InstaLike

A service that automatically likes posts on Instagram from friends.

Project Description:

Built this after I got lazy of scrolling Instagram for long periods. Uses Express.js. The following values can be configured:

In app.js:

• MAX_LIKE_THRESHOLD
• DAYS_AGO_THRESHOLD

(I believe Instagram has a 200 requests/hour limit before they start throttling, so the two values are important)

In files:

• lists/regular.txt
  • Contains line-separated usernames of friends whose post you want to like
• .env
  • Contains your Instagram username and password, and the last post seen while running this service (so you don't like posts back this service's last run

TODOs

• Containerize service
  • Docker, AWS Lambda, can be run as cron job
  • Feature to schedule run frequency
• UI
  • For adding friends' usernames
  • Configure max like and days ago threshold
• Generate comments from post contents using image recognition and text analysis

To run

1. Add usernames of friends you want to auto like posts to lists/regular.txt, one username per line. For example:

user_1
user_2

2. Add your Instagram username and password to .env:

IG_USERNAME=username
IG_PASSWORD=password

3. From repository root

• npm install
• npm start
• curl http://localhost:3000/likePosts
  • (You can access the above endpoint via browser)