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hello, I want to make a bot on instagram that follows and likes posts of people who post with a tag. so if someone posts a photo/video with the tag fortnite, the post will automatically be liked. How would i code this and are there tools for this already available. (i really want to code it myself tho)

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...are you familiar with programming?

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It's against Instagram's terms of service (my bold):

https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870?ref=dp

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You can't attempt to create accounts or access or collect information in unauthorized ways.
This includes creating accounts or collecting information in an automated way without our express permission.

 

 

As such, no API is available so you're going to be dealing with web-scraping, which is a pain, discouraged, and sometimes doesn't work at all.

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2 minutes ago, pythonmegapixel said:

It's against Instagram's terms of service (my bold):

https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870?ref=dp

 

 

As such, no API is available so you're going to be dealing with web-scraping, which is a pain, discouraged, and sometimes doesn't work at all.

there are so much bots out there that send you links and shit.

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Just now, fffkylian said:

there are so much bots out there that send you links and shit.

That doesn't stop it being against the terms of service...

 

From a technical standpoint, it can be done, but all manner of things could break it and you need to be reasonably familiar with a suitable programming language.

 

Are you familiar with Python, for example?

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into tech, public transport and architecture // amateur programmer // youtuber // beginner photographer

Thanks for reading all this by the way!

By the way, my desktop is a docked laptop. Get over it, No seriously, I have an exterrnal monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet and cooling fans all connected. Using it feels no different to a desktop, it works for several hours if the power goes out, and disconnecting just a few cables gives me something I can take on the go. There's enough power for all games I play and it even copes with basic (and some not-so-basic) video editing. Give it a go - you might just love it.

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10 minutes ago, pythonmegapixel said:

That doesn't stop it being against the terms of service...

 

From a technical standpoint, it can be done, but all manner of things could break it and you need to be reasonably familiar with a suitable programming language.

 

Are you familiar with Python, for example?

no. Im a tiny bit familiar with javascript  but know barely anything

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