[float] = N

 def default_user_agent() -> str:
    return 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 ' \
-           '(KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/89.0.4389.90 Safari/537.36'
+           '(KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/92.0.4515.131 Safari/537.36'


 class InstaloaderContext:
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
        if empty_session_only:
            del header['Host']
            del header['Origin']
-            del header['Referer']
            del header['X-Instagram-AJAX']
            del header['X-Requested-With']
        return header
@@ -530,6 +529,28 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
        :raises ConnectionException: When download repeatedly failed."""
        self.write_raw(self.get_raw(url), filename)

+    def head(self, url: str, allow_redirects: bool = False) -> requests.Response:
+        """HEAD a URL anonymously.
+
+        :raises QueryReturnedNotFoundException: When the server responds with a 404.
+        :raises QueryReturnedForbiddenException: When the server responds with a 403.
+        :raises ConnectionException: When request failed.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.7.6
+        """
+        with self.get_anonymous_session() as anonymous_session:
+            resp = anonymous_session.head(url, allow_redirects=allow_redirects)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            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))
+
    @property
    def root_rhx_gis(self) -> Optional[str]:
        """rhx_gis string returned in the / query."""
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ FrozenNodeIterator = NamedTuple('FrozenNodeIterator',
                                 ('context_username', Optional[str]),
                                 ('total_index', int),
                                 ('best_before', Optional[float]),
-                                 ('remaining_data', Optional[Dict])])
+                                 ('remaining_data', Optional[Dict]),
+                                 ('first_node', Optional[Dict])])
 FrozenNodeIterator.query_hash.__doc__ = """The GraphQL ``query_hash`` parameter."""
 FrozenNodeIterator.query_variables.__doc__ = """The GraphQL ``query_variables`` parameter."""
 FrozenNodeIterator.query_referer.__doc__ = """The HTTP referer used for the GraphQL query."""
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ FrozenNodeIterator.total_index.__doc__ = """Number of items that have already be
 FrozenNodeIterator.best_before.__doc__ = """Date when parts of the stored nodes might have expired."""
 FrozenNodeIterator.remaining_data.__doc__ = \
    """The already-retrieved, yet-unprocessed ``edges`` and the ``page_info`` at time of freezing."""
-
+FrozenNodeIterator.first_node.__doc__ = """Node data of the first item, if an item has been produced."""

 T = TypeVar('T')

@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class NodeIterator(Iterator[T]):
            self._best_before = datetime.now() + NodeIterator._shelf_life
        else:
            self._data = self._query()
+        self._first_node: Optional[Dict] = None

    def _query(self, after: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:
        pagination_variables = {'first': NodeIterator._graphql_page_length}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
@@ -125,7 +127,10 @@ class NodeIterator(Iterator[T]):
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                self._page_index, self._total_index = page_index, total_index
                raise
-            return self._node_wrapper(node)
+            item = self._node_wrapper(node)
+            if self._first_node is None:
+                self._first_node = node
+            return item
        if self._data['page_info']['has_next_page']:
            query_response = self._query(self._data['page_info']['end_cursor'])
            page_index, data = self._page_index, self._data
@@ -157,6 +162,15 @@ class NodeIterator(Iterator[T]):
        ).encode())
        return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(magic_hash.digest()).decode()

+    @property
+    def first_item(self) -> Optional[T]:
+        """
+        If this iterator has produced any items, returns the first item produced.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.8
+        """
+        return self._node_wrapper(self._first_node) if self._first_node is not None else None
+
    def freeze(self) -> FrozenNodeIterator:
        """Freeze the iterator for later resuming."""
        remaining_data = None
@@ -171,6 +185,7 @@ class NodeIterator(Iterator[T]):
            total_index=max(self.total_index - 1, 0),
            best_before=self._best_before.timestamp() if self._best_before else None,
            remaining_data=remaining_data,
+            first_node=self._first_node,
        )

    def thaw(self, frozen: FrozenNodeIterator) -> None:
@@ -197,6 +212,8 @@ class NodeIterator(Iterator[T]):
        self._total_index = frozen.total_index
        self._best_before = datetime.fromtimestamp(frozen.best_before)
        self._data = frozen.remaining_data
+        if frozen.first_node is not None:
+            self._first_node = frozen.first_node


@contextmanager
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterator, Optional, TypeVar
+
+from .instaloadercontext import InstaloaderContext
+
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
+
+class SectionIterator(Iterator[T]):
+    """Iterator for the new 'sections'-style responses.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 4.9"""
+    def __init__(self,
+                 context: InstaloaderContext,
+                 sections_extractor: Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Dict[str, Any]],
+                 media_wrapper: Callable[[Dict], T],
+                 query_path: str,
+                 first_data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+        self._context = context
+        self._sections_extractor = sections_extractor
+        self._media_wrapper = media_wrapper
+        self._query_path = query_path
+        self._data = first_data or self._query()
+        self._page_index = 0
+        self._section_index = 0
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def _query(self, max_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        pagination_variables = {"max_id": max_id} if max_id is not None else {}
+        return self._sections_extractor(
+            self._context.get_json(self._query_path, params={"__a": 1, **pagination_variables})
+        )
+
+    def __next__(self) -> T:
+        if self._page_index < len(self._data['sections']):
+            media = self._data['sections'][self._page_index]['layout_content']['medias'][self._section_index]['media']
+            self._section_index += 1
+            if self._section_index >= len(self._data['sections'][self._page_index]['layout_content']['medias']):
+                self._section_index = 0
+                self._page_index += 1
+            return self._media_wrapper(media)
+        if self._data['more_available']:
+            self._page_index, self._section_index, self._data = 0, 0, self._query(self._data["next_max_id"])
+            return self.__next__()
+        raise StopIteration()
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ import lzma
 import re
 from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
 from collections import namedtuple
+from contextlib import suppress
 from datetime import datetime
+from itertools import islice
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Union

 from . import __version__
 from .exceptions import *
 from .instaloadercontext import InstaloaderContext
 from .nodeiterator import FrozenNodeIterator, NodeIterator
+from .sectioniterator import SectionIterator

 PostSidecarNode = namedtuple('PostSidecarNode', ['is_video', 'display_url', 'video_url'])
 PostSidecarNode.__doc__ = "Item of a Sidecar Post."
@@ -89,6 +92,41 @@ class Post:
        """Create a post object from a given mediaid"""
        return cls.from_shortcode(context, Post.mediaid_to_shortcode(mediaid))

+    @classmethod
+    def from_iphone_struct(cls, context: InstaloaderContext, media: Dict[str, Any]):
+        """Create a post from a given iphone_struct.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.9"""
+        media_types = {
+            1: "GraphImage",
+            2: "GraphVideo",
+            8: "GraphSidecar",
+        }
+        fake_node = {
+            "shortcode": media["code"],
+            "id": media["pk"],
+            "__typename": media_types[media["media_type"]],
+            "is_video": media_types[media["media_type"]] == "GraphVideo",
+            "date": media["taken_at"],
+            "caption": media["caption"].get("text") if media.get("caption") is not None else None,
+            "title": media.get("title"),
+            "viewer_has_liked": media["has_liked"],
+            "edge_media_preview_like": {"count": media["like_count"]},
+            "iphone_struct": media,
+        }
+        with suppress(KeyError):
+            fake_node["display_url"] = media['image_versions2']['candidates'][0]['url']
+        with suppress(KeyError):
+            fake_node["video_url"] = media['video_versions'][-1]['url']
+            fake_node["video_duration"] = media["video_duration"]
+            fake_node["video_view_count"] = media["view_count"]
+        with suppress(KeyError):
+            fake_node["edge_sidecar_to_children"] = {"edges": [{"node": {
+                "display_url": node['image_versions2']['candidates'][0]['url'],
+                "is_video": media_types[node["media_type"]] == "GraphVideo",
+            }} for node in media["carousel_media"]]}
+        return cls(context, fake_node, Profile.from_iphone_struct(context, media["user"]) if "user" in media else None)
+
    @staticmethod
    def shortcode_to_mediaid(code: str) -> int:
        if len(code) > 11:
@@ -359,6 +397,16 @@ class Post:
            return (pcaption[:30] + u"\u2026") if len(pcaption) > 31 else pcaption
        return _elliptify(self.caption) if self.caption else ''

+    @property
+    def accessibility_caption(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Accessibility caption of the post, if available.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.9"""
+        try:
+            return self._field("accessibility_caption")
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
+
    @property
    def tagged_users(self) -> List[str]:
        """List of all lowercased users that are tagged in the Post."""
@@ -377,13 +425,35 @@ class Post:
    def video_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
        """URL of the video, or None."""
        if self.is_video:
+            version_urls = []
+            try:
+                version_urls.append(self._field('video_url'))
+            except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
+                self._context.error(f"Warning: Unable to fetch video from graphql of {self}: {err}")
            if self._context.iphone_support and self._context.is_logged_in:
                try:
-                    url = self._iphone_struct['video_versions'][0]['url']
-                    return url
+                    version_urls.extend(version['url'] for version in self._iphone_struct['video_versions'])
                except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
-                    self._context.error('{} Unable to fetch high quality video version of {}.'.format(err, self))
-            return self._field('video_url')
+                    self._context.error(f"Unable to fetch high-quality video version of {self}: {err}")
+            version_urls = list(dict.fromkeys(version_urls))
+            if len(version_urls) == 0:
+                return None
+            if len(version_urls) == 1:
+                return version_urls[0]
+            url_candidates: List[Tuple[int, str]] = []
+            for idx, version_url in enumerate(version_urls):
+                try:
+                    url_candidates.append((
+                        int(self._context.head(version_url, allow_redirects=True).headers.get('Content-Length', 0)),
+                        version_url
+                    ))
+                except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
+                    self._context.error(f"Video URL candidate {idx+1}/{len(version_urls)} for {self}: {err}")
+            if not url_candidates:
+                # All candidates fail: Fallback to default URL and handle errors later at the actual download attempt
+                return version_urls[0]
+            url_candidates.sort()
+            return url_candidates[-1][1]
        return None

    @property
@@ -556,8 +626,8 @@ class Post:
            return None
        location_id = int(loc['id'])
        if any(k not in loc for k in ('name', 'slug', 'has_public_page', 'lat', 'lng')):
-            loc = self._context.get_json("explore/locations/{0}/".format(location_id),
-                                         params={'__a': 1})['graphql']['location']
+            loc.update(self._context.get_json("explore/locations/{0}/".format(location_id),
+                                              params={'__a': 1})['native_location_data']['location_info'])
        self._location = PostLocation(location_id, loc['name'], loc['slug'], loc['has_public_page'],
                                      loc['lat'], loc['lng'])
        return self._location
@@ -643,6 +713,20 @@ class Profile:
        context.profile_id_cache[profile_id] = profile
        return profile

+    @classmethod
+    def from_iphone_struct(cls, context: InstaloaderContext, media: Dict[str, Any]):
+        """Create a profile from a given iphone_struct.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.9"""
+        return cls(context, {
+            "id": media["pk"],
+            "username": media["username"],
+            "is_private": media["is_private"],
+            "full_name": media["full_name"],
+            "profile_pic_url_hd": media["profile_pic_url"],
+            "iphone_struct": media,
+        })
+
    @classmethod
    def own_profile(cls, context: InstaloaderContext):
        """Return own profile if logged-in.
@@ -1110,7 +1194,35 @@ class StoryItem:
    def video_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
        """URL of the video, or None."""
        if self.is_video:
-            return self._node['video_resources'][-1]['src']
+            version_urls = []
+            try:
+                version_urls.append(self._node['video_resources'][-1]['src'])
+            except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
+                self._context.error(f"Warning: Unable to fetch video from graphql of {self}: {err}")
+            if self._context.iphone_support and self._context.is_logged_in:
+                try:
+                    version_urls.extend(version['url'] for version in self._iphone_struct['video_versions'])
+                except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
+                    self._context.error(f"Unable to fetch high-quality video version of {self}: {err}")
+            version_urls = list(dict.fromkeys(version_urls))
+            if len(version_urls) == 0:
+                return None
+            if len(version_urls) == 1:
+                return version_urls[0]
+            url_candidates: List[Tuple[int, str]] = []
+            for idx, version_url in enumerate(version_urls):
+                try:
+                    url_candidates.append((
+                        int(self._context.head(version_url, allow_redirects=True).headers.get('Content-Length', 0)),
+                        version_url
+                    ))
+                except (InstaloaderException, KeyError, IndexError) as err:
+                    self._context.error(f"Video URL candidate {idx+1}/{len(version_urls)} for {self}: {err}")
+            if not url_candidates:
+                # All candidates fail: Fallback to default URL and handle errors later at the actual download attempt
+                return version_urls[0]
+            url_candidates.sort()
+            return url_candidates[-1][1]
        return None


@@ -1309,6 +1421,9 @@ class Hashtag:
          L.download_post(post, target="#"+hashtag.name)

    Also, this class implements == and is hashable.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 4.9
+       Removed ``get_related_tags()`` and ``is_top_media_only`` as these features were removed from Instagram.
    """
    def __init__(self, context: InstaloaderContext, node: Dict[str, Any]):
        assert "name" in node
@@ -1337,8 +1452,8 @@ class Hashtag:
        return self._node["name"].lower()

    def _query(self, params):
-        return self._context.get_json("explore/tags/{0}/".format(self.name),
-                                      params)["graphql"]["hashtag"]
+        json_response = self._context.get_json("explore/tags/{0}/".format(self.name), params)
+        return json_response["graphql"]["hashtag"] if "graphql" in json_response else json_response["data"]

    def _obtain_metadata(self):
        if not self._has_full_metadata:
@@ -1349,7 +1464,9 @@ class Hashtag:
        json_node = self._node.copy()
        # remove posts
        json_node.pop("edge_hashtag_to_top_posts", None)
+        json_node.pop("top", None)
        json_node.pop("edge_hashtag_to_media", None)
+        json_node.pop("recent", None)
        return json_node

    def __repr__(self):
@@ -1385,30 +1502,33 @@ class Hashtag:
        return self._metadata("profile_pic_url")

    @property
-    def description(self) -> str:
+    def description(self) -> Optional[str]:
        return self._metadata("description")

    @property
    def allow_following(self) -> bool:
-        return self._metadata("allow_following")
+        return bool(self._metadata("allow_following"))

    @property
    def is_following(self) -> bool:
-        return self._metadata("is_following")
-
-    @property
-    def is_top_media_only(self) -> bool:
-        return self._metadata("is_top_media_only")
-
-    def get_related_tags(self) -> Iterator["Hashtag"]:
-        """Yields similar hashtags."""
-        yield from (Hashtag(self._context, edge["node"])
-                    for edge in self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_related_tags", "edges"))
+        try:
+            return self._metadata("is_following")
+        except KeyError:
+            return bool(self._metadata("following"))

    def get_top_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
        """Yields the top posts of the hashtag."""
-        yield from (Post(self._context, edge["node"])
-                    for edge in self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_top_posts", "edges"))
+        try:
+            yield from (Post(self._context, edge["node"])
+                        for edge in self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_top_posts", "edges"))
+        except KeyError:
+            yield from SectionIterator(
+                self._context,
+                lambda d: d["data"]["top"],
+                lambda m: Post.from_iphone_struct(self._context, m),
+                f"explore/tags/{self.name}/",
+                self._metadata("top"),
+            )

    @property
    def mediacount(self) -> int:
@@ -1418,22 +1538,34 @@ class Hashtag:
        The number of posts with a certain hashtag may differ from the number of posts that can actually be accessed, as
        the hashtag count might include private posts
        """
-        return self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "count")
+        try:
+            return self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "count")
+        except KeyError:
+            return self._metadata("media_count")

    def get_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
-        """Yields the posts associated with this hashtag."""
-        self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "edges")
-        self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "page_info")
-        conn = self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media")
-        yield from (Post(self._context, edge["node"]) for edge in conn["edges"])
-        while conn["page_info"]["has_next_page"]:
-            data = self._query({'__a': 1, 'max_id': conn["page_info"]["end_cursor"]})
-            conn = data["edge_hashtag_to_media"]
+        """Yields the recent posts associated with this hashtag."""
+        try:
+            self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "edges")
+            self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media", "page_info")
+            conn = self._metadata("edge_hashtag_to_media")
            yield from (Post(self._context, edge["node"]) for edge in conn["edges"])
+            while conn["page_info"]["has_next_page"]:
+                data = self._query({'__a': 1, 'max_id': conn["page_info"]["end_cursor"]})
+                conn = data["edge_hashtag_to_media"]
+                yield from (Post(self._context, edge["node"]) for edge in conn["edges"])
+        except KeyError:
+            yield from SectionIterator(
+                self._context,
+                lambda d: d["data"]["recent"],
+                lambda m: Post.from_iphone_struct(self._context, m),
+                f"explore/tags/{self.name}/",
+                self._metadata("recent"),
+            )

    def get_all_posts(self) -> Iterator[Post]:
        """Yields all posts, i.e. all most recent posts and the top posts, in almost-chronological order."""
-        sorted_top_posts = iter(sorted(self.get_top_posts(), key=lambda p: p.date_utc, reverse=True))
+        sorted_top_posts = iter(sorted(islice(self.get_top_posts(), 9), key=lambda p: p.date_utc, reverse=True))
        other_posts = self.get_posts()
        next_top = next(sorted_top_posts, None)
        next_other = next(other_posts, None)
@@ -1460,6 +1592,20 @@ class Hashtag:
                yield next_other
                next_other = next(other_posts, None)

+    def get_posts_resumable(self) -> NodeIterator[Post]:
+        """Get the recent posts of the hashtag in a resumable fashion.
+
+        :rtype: NodeIterator[Post]
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.9"""
+        return NodeIterator(
+            self._context, "9b498c08113f1e09617a1703c22b2f32",
+            lambda d: d['data']['hashtag']['edge_hashtag_to_media'],
+            lambda n: Post(self._context, n),
+            {'tag_name': self.name},
+            f"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/{self.name}/"
+        )
+

 class TopSearchResults:
    """
@@ -1643,6 +1789,8 @@ def load_structure(context: InstaloaderContext, json_structure: dict) -> JsonExp
        elif node_type == "Hashtag":
            return Hashtag(context, json_structure['node'])
        elif node_type == "FrozenNodeIterator":
+            if not 'first_node' in json_structure['node']:
+                json_structure['node']['first_node'] = None
            return FrozenNodeIterator(**json_structure['node'])
    elif 'shortcode' in json_structure:
        # Post JSON created with Instaloader v3
@@ -1661,6 +1809,7 @@ def load_structure_from_file(context: InstaloaderContext, filename: str) -> Json
    if compressed:
        fp = lzma.open(filename, 'rt')
    else:
+        # pylint:disable=consider-using-with
        fp = open(filename, 'rt')
    json_structure = json.load(fp)
    fp.close()
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alexander Graf	5bff9b5474	First Beta Release for Version 4.9	2021-11-12 21:44:08 +01:00
Alexander Graf	a23b832a69	Add Post.accessibility_caption property	2021-11-12 21:41:40 +01:00
Alexander Graf	5d18857695	Fix download of hashtags and locations Fixes #1080, fixes #1129, closes #1240.	2021-11-12 21:33:48 +01:00
Alexander Graf	d6fd4c560c	Merge branch 'master' into upcoming/v4.9	2021-11-12 20:28:19 +01:00
fireattack	470fc0d905	Fix KeyError for video_url, and better workflow (#1321 ) Fixes #1320.	2021-11-12 15:21:33 +01:00
Alexander Graf	0300d8a4f1	Fix CI for Python 3.10	2021-11-12 14:32:15 +01:00
Alexander Graf	f09bd51ed4	Update feature suggestion issue template	2021-09-25 10:32:36 +02:00
Arman Yeghiazaryan	7a32272b55	Fix the issue with folder names starting with dots (#1252 )	2021-08-14 16:27:14 +02:00
Alexander Graf	9eb2339028	Update default user agent string	2021-08-10 09:25:00 +02:00
Alexander Graf	c45b536be9	Update dependencies	2021-08-10 09:25:00 +02:00
Alexander Graf	2c116683c2	Release of Version 4.8.1	2021-08-10 09:15:11 +02:00
Alexander Graf	054fa47245	Fix rare KeyError: 'video_versions' error Closes #1251.	2021-08-10 09:13:42 +02:00
Alexander Graf	1f8ebe09b4	Release of Version 4.8	2021-08-04 18:27:45 +02:00
Alexander Graf	87dfdff335	Merge branch 'master' into upcoming/v4.8	2021-08-04 18:24:46 +02:00
Alexander Graf	631503d463	Log "Using latest stamps from ..." message Instaloader always logs which files are loaded and considered in the current run (such as session files or resume files). This commit adds a log message "Using latest stamps from ..." when using --latest-stamps, to be consistent.	2021-08-04 18:12:12 +02:00
Eduardo Kalinowski	43c9d32b22	Avoid uninitialized variable when called with :stories (#1242 )	2021-08-04 18:04:16 +02:00
Alexander Graf	1ad9111753	Release of Version 4.7.6	2021-08-04 17:46:06 +02:00
fireattackandAlexander Graf	327fcfd8e8	Download best-quality video (#1232 ) Co-authored-by: Alexander Graf <17130992+aandergr@users.noreply.github.com>	2021-08-04 17:42:14 +02:00
Arman Yeghiazaryan	ae39ab9893	Fix Post.location / --geotags (#1244 ) Closes #1109.	2021-08-04 17:28:56 +02:00
Alexander Graf	0372f7c8e8	Release of Version 4.7.5	2021-07-24 20:34:14 +02:00
Alexander Graf	aaeaaa0e22	Fourth Release Candidate for Version 4.8	2021-07-24 19:29:56 +02:00
Alexander Graf	35bd8357d1	Merge branch 'master' into upcoming/v4.8	2021-07-24 19:28:53 +02:00
Eduardo Kalinowski	9cdf679fc1	Fix interruped downloads with --latest-stamps (#1219 ) The most recent post is cached in NodeIterator (and saved to the disk), and its timestamp is used, instead of the timestamp instaloader was run. This way, even in later resuming runs the timestamp stored is the same that would have been stored if the first run. Fixes #1206.	2021-07-24 19:27:46 +02:00
Alexander Graf	94d599db61	List all login issues in docs/troubleshooting	2021-07-24 19:18:39 +02:00
fireattack	a0e3e8db0d	Do not delete referer header (#1237 ) since it causes IG's CDN to limit download speed	2021-07-24 16:37:07 +02:00
Alexander Graf	26c9f71132	Third Release Candidate for Version 4.8	2021-06-22 21:52:26 +02:00
Eduardo Kalinowski	210719af56	Avoid uninitialized variable (#1204 ) fixes #1203	2021-06-22 21:50:06 +02:00
Alexander Graf	8c1129e556	Add GitHub Sponsors link	2021-06-20 13:50:59 +02:00
Alexander Graf	c200031be6	Increase stale period for pull requests and issues	2021-06-20 13:50:59 +02:00
Alexander Graf	a0d2ec95b9	Release of Version 4.7.4	2021-06-18 15:19:51 +02:00