Osintgram README

The project's README from github.com/Datalux/Osintgram. As one markdown file: README.md.

Osintgram 🔎📸

version-1.3 GPLv3 Python3 Telegram Docker

Osintgram is an OSINT tool on Instagram to collect, analyze, and run reconnaissance.

Disclaimer: FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY! The contributors do not assume any responsibility for the use of this tool.

$${\color{red}Warning:}$$ It is advisable to not use your own/primary account when using this tool.

$${\color{red}Warning:}$$ If you fork the project and add your instagram credentials to you home repository do not upload them to github. You can disable uploading a certain file by adding it to ignore list.

Tools and Commands 🧰

Osintgram offers an interactive shell to perform analysis on Instagram account of any users by its nickname. You can get:

- addrs           Get all registered addressed by target photos
- captions        Get user's photos captions
- comments        Get total comments of target's posts
- followers       Get target followers
- followings      Get users followed by target
- fwersemail      Get email of target followers
- fwingsemail     Get email of users followed by target
- fwersnumber     Get phone number of target followers
- fwingsnumber    Get phone number of users followed by target
- hashtags        Get hashtags used by target
- info            Get target info
- likes           Get total likes of target's posts
- mediatype       Get user's posts type (photo or video)
- photodes        Get description of target's photos
- photos          Download user's photos in output folder
- propic          Download user's profile picture
- stories         Download user's stories  
- tagged          Get list of users tagged by target
- wcommented      Get a list of user who commented target's photos
- wtagged         Get a list of user who tagged target

You can find detailed commands usage here.

Latest version | Commands | CHANGELOG

FAQ

  1. Can I access the contents of a private profile? No, you cannot get information on private profiles. You can only get information from a public profile or a profile you follow. The tools that claim to be successful are scams!
  2. What is and how I can bypass the challenge_required error? The challenge_required error means that Instagram notice a suspicious behavior on your profile, so needs to check if you are a real person or a bot. To avoid this you should follow the suggested link and complete the required operation (insert a code, confirm email, etc)

Installation ⚙️

  1. Fork/Clone/Download this repo

    git clone https://github.com/Datalux/Osintgram.git

  2. Navigate to the directory

    cd Osintgram

  3. Create a virtual environment for this project

    python3 -m venv venv

  4. Load the virtual environment

    • On Windows Powershell: .\venv\Scripts\activate.ps1
    • On Linux and Git Bash: source venv/bin/activate

  5. Run pip install -r requirements.txt

  6. Open the credentials.ini file in the config folder and write your Instagram account username and password in the corresponding fields. Or use hikerapi_token from https://hikerapi.com/tokens (first 100 requests are free after registration and confirmation of your tg)

    Alternatively, you can run the make setup command to populate this file for you.

  7. Run the main.py script in one of three ways

    • As an interactive prompt python3 main.py <target username>
    • Or execute your command straight away python3 main.py <target username> --command <command>
    • Or execute using HikerAPI token via env HIKERAPI_TOKEN=<hikerapi token> python3 main.py <target username> -c <command>

Use Osintgram v2 (beta)

You can use Osintgram2 beta just switching to v2 branch. The v2 has some improvements and is faster with a new command execution interface. Try it just running git checkout v2.

Docker Quick Start 🐳

This section will explain how you can quickly use this image with Docker or Docker-compose.

Prerequisites

Before you can use either Docker or Docker-compose, please ensure you do have the following prerequisites met.

  1. Docker installed - link
  2. Docker-composed installed (if using Docker-compose) - link
  3. Credentials configured - This can be done manually or by running the make setup command from the root of this repo

Important: Your container will fail if you do not do step #3 and configure your credentials

Docker

If docker is installed you can build an image and run this as a container.

Build:

docker build -t osintgram .

Run:

docker run --rm -it -v "$PWD/output:/home/osintgram/output" osintgram <target>

Using docker-compose

You can use the docker-compose.yml file this single command:

docker-compose run osintgram <target>

Where target is the Instagram target for recon.

Alternatively, you may run docker-compose with the Makefile:

make run - Builds and Runs with compose. Prompts for a target before running.

Makefile (easy mode)

For ease of use with Docker-compose, a Makefile has been provided.

Here is a sample work flow to spin up a container and run osintgram with just two commands!

  1. make setup - Sets up your Instagram credentials
  2. make run - Builds and Runs a osintgram container and prompts for a target

Sample workflow for development:

  1. make setup - Sets up your Instagram credentials
  2. make build-run-testing - Builds an Runs a container without invoking the main.py script. Useful for an it Docker session for development
  3. make cleanup-testing - Cleans up the testing container created from build-run-testing

Development version 💻

To use the development version with the latest feature and fixes just switch to development branch using Git:

git checkout development

and update to last version using:

git pull origin development

Updating ⬇️

To update Osintgram with the stable release just pull the latest commit using Git.

  1. Make sure you are in the master branch running: git checkout master
  2. Download the latest version: git pull origin master

Contributing 💡

You can propose a feature request opening an issue or a pull request.

Here is a list of Osintgram's contributors:

External library 🔗

Instagram API

Osintgram (Datalux/Osintgram)

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Osintgram
What is this?Osintgram is an OSINT tool for Instagram that lets you collect, analyze, and run reconnaissance on any public Instagram account via an interactive shell, just by giving its nickname.
Is this a library or a standalone tool I run?It is a standalone Python CLI tool: you clone the repo and run main.py, which drops you into an interactive shell with recon commands for a target account.
How do I get it running?Clone the repo, create a Python virtualenv, run pip install -r requirements.txt, fill in credentials.ini (or run make setup), then launch python3 main.py either as an interactive prompt or with --command for a single command.
What do I need before running it — an Instagram login?You need either a real Instagram username/password placed in credentials.ini, or a HikerAPI token (first 100 requests are free) passed via config or the HIKERAPITOKEN env var.
Can it access private profiles, and is there any risk to my account?No — it only works on public profiles or ones you already follow, and any tool claiming otherwise is a scam. The README also warns that using your own/primary Instagram account risks a 'challenge required' error or account flagging.
Does it run on Windows and Linux the same way?Yes, it works on Windows (PowerShell), Linux, and Git Bash, with slightly different venv activation commands for each; Docker and Docker-compose setups are also provided as alternatives.
Is there a Docker option so I don't have to set up Python myself?Yes, there is a Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml, plus a Makefile with make setup and make run targets to configure credentials and spin up the container in two commands.
Is there a newer version of the tool?Yes, Osintgram2 (beta) is available on the v2 branch with a faster, improved command execution interface — switch to it with git checkout v2.
What kind of information can I pull from a target account?The README points to a separate commands reference listing everything the interactive shell can retrieve about a target's followers, posts, and activity, but doesn't enumerate every command in the main README.
Is this legal to use?The project is explicitly labeled for educational purposes only, and the contributors disclaim any responsibility for how the tool is used.
What are similar projects?maigret, social-analyzer, holehe, OneForAll, theHarvester, Photon, GhostTrack, bbot
Which topics is it in?osint-python, instagram, analysis, information-gathering, reconnaissance, osint, python3, penetration-testing, hacking, docker-compose, gplv3, command-line-tool
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