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last30days-skill/scripts/lib/instagram.py
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Ilia Alshanetsky 9dd3f21476 refactor: consolidate _sc_headers into http.scrapecreators_headers (#209)
Six source modules each defined an identical 8-line _sc_headers(token)
function returning {"x-api-key": token, "Content-Type": "application/json"}.
Moved it to http.scrapecreators_headers() and migrated all 33 call sites.

Affected files: reddit.py, threads.py, tiktok.py, instagram.py, pinterest.py,
youtube_yt.py. Zero per-source variation, zero behavior change.

Net: -40 lines. 1022 tests pass (15 pre-existing failures unchanged).
Live smoke test: reddit search returns 12 threads with full engagement.
2026-04-14 07:43:56 -04:00

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"""Instagram Reels search via ScrapeCreators API for /last30days.
Uses ScrapeCreators REST API to search Instagram Reels by keyword, extract
engagement metrics (views, likes, comments), and fetch video transcripts.
Requires SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY in config. 100 free API calls, then PAYG.
API docs: https://scrapecreators.com/docs
"""
import re
import sys
from datetime import datetime
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
try:
import requests as _requests
except ImportError:
_requests = None
from . import dates, http, log
SCRAPECREATORS_BASE = "https://api.scrapecreators.com"
# Depth configurations: how many results to fetch / captions to extract
DEPTH_CONFIG = {
"quick": {"results_per_page": 10, "max_captions": 3},
"default": {"results_per_page": 20, "max_captions": 5},
"deep": {"results_per_page": 40, "max_captions": 8},
}
# Max words to keep from each caption
CAPTION_MAX_WORDS = 500
from .relevance import token_overlap_relevance as _compute_relevance
def _extract_core_subject(topic: str) -> str:
"""Extract core subject from verbose query for Instagram search."""
from .query import extract_core_subject
_INSTAGRAM_NOISE = frozenset({
'best', 'top', 'good', 'great', 'awesome', 'killer',
'latest', 'new', 'news', 'update', 'updates',
'trending', 'hottest', 'popular', 'viral',
'practices', 'features',
'recommendations', 'advice',
'prompt', 'prompts', 'prompting',
'methods', 'strategies', 'approaches',
})
return extract_core_subject(topic, noise=_INSTAGRAM_NOISE)
def _infer_query_intent(topic: str) -> str:
"""Tiny local intent classifier for Instagram query expansion."""
text = topic.lower().strip()
if re.search(r"\b(vs|versus|compare|difference between)\b", text):
return "comparison"
if re.search(r"\b(how to|tutorial|guide|setup|step by step|deploy|install)\b", text):
return "how_to"
if re.search(r"\b(thoughts on|worth it|should i|opinion|review)\b", text):
return "opinion"
if re.search(r"\b(pricing|feature|features|best .* for)\b", text):
return "product"
return "breaking_news"
def expand_instagram_queries(topic: str, depth: str) -> List[str]:
"""Generate multiple Instagram search queries from a topic.
Mirrors reddit.py's expand_reddit_queries() pattern:
1. Extract core subject (strip noise words)
2. Include original topic if different from core
3. Add intent-specific OR-joined content-type variants
4. Cap by depth: 1 for quick, 2 for default, 3 for deep
Returns 1-3 query strings depending on depth.
"""
core = _extract_core_subject(topic)
queries = [core]
# Include cleaned original topic as variant if different from core
original_clean = topic.strip().rstrip('?!.')
if core.lower() != original_clean.lower() and len(original_clean.split()) <= 8:
queries.append(original_clean)
qtype = _infer_query_intent(topic)
# Intent-specific Instagram content-type variants
if qtype == "breaking_news":
queries.append(f"{core} reaction OR edit")
elif qtype == "opinion":
queries.append(f"{core} reaction OR edit")
elif qtype == "product":
queries.append(f"{core} review OR haul")
elif qtype == "comparison":
queries.append(f"{core} vs OR compared")
elif qtype == "how_to":
queries.append(f"{core} tutorial OR hack")
else:
queries.append(f"{core} reaction OR edit")
# Deep depth: add viral content variant
if depth == "deep":
queries.append(f"{core} viral OR trending OR reel")
# Cap by depth budget
caps = {"quick": 1, "default": 2, "deep": 3}
cap = caps.get(depth, 2)
return queries[:cap]
def _log(msg: str):
log.source_log("Instagram", msg)
def _parse_date(item: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Parse date from ScrapeCreators Instagram item to YYYY-MM-DD.
Handles taken_at as ISO string (e.g. "2026-02-26T16:00:00.000Z")
or unix timestamp.
"""
ts = item.get("taken_at")
if not ts:
return None
# Try ISO string first (ScrapeCreators reels/search returns this)
if isinstance(ts, str):
try:
# Handle "2026-02-26T16:00:00.000Z" format
dt = datetime.fromisoformat(ts.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
except (ValueError, TypeError):
pass
# Try just the date portion
if len(ts) >= 10:
return ts[:10]
# Fall back to unix timestamp
try:
return dates.timestamp_to_date(int(ts))
except (ValueError, TypeError):
pass
return None
def _extract_hashtags(caption_text: str) -> List[str]:
"""Extract hashtags from Instagram caption text."""
if not caption_text:
return []
return re.findall(r'#(\w+)', caption_text)
def _parse_items(raw_items: List[Dict[str, Any]], core_topic: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Parse raw Instagram items into normalized dicts."""
items = []
for raw in raw_items:
if not isinstance(raw, dict):
continue
# Extract reel ID and shortcode
reel_pk = str(raw.get("id", raw.get("pk", "")))
shortcode = raw.get("shortcode", raw.get("code", ""))
# Caption text -- can be a string or dict depending on endpoint
caption_obj = raw.get("caption", "")
if isinstance(caption_obj, dict):
text = caption_obj.get("text", "")
elif isinstance(caption_obj, str):
text = caption_obj
else:
text = raw.get("desc", raw.get("text", ""))
# Engagement metrics
play_count = raw.get("video_play_count") or raw.get("video_view_count") or raw.get("play_count") or 0
like_count = raw.get("like_count") or 0
comment_count = raw.get("comment_count") or 0
# Author info -- 'owner' in reels/search, 'user' in user/reels
owner_raw = raw.get("owner") or raw.get("user")
if isinstance(owner_raw, dict):
author_name = owner_raw.get("username", "")
elif isinstance(owner_raw, str):
author_name = owner_raw
else:
author_name = ""
# Duration
duration = raw.get("video_duration")
# Date
date_str = _parse_date(raw)
# Hashtags from caption text
hashtags = _extract_hashtags(text)
# Compute relevance with hashtag boost
relevance = _compute_relevance(core_topic, text, hashtags)
# Build URL -- prefer API-provided url, fallback to shortcode
url = raw.get("url", "")
if not url and shortcode:
url = f"https://www.instagram.com/reel/{shortcode}"
items.append({
"video_id": reel_pk,
"text": text,
"url": url,
"author_name": author_name,
"date": date_str,
"engagement": {
"views": play_count,
"likes": like_count,
"comments": comment_count,
},
"hashtags": hashtags,
"duration": duration,
"relevance": relevance,
"why_relevant": f"Instagram: {text[:60]}" if text else f"Instagram: {core_topic}",
"caption_snippet": "", # populated by fetch_captions
})
return items
def _user_reels(
handle: str,
token: str,
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Fetch an Instagram user's recent reels via ScrapeCreators.
Args:
handle: Instagram username (without @)
token: ScrapeCreators API key
Returns:
List of raw Instagram reel dicts.
"""
_log(f"User reels: @{handle}")
reels_url = f"{SCRAPECREATORS_BASE}/v1/instagram/user/reels"
if not _requests:
try:
from urllib.parse import urlencode
params = urlencode({"handle": handle})
url = f"{reels_url}?{params}"
headers = http.scrapecreators_headers(token)
headers["User-Agent"] = http.USER_AGENT
data = http.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30, retries=2)
except Exception as e:
_log(f"User reels error (urllib) for @{handle}: {e}")
return []
else:
try:
resp = _requests.get(
reels_url,
params={"handle": handle},
headers=http.scrapecreators_headers(token),
timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
except Exception as e:
_log(f"User reels error for @{handle}: {e}")
return []
raw_items = data.get("items") or data.get("reels") or data.get("data") or []
_log(f" -> {len(raw_items)} reels from @{handle}")
return raw_items
def search_instagram(
topic: str,
from_date: str,
to_date: str,
depth: str = "default",
token: str = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Search Instagram Reels via ScrapeCreators API.
Args:
topic: Search topic
from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
depth: 'quick', 'default', or 'deep'
token: ScrapeCreators API key
Returns:
Dict with 'items' list and optional 'error'.
"""
if not token:
return {"items": [], "error": "No SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY configured"}
config = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic)
_log(f"Searching Instagram for '{core_topic}' (depth={depth}, count={config['results_per_page']})")
if not _requests:
_log("requests library not installed, falling back to urllib")
try:
from urllib.parse import urlencode
params = urlencode({"query": core_topic})
url = f"{SCRAPECREATORS_BASE}/v2/instagram/reels/search?{params}"
headers = http.scrapecreators_headers(token)
headers["User-Agent"] = http.USER_AGENT
data = http.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30, retries=2)
except Exception as e:
_log(f"ScrapeCreators error (urllib): {e}")
return {"items": [], "error": f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"}
else:
try:
resp = _requests.get(
f"{SCRAPECREATORS_BASE}/v2/instagram/reels/search",
params={"query": core_topic},
headers=http.scrapecreators_headers(token),
timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
except Exception as e:
_log(f"ScrapeCreators error: {e}")
return {"items": [], "error": f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"}
# Items are in the 'reels' array (ScrapeCreators v2 response)
raw_items = data.get("reels") or data.get("items") or data.get("data") or []
# Limit to configured count
raw_items = raw_items[:config["results_per_page"]]
# Parse items
items = _parse_items(raw_items, core_topic)
# Hard date filter
in_range = [i for i in items if i["date"] and from_date <= i["date"] <= to_date]
out_of_range = len(items) - len(in_range)
if in_range:
items = in_range
if out_of_range:
_log(f"Filtered {out_of_range} reels outside date range")
else:
_log(f"No reels within date range, keeping all {len(items)}")
# Sort by views descending
items.sort(key=lambda x: x["engagement"]["views"], reverse=True)
_log(f"Found {len(items)} Instagram reels")
return {"items": items}
def fetch_captions(
video_items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
token: str,
depth: str = "default",
) -> Dict[str, str]:
"""Fetch transcripts for top N Instagram reels via ScrapeCreators.
Strategy:
1. Use the 'text' field (caption) as baseline
2. For top N, call /v2/instagram/media/transcript for spoken-word captions
Args:
video_items: Items from search_instagram()
token: ScrapeCreators API key
depth: Depth level for caption limit
Returns:
Dict mapping video_id -> caption text (truncated to 500 words)
"""
config = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
max_captions = config["max_captions"]
if not video_items or not token or not _requests:
return {}
top_items = video_items[:max_captions]
_log(f"Enriching captions for {len(top_items)} reels")
captions = {}
# First pass: use text field as caption (always available, free)
for item in top_items:
vid = item["video_id"]
text = item.get("text", "")
if text:
words = text.split()
if len(words) > CAPTION_MAX_WORDS:
text = ' '.join(words[:CAPTION_MAX_WORDS]) + '...'
captions[vid] = text
# Second pass: try to get spoken-word transcripts (1 credit each)
for item in top_items:
vid = item["video_id"]
url = item.get("url", "")
if not url:
continue
try:
resp = _requests.get(
f"{SCRAPECREATORS_BASE}/v2/instagram/media/transcript",
params={"url": url},
headers=http.scrapecreators_headers(token),
timeout=15,
)
if resp.status_code == 200:
data = resp.json()
transcripts = data.get("transcripts") or []
if transcripts and isinstance(transcripts, list):
# Combine all transcript segments
transcript_text = " ".join(
t.get("text", "") for t in transcripts
if isinstance(t, dict) and t.get("text")
)
if transcript_text:
words = transcript_text.split()
if len(words) > CAPTION_MAX_WORDS:
transcript_text = ' '.join(words[:CAPTION_MAX_WORDS]) + '...'
captions[vid] = transcript_text
except Exception as e:
_log(f"Transcript fetch failed for {vid}: {e}")
got = sum(1 for v in captions.values() if v)
_log(f"Got captions for {got}/{len(top_items)} reels")
return captions
def search_and_enrich(
topic: str,
from_date: str,
to_date: str,
depth: str = "default",
token: str = None,
ig_creators: List[str] | None = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Full Instagram search: find reels, then fetch captions for top results.
Uses expand_instagram_queries() to generate multiple search queries,
runs ScrapeCreators for each, and merges/deduplicates results by video ID.
Args:
topic: Search topic (raw topic, not planner's narrowed query)
from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
depth: 'quick', 'default', or 'deep'
token: ScrapeCreators API key
ig_creators: Optional list of Instagram creator handles to fetch reels from
Returns:
Dict with 'items' list. Each item has a 'caption_snippet' field.
"""
core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic)
seen_ids: Set[str] = set()
items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
last_error = None
# Step 0: Creator reels (high-signal, runs first)
if ig_creators and token:
for creator in ig_creators:
raw_items = _user_reels(creator, token)
parsed = _parse_items(raw_items, core_topic)
for item in parsed:
vid = item.get("video_id", "")
if vid and vid not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(vid)
items.append(item)
# Step 1: Multi-query keyword search — run ScrapeCreators for each expanded query
queries = expand_instagram_queries(topic, depth)
for q in queries:
search_result = search_instagram(q, from_date, to_date, depth, token)
if search_result.get("error"):
last_error = search_result["error"]
for item in search_result.get("items", []):
vid = item.get("video_id", "")
if vid and vid not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(vid)
items.append(item)
# Sort merged results by views descending
items.sort(key=lambda x: x.get("engagement", {}).get("views", 0), reverse=True)
if not items:
return {"items": [], "error": last_error}
# Step 2: Fetch captions for top N
captions = fetch_captions(items, token, depth)
# Step 3: Attach captions to items
for item in items:
vid = item["video_id"]
caption = captions.get(vid)
if caption:
item["caption_snippet"] = caption
return {"items": items, "error": last_error}
def parse_instagram_response(response: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Parse Instagram search response to normalized format.
Returns:
List of item dicts ready for normalization.
"""
return response.get("items", [])