Instagram Thumbnail Scraper

A Python scraper to download thumbnail images from Instagram posts and reels using multithreading for faster performance.
The project automatically rotates proxies and user-agents every 10 requests to reduce the risk of being blocked by Instagram.

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Important Notes

• No login required: This scraper works without any Instagram login, as long as the URLs point to public Instagram posts or reels.
• Private pages not supported yet: Currently, the code does not support scraping content from private Instagram accounts or posts. Support for private pages may be added in future versions.

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Features

• Download thumbnails from Instagram posts and reels by URL
• Supports processing multiple URLs concurrently using multithreading (default 5 threads)
• Automatically rotates proxy and user-agent every 10 requests
• Skips proxies if none are provided or if a proxy is invalid
• Modular design with clear separation of concerns

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Project Structure

• config.py
  Stores proxy list, user-agent strings, and HTTP headers.
  If the proxy list is empty or contains invalid proxies, requests will be sent without proxies.

• connection.py
  Contains the Connection class to manage HTTP sessions.
  Handles automatic rotation of proxies and user-agents every 10 requests.

• scraper.py
  Functions to extract thumbnail URLs from Instagram pages, download, and save images locally.

• main.py
  Entry point for the script.
  Takes a list of Instagram URLs and uses multithreading to download thumbnails concurrently.

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Usage

1. Configure your proxies and user-agents in config.py.
   Leave the proxy list empty if you do not want to use proxies.

2. Add Instagram post/reel URLs to the urls list in main.py.

3. Run the script:
   python main.py