insta-likecom-bot

Automates likes and comments on an instagram account or tag

insta-likecom-bot is an instagram bot written in python to automatically like and comment on an account or tag.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Options
• Usage
• Examples
• Version Updates
• Frequenty Asked Questions
• Report a Bug
• License
• Donations

Features

• Interact with Posts (like, comment, like user comments)
• Interact with Stories (like, comment)
• Interact with Reels (like, comment, like user comments) [NEW] [version >= 3.0.4]
• Like and Comment on posts from followers of an account
• Softban limit check [NEW] [version >= 3.0.4]
• Skip posts/reels already commented [NEW] [version >= 3.0.4]
• Target only stories or reels (skip posts)
• Specify the number of posts to like
• Filter post based on tags
• Filter posts within last n years, months, days, hours, mins, secs
• Comes loaded with generic comments
• Load your own comments
• Comments supports emojis (full support with Firefox; only bmp characters with Chrome)
• Add a PS to the comments (postscript)
• Supports Chrome and Firefox
• Headless mode
• Supports profile - load parameters from a json file
• Supports browser profile - save credentials to skip login
• Target Most Recent posts (Deprecated)
• Reloading target to view latest posts (Deprecated)

Requirements

• Python 3
• Chrome Browser / Firefox

View the requirements.txt

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Options

Required arguments

Argument	Description
username	Instagram username
password	Instagram password
target	An instagram account or tag
limits	json file defining daily/hourly limits

Optional Arguments

Option	Description
-np , --numofposts	number of posts to like
-ps , --postscript	additional text to add after every comment
-c , --comments	file containing comments (one comment per line)
-oc , --onecomment	specify only one comment
-nc , --nocomments	turn off comments
-sc, --skipcommented	skip posts already commented
-lc, --likecomments	like top n user comments per post
-ff, --findfollowers	like/comment on posts from target's followers
-fa, --followersamount	number of followers to process (default=all)
-il, --inlast	target post within last n days (default=all) ex. 1y, 2M, 3d, 4h, 53m, 10s
-vs, --viewstory	view stories
-ls, --likestory	like stories (default=all)
-cs, --commentstory	comments on stories (no comments if option not used)
-os, --onlystory	target only stories and not posts
-nr, --numofreels	number of reels to like
-nrc, --noreelcomments	turn off reel comments
-lrc, --likereelcomments	like top n user comments per reel
-or, --onlyreels	target only reels and not posts
-mr, --mostrecent	target most recent posts
-rr, --reloadrepeat	reload the target n times (used with -mr)
-mt, --matchtags	read tags to match from a file
-mn, --matchtagnum	minimum tag match count for post to be qualified
-ma, --matchalltags	match all tags in matchtags
-lm, --limits	json file with limits configuration
-et , --eltimeout	max time to wait for elements to be loaded (default=30)
-d , --delay	time to wait while moving from one post to another
-br, --browser	browser to use [chrome or firefox] (default=chrome)
-pr, --profile	loads profile from a json file
-bp, --brprofile	loads chrome profile from a path

Usage

To like and comment every post

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget --limits limits.json

To like and comment on stories

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -ls -cs 20 -lm limits.json

To like and comment on reels

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -nr 10 -lm limits.json

To specify number of posts to like

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -np NOOFPOSTS -lm limits.json

To like and comment on posts from target's followers

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -np NOOFPOSTS -ff -lm limits.json

To specify a delay

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -d DELAY -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -d start,end -lm limits.json

To specify a file with comments

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -c FILE -lm limits.json

To specify only one comment

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -oc TEXT -lm limits.json

To add a text to the end of every comment

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -ps TEXT -lm limits.json

To leave no comments

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -nc -lm limits.json

To like comments from other users

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -ls 5 -lm limits.json

To filter posts within last 2 days

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -il 2d -lm limits.json

To filter posts within last 5 months

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -il 5M -lm limits.json

To filter posts within last 3 years

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -il 3y -lm limits.json

To target most recent posts

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -mr -lm limits.json

To reload target 5 times with most recent posts

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -mr -rr 5 -lm limits.json

To filter posts based on tags

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget --matchtags tags.txt -lm limits.json

To specify a browser

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -br firefox -lm limits.json

To specify a profile

ilcbot.py -pr profile1.json -lm limits.json

To specify a browser profile

ilcbot.py -u yourusername -p yourpassword -t thetarget -bp '/path/to/Profile 1' -lm limits.json

Examples

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -np 5 -ff -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -np 20 -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t "#haiku" -ps "Follow me @bob101" -c mycomments.txt -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t "#haiku" -oc "Hello there" -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk --delay 5 --numofposts 30 -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u 'bob101' -p 'b@bpassw0rd1' -t "#haiku" --delay 2,20 -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py --loadenv --delay 5 --numofposts 10 --headless --nocomments -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -d 5 -np 30 -lc 5 -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -np 30 -il 3h -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -np 30 --matchtags tags.txt --ignoretags ignoretags.txt -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -pr profile1.json -lm limits.json

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t elonmusk -np 30 --brprofile '/path/to/Profile 1' -lm limits.json

Note: Enclose tagnames (#haiku) in double-quotes/single-quotes when running the script in PowerShell/Bash.

ilcbot.py -u bob101 -p b@bpassw0rd1 -t "#haiku" -ps "Follow me @bob101" -c mycomments.txt

ilcbot.py -u 'bob101' -p 'b@bpassw0rd1' -t "#haiku" -ps "Follow me @bob101" -c mycomments.txt

Sample profiles

{   
    "username": "bob01",
    "password":"passw0rd",
    "target": "targets.txt",
    "numofposts": "3",
    "matchtags": "tags.txt",
    "ignoretags": "ignore.txt",
    "comments": "comments.txt",
    "viewstory": true,
    "likestory": 1,
    "inlast": "3d",
    "delay": "5",
    "likecomments": 2,
    "nocomments": true
}

{   
    "username": "bob01",
    "password":"passw0rd",
    "target": ["#haikus", "#photography"],
    "numofposts": "3",
    "matchtags": ["#haiku", "#haikus", "#haikupoetry"],
    "ignoretags": ["#shorts"],
    "comments": "comments.txt",
    "viewstory": true,
    "likestory": 1,
    "inlast": "3d",
    "delay": "5",
    "likecomments": 2,
    "nocomments": true,
    "brprofile" : "/dir/dir1/Profile 1"
}

{   
    "username": "bob01",
    "password":"passw0rd",
    "target": "#photography",
    "numofposts": 2,
    "comments": ["Beautiful!", "Amazing!", "I can relate to this"],
    "delay": "5,20"
}

Sample target files
targets.txt

#haiku
#photography
bob01
elonmusk

Sample file with tags
tagstomatch.txt

#gym
#fitness
#stayfit
#healthylife
#workout

Sample file with comments
comments.txt

🔥🔥🔥
👏👏
Beyond amazing 😍
You’re the goat
This is fire 🔥
Keep grinding 💪
Insane bro 🔥
The shocker! 😮
Such a beauty 😍❤️

Sample limits configuration file
instalimits.json

{
    "daily": {
        "likes": 1000,
        "stories": 1000,
        "story_likes": 600,
        "comment_likes": 1500,
        "accounts": 800,
        "comments": 1000
    },
    "hourly": {
        "likes": 350,
        "accounts": 120,
        "comments": 200
    }
}

Version Updates

Version v.3.0.7 (latest)

Bug Fixes:

• issue # 119 and issue # 118 (dataclass initiation error while assigining another dataclass as default value)
• updated locators.py
• updated locators.json
• updated is_story_present() method

Version v.3.0.6

Bug Fixes:

• DOM locators for like, comment, comment disabled updated
• Issues #118, #119 fixed

Version v.3.0.5

Changes:

• DOM locators isolated to a .json file
• Fetches latest version of locators from repo

Bug Fixes:

• Updated DOM locators for Instagram elements
• Issue fixed: Skip posts/reels already commented - Doesn't work #113
• Issue fixed: Unable to interact with Reels #105
• Issue fixed: Unable To Like And Comment On Stories #104
• Issue fixed: Error when story comment is disabled #101

Version v.3.0.4

Feature addition:

• Reels interaction added
• Softban limit check added
• Skip already commented posts/reels
• Persistent stats

Changes:

• Introduced InstaWorkFlow class
• Added unit testing
• Updated Stats class - Auto exit on exceeding limits

Bug Fixes:

• auto creation of logs directory
• xpaths for like, Save info buttons updated

Version v.3.0.3

Bug Fixes:

• Webdriver manager upgraded, enabling script to find latest Chrome drivers
• XPATH for 'like' button updated

Changes:

• Using selenium Service class

Version v.3.0.2

Feature addition:

• Supports Chrome browser profile - saves credentials
• Supports profiles - loads arguments from a json file
• Supports multiple targets - accepts file, list, or single value
• Delay parameter can accept a range (2-20) or single value (20)
• Ignoretags parameter - skip posts with specific tags present
• Matchtags, Ignoretags parameter accepts tags from a file, list, or as a single value

Changes:

• Script renamed to 'ilcbot.py'
• loadenv parameter deprecated

Version v.2.8

Feature addition:

• added option -os, --onlystory - target only stories

Bug Fixes:

• Private account check before opening stories
• Check if story is present

Version v.2.7

Feature addition:

• added option -ls, --likestory - to like stories
• added option -cs, --commentstory - to comment on stories
• added option -rr, --reloadrepeat - to reload target n times

FAQs

• How to find Chrome profile path?

Issue

Report a bug or an issue

LICENSE

MIT

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