Expected duration: less than 1 week Hello, I am interested in a python based application that will log into instagram and automatically 'like' posts&comments and 'follow' accounts and 'watch stories' based on the list of designated accounts and hashtags I input into the application.
For example, if I input a hashtag "#pizza" - then the application would like posts and follow users who used the "#pizza" hashtag on their post. Or if I input an account for 'pizzahut' into the application, then the application would 'like' posts and follow users who followed the 'pizzahut' account. The application would also watch stories from those users as well. And the application would also 'like' the comments that those users have made.
Please visit ingramer.com or nitreo.com or social-captain.com or stellationmedia.com for examples of what I am trying to build - except I want this to run off my personal PC (macbook pro or PC) and NOT run it from a 3rd party server that is located in a different country (this is that those websites above do).
You can also view https://github.com/timgrossmann/InstaPy for one concept of how to build this in python. Or watch this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2GBO_QjRlo for another concept.
Other points to note:
- I would like the application to 'unfollow' users that the application 'followed' if that user doesn't follow back after 3 days.
- I would also like the application to be able to handle multiple instagram accounts simultaneously, with each account having it's own unique hashtags and accounts to follow/like/watch. I am not sure if it's possible to have 2 users logged in at the same time, so it might have to cycle through the accounts (log into 1 account for 2 hours and logout, then log into the next account for 2 hours, etc)
- I would also like some sort of UI and graphs where I can see how many likes and follows are happening on each account, and on each hashtag, and also how many of those users follow me back from the different hashtags and accounts. So I can see some reporting and then change or add new hashtags or accounts that might work better.
- Instagram also has some maximum number of likes and follows per day, so please set some limits to not go over the Instagram limit.
- Additionally any new account which is added should start slowly with a small number of likes or follows per day, and then slowly increase over time. There should be a way to reset down to a small number and slowly increase, or even a way to control the number of likes/follows per day.
- I would also like to have it work "in the background" on my PC/Mac, so I can continue to work on other things at the same time. Or if this is not possible, then a way to "pause" the application, and then "start" the application when I want.
- This will be for my own personal use for now, but possibly in the future I will try to sell it.
