Instagram Bot :robot:

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.likebykeyword(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.multipledmfrom_csv('path to csv file','general message')
else
bot.multipledmfrom_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.multipledmfromdb(generalmessage)
bot.logout()

• Direct Message to all Followers

from BOT import Bot
bot = Bot()
bot.login(username, password)
bot.multipledmfollowers(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.retrievemessagesfrom_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.retrievemessagesfrom_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.sharelatestpost()
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 followusers import Followusers
  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 retrievemessages import Retrievemessages
  
  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 retrievemessagesfromcsv import Retrievemessagesfromcsv
  
  Retrievemessagesfrom_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 retrievemessagesfrominbox import Retrievemessagesfrominbox
  
  Retrievemessagesfrom_inbox(tolerance = 1)

  
  
• Texting to Multiple Users: (Achieved)

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

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

  from multipledmfromcsv import Multipledmfromcsv
  Multipledmfrom_csv(driver, 'path to csv file', <general message (optional)>)

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

  from multipledmfromdb import Multipledmfromdb
  Multipledmfrom_db(driver, <general message (optional)>)

  
  
• Texting to all Followers: (Achieved)

  from multipledmfollowers import Multipledmfollowers
  Multipledmfollowers(driver, <general message (optional)>)

  
  
• Creating Group and texting in it: (Achieved)

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

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

  from downloadpics import Downloadpics
  Download_pics(driver, <keyword>)

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

  from likebykeyword import Likebykeyword
  Likebykeyword(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.