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Wouldn't risk trying to extract from IG too much, I used to yt-dlp from it a lot and use scripts to extract the images because I like to archive references, not
by whywhywhywhy 2y ago
Wouldn't risk trying to extract from IG too much, I used to yt-dlp from it a lot and use scripts to extract the images because I like to archive references, nothing on a massive scale we're talking <20 times a month and I got a warning that I could lose my username if I "use automated scraping tools".
- tecleandor 2y agoOh! Were you using your user cookie? I use yt-dlp a couple times a month, but I think I'm always unauthenticated (although I guess they could match my IP address in their logs)
- whywhywhywhy 2y agoI think the urls might be specific to your session in some cases. I’ve noticed some old IG posts I’ve put in bookmarking services say they’re expired. So passing to yt-dlp would be traceable back to me in that case. Definitely wasn’t cookies that’s what surprised me.
- tecleandor 2y agoAh OK, I was thinking about youtube, I re-read it and saw noticed you were talking IG. Yeah, I've noticed some IG URLs are suspicious: different from other users or opening related info that it shouldn't be there.
- prmoustache 2y agoWhy would you use an account to do that?
- heap_perms 2y agoAFAIK you need a username to be able to extract anything from instagram at all.
- Marsymars 2y agoYou don't, I don't have an IG account but my wife occasionally sends me links to reels that I use yt-dlp to download.
- whywhywhywhy 2y agoI didn’t that’s what surprised me. I think some urls are unique to your session. Not that it should matter I don’t think I’m the one at fault here.