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smochin/instagram-php-crawler
=============================

A simple PHP Crawler for Instagram

1.0.1(8y ago)4410.2k↓58%16[2 issues](https://github.com/smochin/instagram-php-crawler/issues)GPL-3.0PHPPHP >=7.0

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PHP Instagram Crawler
=====================

[](#php-instagram-crawler)

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A simple PHP Crawler for [Instagram](https://instagram.com).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Package is available on [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/smochin/instagram-php-crawler), you can install it using [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

```
composer require smochin/instagram-php-crawler
```

### Dependencies

[](#dependencies)

- PHP 7
- json extension
- cURL extension

Get started
-----------

[](#get-started)

### Initialize the Crawler

[](#initialize-the-crawler)

```
$crawler = new Smochin\Instagram\Crawler();
```

### Get a list of recently tagged media

[](#get-a-list-of-recently-tagged-media)

```
$media = $crawler->getMediaByTag('php');
```

### Get a list of recent media from a given location

[](#get-a-list-of-recent-media-from-a-given-location)

```
$media = $crawler->getMediaByLocation(225963881);
```

### Get the most recent media published by a user

[](#get-the-most-recent-media-published-by-a-user)

```
$media = $crawler->getMediaByUser('instagram');
```

### Get information about a media

[](#get-information-about-a-media)

```
$media = $crawler->getMedia('0sR6OhmwCQ');
```

### Get information about a user

[](#get-information-about-a-user)

```
$user = $crawler->getUser('jamersonweb');
```

### Get information about a location

[](#get-information-about-a-location)

```
$location = $crawler->getLocation(225963881);
```

### Get information about a tag

[](#get-information-about-a-tag)

```
$tag = $crawler->getTag('php');
```

### Search for hashtags, locations and users

[](#search-for-hashtags-locations-and-users)

```
$result = $crawler->search('recife');
```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~484 days

Total

2

Last Release

3023d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a216843991e35becb243bdc8a9c1df35f50636a2982c69565544b5ad910bac79?d=identicon)[jamesgsilva](/maintainers/jamesgsilva)

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

httpphpinstagramcrawler

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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