Instagram & TikTok Scraper
Description
Instagram & TikTok Scraper v1.0.0
First stable release of the Instagram & TikTok Scraper for academic research.
Features
- Instagram scraper: Playwright-based with API interception and cursor pagination
- TikTok scraper: yt-dlp with browser impersonation and carousel reconstruction
- Language detection: Automatic via lingua-py (95+ languages)
- CSV export: 23 standardized variables per post
- Screenshot capture: Embedded post format for both platforms
- Carousel/slideshow reconstruction: MP4 generation via ffmpeg (both platforms)
- Configurable study periods and rate limiting
Requirements
- Python 3.10+
- ffmpeg
- Playwright (Chromium)
Documentation
- Full usage guide in README
- Paper included (
paper.md,paper.bib) - 46 unit tests
License
GPL-3.0
Notes
If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata.
Proper citation helps acknowledge the work and ensures academic integrity.
Beyond academic rules, citing software is a matter of ethical research conduct. Developing, maintaining, and providing open access to technical tools requires a massive investment of time and expertise. Using these resources without attribution—or claiming them as part of your own technical pipeline—is a bad practice that undermines the "Open Science" ecosystem.
Failing to credit the author is not just an oversight; it’s a lack of respect for the intellectual labor that makes your data collection possible. Let’s build a culture of transparency where we value the tools that drive our discoveries.
Files
AlbertoQuian/instagram-tiktok-scraper-v1.0.0.zip
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Additional details
Related works
- Is supplement to
- Software: https://github.com/AlbertoQuian/instagram-tiktok-scraper/tree/v1.0.0 (URL)
Software
- Repository URL
- https://github.com/AlbertoQuian/instagram-tiktok-scraper