Instagram Bot

Index

• Summary
• Dependencies
• Configuration File
• How to use
• What's next
• Version
• About the author
• Version

Summary

This is a bot for instagram, it lets you performes automated like/comment given an hashtag, place or even an account.

Dependecies

To use this bot you need to install:

• NodeJs v6.14.11
• Puppeteer v8.0.0

npm install puppeteer

Configuration File

You need to set this file config.json properly before starting

Variable Name	Type	Meaning	status
isNewAccount	boolean	Set this variable true if it's the first time logging with an account, set false otherwise.
dirName	string	Set directory name in order to avoid log-in every time. In case is the first time logging with an account specify a newly created directory.
pageToGo	String[]	Arrays of url destination from which retrive post to like/comment.
isAccount	boolean	Set true if destinations passed are account, false otherwise.	deprecated
isPlace	boolean	Set true if destinations passed are places, false otherwise.	deprecated
isHashtag	boolean	Set true if destinations passed are hashtags, false otherwise.	deprecated
actionLike	boolean	Set true if the actiont to perform is Like, false otherwise.
actionComment	boolean	Set true if the actiont to perform is Comment, false otherwise.
delay	number	Set time between actions, need to be specified in ms. Suggested: >2000ms (2s).
setLimit	boolean	Set true if you wanna perfom action for a limitated number of post, false otherwise.
postCount	number	Need to be specified if setLimit is set true.Set number of post on which perfom action.
username	string	your instagram username.
password	string	your instagram password.

Example

{
    "isNewAccount":true,
    "dirName":"./newAccount",
    "pageToGo": ["https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/270531492/italy/"],
    "isAccount":false,
    "isPlace":true,
    "isHashtag":false,
    "actionLike":true,
    "actionComment":false,
    "delay":3000,
    "comment":"",
    "setLimit":false,
    "postCount":null,
    "username": "my_username",
    "password": "my_password"
}

How to use

1. Download this repo
2. Create a directory inside the repo directory
3. Open with Visual Studio Code
4. Set the config.json file properly
5. Run npm start in VsCode terminal
6. Enjoy

What's next

Other features will be developed in the future.

Coming up next

• Some bug fixes
• Automation of action follow
• Automation of action unfollow
• Random comment from array
• User Interface

Version

Current Version	Date
v1.0.2	19 04 21

Version History

Current Version	Date	Update Log
v1.0.0	18 04 21	First Version
v1.0.1	18 04 21	There's no more need to specify type of destination in config.json, remove some unused dependencies
v1.0.2	19 04 21	Bug fix

About the author

Hi, this is Salvatore. I'm 21 years old. I'm an italian 🇮🇹 Computer Science 💻 student but I also love watching movies🎥, traveling🛫 and listening to music🎵. I code in C, Java and also Javascript. I know how to work with databases and how to develop an android app. And so many other things but i'm lazy and I'm tired of writing this some sort of Bio.