Extract Instagram Video, Reel, Sidecar Carousel, or Story
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Shortcode: C8x9vLmN2pQ • UTC 2026-10-29 14:22
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Caption & Hashtags (`post.caption`)
Golden hour aerial sweep over volcanic coastal cliffs. Captured in 4K 60fps RAW.
instaloader_worker.py Execution Trace
Multi-Link Batch Queue Processor
Queue multiple Instagram Reels, Sidecars, or Shortcodes with automatic rate-limit throttling (`sleep=True`) for shared hosting IPs
Instaloader Session & Proxy Authentication
Avoid 401 Unauthorized and LoginRequiredException on shared hosting IPs by attaching a pre-authenticated session file or cookie.
How to Generate a Session File for Shared Hosting
Logging in directly from a shared hosting IP can trigger Instagram's 2FA checkpoint. Generate your session file on your local PC first, then upload it to storage/sessions/ in cPanel File Manager:
instaloader --login=media_archiver_bot --sessionfile=session-media_archiver_bot
- Upload
session-media_archiver_bottostorage/sessions/. - Our included
.htaccessblocks public HTTP access tosession-*and*.sqlite3files. - Set
IG_SESSION_USER=media_archiver_botin your cPanel Python App environment variables.
cPanel / DirectAdmin Shared Hosting Code Generator
Customize your cPanel username and Python virtualenv path to automatically update the deployment scripts and cron jobs below.
*/30 * * * * /home/cpaneluser/virtualenv/public_html/downloader/3.11/bin/python /home/cpaneluser/public_html/downloader/cron_cleanup.py