snarfed
instagram scraped profile feeds don't include video mp4 URLs
...because instagram's embedded JSON in profile pages doesn't have the video_url field with the mp4 link. we'd need to fetch each video post permalink individually to get it.
totally doable, but i probably won't prioritize this until someone asks for it. just tracking for now. cc @aaronpk.
scraped news feeds (with session cookie) and individual permalinks do include the mp4 URLs.
for comparison, here's a video node in the embedded JSON on https://www.instagram.com/thejohnnysmith/ , entry_data.ProfilePage[0].user.media.nodes[0]:
{
"__typename": "GraphVideo",
"id": "1663943750965504332",
"comments_disabled": false,
"dimensions": {
"height": 750,
"width": 750
},
"gating_info": null,
"media_preview": "ACoqseeudoGece9RvbleTgA9v61pMiEiReD6ggA/X2rFurkzthTtUcZ9fc+3tWt+xFgaZEOOv05oW6jJ5Bx+FZztIrZbBB74q2sKtGJFIyc5U9seh70uYfKWWvFxlVwfc5H5cVGbpz6D2xVR3Cdsk+nT/PtSBZz0/nRcLD0uioMbHAPcc/p2p0Ww8B/wxj+fWmPHuHHBB/OoUjLcYz6dqi4y9dWwyFJIJA6emc9/eowmeMlQOABj8/xovhIjAMdwwMfl0qNpQeOoxwT+ePwpjJVjCduPbOf8aeLkY/8AriqkUpPyHj0NWTGhOT1/D/CkAjZxx1xTEYZycKQep7j+vrUbMQvXtTk+Yc849fpSQjRu4xJGOecja3qf8Md/aspSA2G4HGP8981pE/uh7Fv/AEGsQn+lUwLhhQ4I98il2L/z0x+FQA8f59KtKBgVLGf/2Q==",
"owner": {
"id": "654594"
},
"thumbnail_src": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s640x640/e15/24839044_1500287820061417_8285790670526873600_n.jpg",
"thumbnail_resources": [
{
"src": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s150x150/e15/24839044_1500287820061417_8285790670526873600_n.jpg",
"config_width": 150,
"config_height": 150
},
"..."
],
"is_video": true,
"code": "BcXhAaKh6lM",
"date": 1512577610,
"display_src": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e15/24839044_1500287820061417_8285790670526873600_n.jpg",
"video_views": 3790,
"caption": "Murica. Animated. #imagemanipulation #digitalart #animation #republicans",
"comments": {
"count": 10
},
"likes": {
"count": 1024
}
}
...and here's the same video node in the permalink, https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXhAaKh6lM/ , entry_data.PostPage[0].graphql.shortcode_media. so different it's not even worth diffing.
{
"__typename": "GraphVideo",
"id": "1663943750965504332",
"shortcode": "BcXhAaKh6lM",
"dimensions": {
"height": 750,
"width": 750
},
"gating_info": null,
"media_preview": "ACoqseeudoGece9RvbleTgA9v61pMiEiReD6ggA/X2rFurkzthTtUcZ9fc+3tWt+xFgaZEOOv05oW6jJ5Bx+FZztIrZbBB74q2sKtGJFIyc5U9seh70uYfKWWvFxlVwfc5H5cVGbpz6D2xVR3Cdsk+nT/PtSBZz0/nRcLD0uioMbHAPcc/p2p0Ww8B/wxj+fWmPHuHHBB/OoUjLcYz6dqi4y9dWwyFJIJA6emc9/eowmeMlQOABj8/xovhIjAMdwwMfl0qNpQeOoxwT+ePwpjJVjCduPbOf8aeLkY/8AriqkUpPyHj0NWTGhOT1/D/CkAjZxx1xTEYZycKQep7j+vrUbMQvXtTk+Yc849fpSQjRu4xJGOecja3qf8Md/aspSA2G4HGP8981pE/uh7Fv/AEGsQn+lUwLhhQ4I98il2L/z0x+FQA8f59KtKBgVLGf/2Q==",
"display_url": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e15/24839044_1500287820061417_8285790670526873600_n.jpg",
"display_resources": [
{
"src": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s640x640/e15/24839044_1500287820061417_8285790670526873600_n.jpg",
"config_width": 640,
"config_height": 640
},
"..."
],
"dash_info": {
"is_dash_eligible": false,
"video_dash_manifest": null,
"number_of_qualities": 0
},
"video_url": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/9073fc67f141289491118de09540bb9f/5A2C4B4D/t50.2886-16/24222831_239068156630392_3793391278482259968_n.mp4",
"video_view_count": 3798,
"is_video": true,
"should_log_client_event": false,
"tracking_token": "eyJ2ZXJzaW9uIjo1LCJwYXlsb2FkIjp7ImlzX2FuYWx5dGljc190cmFja2VkIjp0cnVlLCJ1dWlkIjoiNWM4M2I4NDYwY2I0NDczNmIxYmY2MjgzMWRiMDk3YmExNjYzOTQzNzUwOTY1NTA0MzMyIn0sInNpZ25hdHVyZSI6IiJ9",
"edge_media_to_tagged_user": {
"edges": []
},
"edge_media_to_caption": {
"edges": [
{
"node": {
"text": "Murica. Animated. #imagemanipulation #digitalart #animation #republicans"
}
}
]
},
"caption_is_edited": true,
"edge_media_to_comment": {
"count": 10,
"page_info": {
"has_next_page": false,
"end_cursor": null
},
"edges": [
{
"node": {
"id": "17897454409126928",
"text": "@marina...",
"created_at": 1512577690,
"owner": {
"id": "1039315351",
"profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-19/s150x150/23970161_157151168230471_1728751850200498176_n.jpg",
"username": "bysk..."
}
}
},
"..."
]
},
"comments_disabled": false,
"taken_at_timestamp": 1512577610,
"edge_media_preview_like": {
"count": 1025,
"edges": [
{
"node": {
"id": "1370321247",
"profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-19/s150x150/12523811_801579049964891_270399277_a.jpg",
"username": "pxn..."
}
},
"..."
]
},
"edge_media_to_sponsor_user": {
"edges": []
},
"location": null,
"viewer_has_liked": false,
"viewer_has_saved": false,
"viewer_has_saved_to_collection": false,
"owner": {
"id": "654594",
"profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.frir1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-19/s150x150/24175492_141781853142224_1588976035087515648_n.jpg",
"username": "thejohnnysmith",
"blocked_by_viewer": false,
"followed_by_viewer": false,
"full_name": "Johnny Smith",
"has_blocked_viewer": false,
"is_private": false,
"is_unpublished": false,
"is_verified": false,
"requested_by_viewer": false
},
"is_ad": false,
"edge_web_media_to_related_media": {
"edges": []
}
}
~~Do you have a clue on how to request it with the info provided in the profile json? (the one you get with links like https://www.instagram.com/loganpaul/?__a=1). I can see it's not including the video url, so how to relate that one with the actual video permalink to download the actual video?~~
Ok found it. The video Id would be code or short_code on the item.
Closing as obsolete; granary's Instagram support is probably headed toward deprecation.