Instagram Bot 🤖

July 14, 2021

Overview 👍

A multifunctionality automated instagram bot that can mass text users, receive and read a message and store it somewhere with user details and much more. Powered by Selenium.

Get Started 🤞

PIPENV: For virtual environment

$ pip install pipenv

Installing required libraries and versions

$ pipenv install

Starting the PIP virtual environment

$ pipenv shell

Launching Instagrambot Web App 🎮

Inside the virtual environment, type:

$ flask run

and open the URL.

Multipurpose Bot 🛰️ 🛰

• Login-out using credentials

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.logout()

• Direct Message anyone

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.dm('user','Hi there')
bot.logout()

• Follow another user

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.follow_users(['user1','user2'])
bot.logout()

• Like a number of posts by a user/hashtag

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.like_by_keyword(keyword, numOfPosts)
bot.logout()

• Create a group and direct message in it

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.group_dm(['user1','user2', 'user3'],'Final Testing')
bot.logout()

• Direct Message multiple users

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.multiple_dm(['user1','user2', 'user3'],'Final Testing')
bot.logout()

• Direct Message multiple users from a csv file

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
# if csv file doesn't contains message column
bot.multiple_dm_from_csv('path to csv file','general message')
# else
bot.multiple_dm_from_csv('path to csv file') 
bot.logout()

• Direct Message multiple users from a db

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.multiple_dm_from_db(general_message)
bot.logout()

• Direct Message to all Followers

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.multiple_dm_followers(general_message)
bot.logout()

• Retrieve the latest message from multiple user

    UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

    UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.retrieve_messages([users])
bot.logout()

• Retrieve the latest message from multiple user in a csv file

    UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

    UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.retrieve_messages_from_csv('path to csv file')
bot.logout()

• Retrieve the latest message from users from our inbox

    UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

    UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.retrieve_messages_from_inbox(tolerance = 2)
bot.logout()

• Download posts by a keyword

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.download_pics(keyword)
bot.logout()

• Share latest post according to preferred category (as in replied message):

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.share_latest_post()
bot.logout()

Individual Functionalities:

• Login into Instagram: (Achieved)

  from __login__ import Login
  
  Login(driver, <username>, <password>)
  

  
  
• Texting to a Single User: (Achieved)

  from __dm__ import 
  
  Dm(driver, <user>, <message>)
  

  
  
• Following Users: (Achieved)

  from __follow_users__ import Follow_users
  
  Follow_users(driver, ['user1','user2'])
  

  
  
• Retrieving messages from single/multiple user(s): (Achieved)

      UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

      UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

  For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

  from __retrieve_messages__ import Retrieve_messages
  
  Retrieve_messages(driver, [users])
  

  
  
• Retrieving messages from single/multiple user(s) with names in a csv file: (Achieved)

      UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

      UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

  For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

  from __retrieve_messages_from_csv__ import Retrieve_messages_from_csv
  
  Retrieve_messages_from_csv(driver, 'path to csv file')
  

  
  
• Retrieving messages from single/multiple user(s) from inbox: (Achieved)

      UPDATE THE IMAGES DIRECTORY WITH SCREENSHOTS TAKEN FROM YOUR COMPUTER

      UPDATE THE DATABASE CREDENTIALS IN db_credentials.py FILE

  For further reference watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_GyOnw3M0

  from __retrieve_messages_from_inbox__ import Retrieve_messages_from_inbox
  
  Retrieve_messages_from_inbox(tolerance = 1)
  

  
  
• Texting to Multiple Users: (Achieved)

  from __multiple_dm__ import Multiple_dm
  
  Multiple_dm(driver, [users], <message>)
  

  
  
• Texting to Multiple Users from a csv file: (Achieved)

  from __multiple_dm_from_csv__ import Multiple_dm_from_csv
  
  Multiple_dm_from_csv(driver, 'path to csv file', <general message (optional)>)
  

  
  
• Texting to Multiple Users from a Database: (Achieved)

  from __multiple_dm_from_db__ import Multiple_dm_from_db
  
  Multiple_dm_from_db(driver, <general message (optional)>)
  

  
  
• Texting to all Followers: (Achieved)

  from __multiple_dm_followers__ import Multiple_dm_followers
  
  Multiple_dm_followers(driver, <general message (optional)>)
  

  
  
• Creating Group and texting in it: (Achieved)

  from __group_dm__ import Group_dm 
  
  Group_dm(driver, [users], <message>)
  

  
  
• Downloading a number of posts with a keyword: (Achieved)

  from __download_pics__ import Download_pics
  
  Download_pics(driver, <keyword>)
  

  
  
• Liking a number of posts of a user/hashtag: (Achieved)

  from __like_by_keyword__ import Like_by_keyword
  
  Like_by_keyword(driver, <keyword>)
  

  
  
• Logging Out: (Achieved)

  from __logout__ import Logout
  
  Logout(driver)
  

  
  
• GUI app: (On the way)

Platform: Python files. Virtual Environment using PIPENV.

Libraries: Selenium, Instabot, InstaPy, Time, Pyperclip, Pyautogui, OpenCv, os, wget, pymongo

Softwares: Windows Chromedriver, MongoDB

Low-Level Specs: Whole program is built in Object Oriented fashion and Modular structure is followed throughout.