INSTAGRAM Profile picture download

[54m4d]

Hello!

Can you please add support for downloading profile pictures and in Hi-Res?

The high-res images require an API and require the user to log in, log in is already supported by gallery-dl so we only need an API.

gallery-dl is much better compared to instaloader.

Thanks!

[iamleot]

JFTR this is probably a duplicate of #941.

[54m4d]

Says nothing about the profile pics

[iamleot]

@fosam Yeah, but it contains some information regarding the high-res support for pictures.

[iamleot]

@fosam If you can please adjust the title just for the profile picture... However, do you know if there is any possible endpoint for it? (i.e. how would it be retrieved via URL?)

[54m4d]

do you know if there is any possible endpoint for it? (i.e. how would it be retrieved via URL?)

Endpoint for what? not sure what you are referring to?

[iamleot]

fosam writes:

>do you know if there is any possible endpoint for it? (i.e. how would it be retrieved via URL?) Endpoint for what? not sure what you are referring to?

From a user point of view, how would you imagine to download the profile image? (e.g. `gallery-dl https://www.instagram.com/<user>' is for the <user>'s timeline, `gallery-dl https://www.instagram.com/stories/<user>/' for <user>'s stories and so on)

[mikf]

I'd add an avatar option, like pixiv and tumblr already have, and include the profile image before anything else when downloading from a user timeline. Don't know if this is any good, but that's how it is done for other sites.

[54m4d]

Or that the profile pic will be included when downloading a user?

Example: gallery-dl https://www.instagram.com/toni.kr8s/ should include the profile pic

Also, does gallery-dl support stories and highlights?

Thanks guys, the web is useless without this great extension, that's why we are all working together to make it even better for everyone, everyday 👍

[mikf]

Example: gallery-dl https://www.instagram.com/toni.kr8s/ should include the profile pic

Use the include option, or https://www.instagram.com/toni.kr8s/avatar as URL.

[ForxBase]

could you please explain how the line should be if I want the avatar to be added to the downloads?

[Hrxn]

Here, the line starting with "include"

{
    "extractor":
    {
        "instagram":
        {
            "include": ["stories", "highlights", "posts", "avatar"],

            "api": "rest",
            "previews": false,
            "sleep-request": [6.0, 12.0],
            "videos": true,

            "cookies": null
        }

    },

    "downloader":
    {
    },
    "output":
    {
    },
    "postprocessor":
    {
    }
}