{"id":307,"date":"2022-03-15T20:47:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:55:55","slug":"how-to-get-instagram-account-details-in-python-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/how-to-get-instagram-account-details-in-python-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get Instagram Account Details in Python GUI App 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YeXe_FfaErQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/insta-account-info-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"instagram account info\" class=\"wp-image-309\" width=\"666\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/insta-account-info-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/insta-account-info-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/insta-account-info-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/insta-account-info.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today we will learn how to get Instagram account details in Python programming. Also, we will create a GUI Tkinter design that takes input as an Instagram profile ID and fetch the details with the help of JSON requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in this application, we will try to get the user name, full name, followers count, the following count, bio-link, account type whether it is a business or private account, category, and profile pic display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Scrap Instagram Account Details using Python | JSON Requests\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YeXe_FfaErQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can watch the full video on youtube with the step-by-step python Tkinter GUI app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Python<\/strong> <strong>Tkinter GUI App Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started first with GUI Tkinter design and then we will write the function for getting profile information and display image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8zUjv3r_XjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">install Tkinter<\/a> to create a GUI application, you can use the below command from the terminal (Windows, Mac, Linux):<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code aligncenter\"><pre class=\"brush: bash; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\npip install tk or sudo apt-get install python3-tk\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now write the code to create a GUI like the below image, however, you can design as per your requirement because I have just created a simple GUI for learning purposes, but you can add more features.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gui_insta_design.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gui_insta_design.jpg 410w, https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gui_insta_design-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now you can use the full source code below with implementation:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code aligncenter\"><pre class=\"brush: python; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\nfrom tkinter import *\nimport tkinter as tk\nimport requests\n\nroot = tk.Tk()\nroot.title(&quot;Instagram User Information&quot;)\nroot.geometry(&#039;450x350&#039;)\n\ndef searchProfile():\n    user_name = user.get()\n    url = f&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/{user_name}\/?_a=1&quot;\n    data = requests.get(url).json()\n    print(data)\n\n    def profilePic():\n        import webbrowser\n        user_pic = data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;profile_pic_url&#039;]\n        webbrowser.open(user_pic)\n\n    if details.get(1.0, END) != &quot;&quot;:\n        details.delete(1.0, END)\n        details.insert(1.0, f&quot;\\n User Name : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;username&#039;]} \\n Followers : {&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;edge_followed_by&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;count&#039;]} || Following : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;edge_follow&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;count&#039;]} \\n Full Name : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;full_name&#039;]} \\n Total Post : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;edge_owner_to_timeline_media&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;count&#039;]} || Category : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;category_enum&#039;]} \\n Bio-Link : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;external_url&#039;]} || Private Account : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;is_private&#039;]} \\n Verified Account : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;is_verified&#039;]} || Bussiness Account : {data&#x5B;&#039;graphql&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;user&#039;]&#x5B;&#039;is_bussiness_account&#039;]} \\n \\n \\n See Profile Picture&quot;)\n\n        Button(frame2, text=&quot;Click to View&quot;, relief=RAISED, borderwidth=2, font=(&#039;verdana&#039;, 10, &#039;bold&#039;), bg=&#039;#248aa2&#039;, fg=&quot;white&quot;, command=profilePic).place(x=150, y=190)\n\nframe1 = Frame(root, width=450, height=350, relief=RIDGE, borderwidth=5, bg=&#039;#FAD7A0&#039;)\nframe1.place(x=0, y=0)\n\nuser = Entry(frame1, width=20, relief=RIDGE, borderwidth=3, font=(&#039;verdana&#039;, 10))\nuser.place(x=70, y=10)\n\nsearch = Button(frame1, text=&quot;Search&quot;, relief=RAISED, borderwidth=2, font=(&#039;verdana&#039;, 10, &#039;bold&#039;), bg=&#039;#248aa2&#039;, fg=&quot;white&quot;, command=searchProfile)\nsearch.place(x=270, y=8)\n\nframe2 = LabelFrame(frame1, width=420, height=290, relief=RIDGE, borderwidth=3, bg=&#039;#248aa2&#039;, highlightcolor=&quot;white&quot;, highlightbackground=&quot;white&quot;, highlightthickness=2)\nframe2.place(x=5, y=45)\n\nlabel = Label(frame2, text=&quot;User Details&quot;, highlightbackground=&quot;white&quot;, highlightcolor=&quot;white&quot;, highlightthickness=5, font=(&#039;verdana&#039;, 10, &#039;bold&#039;))\nlabel.place(x=5, y=5)\n\ndetails = Text(frame2, height=13, width=48, relief=RIDGE, borderwidth=5, highlightbackground=&quot;white&quot;, highlightcolor=&quot;white&quot;, font=(&#039;verdana&#039;, 10, &#039;&#039;))\ndetails.place(x=5, y=40)\n\nroot.mainloop()\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final<\/strong> <strong>Output &#8211; Instagram account details in python<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you run the above code, you will get the output like below:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Insta-Profile-Info.jpg\" alt=\"insta profile info\" class=\"wp-image-324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Insta-Profile-Info.jpg 453w, https:\/\/codewithap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Insta-Profile-Info-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">output<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, once you click on the button &#8220;Click to View&#8221;, it will show you the Instagram account profile picture on the web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you like this example, you can try it out yourself and make changes according to your project need. 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