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Instatools: Automate Instagram

Automate Instagram tasks with Instatools, a collection of Python tools for founders and developers. Get started with this free GitHub resource.

From the repo · “(InstaTools 2.0 soon to come 👀) 🧰 A collection of automation tools for Instagram 📱| Written in Python 🐍 | Don't forget to ⭐ the repo !”

343 stars+3★ this week35 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 4Updated 10/11/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Instatools automates Instagram tasks, such as interacting with the Instagram API, using a collection of Python tools

When to use it
  • •You need to automate posting on Instagram for your startup
  • •You want to scrape Instagram data for market research
  • •You need to automate Instagram engagement, such as liking and commenting on posts
Ready-to-paste prompt
python scripts/instapy.py --username your_username --password your_password --post 'Your post caption'
Heads up: You need an Instagram Business or Creator account to use the Instagram API, and you must register an Instagram Developer account to obtain an API key
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/instatools && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/instatools/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/instatools/SKILL.md
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How Instatools: Automate Instagram works
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Instatools: Automate Instagram is a medium Python project (~7.5k lines across 16 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, Other license, no tests found.

Size
Medium codebase
~7.5k lines · 16 code files · ~1 h to skim
Setup
Some technical setup
Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
Python 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    requirements.txt
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
What's in each folder
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Delta/Folder6 files
Researcher/Folder6 files
Zeus/Folder6 files
Hermes/Folder5 files
Hunter/Folder5 files
IsVer/Folder5 files
Mutuals/Folder5 files
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Creator
new92
Language
Python
Category
devtools
Published
1/3/2023

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