instaloader: Hashtag.from_name(): KeyError: 'graphql'

Thanks to you all for sharing your observations and for creating such a beautiful collection of workarounds for this issue!

The download of hashtags should now be fixed in Instaloader’s latest pre-release, Version 4.9b1.

Here’s a snippet that might elucidate #874 with datetime functionality taken from #121 . It takes posts between dates following a hashtag using the NodeIterator code and stores them in a list.

START = datetime(2021, 5, 28)
END = datetime(2021, 5, 30)
HASHTAG = "<Some Hashtag>"
GraphQL_Hash = "<Some GQL hash>"
posts = []

post_iterator = instaloader.NodeIterator(
    L.context, GraphQL_Hash,
    lambda d: d['data']['hashtag']['edge_hashtag_to_media'],
    lambda n: instaloader.Post(L.context, n),
    {'tag_name': HASHTAG},
    f"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/{HASHTAG}/"
)
        
def gen(start, end, posts):
    for post in posts:
        if post.date > start and post.date > end:
            pass
        elif post.date >= start and post.date <= end:
            yield post
        elif post.date <= start:
            break

for post in gen(start=START, end=END, posts=post_iterator):
    posts.append(post)

Hope this helps. Edited for formatting.

What is a “GQL hash”? I did it: And the output was this error: Where can i find the GQL hashtag for my “home” hashtag?

@hobzcalvin you can temporarily use my code. Just go through JSON and fetch all data you need (line 34).

import instaloader
import settings
from datetime import datetime


def instaLogin():
    print("Logging in...")

    ses = instaloader.Instaloader()
    ses.context.sleep = False
    ses.login(settings.USER, settings.PASSWORD)

    print("...done")

    return ses


def fetchPostsData(session, hashtag):
    print("Fetching posts data...")

    jsonData = session.context.get_json(path="explore/tags/" + hashtag + "/", params={"__a": 1})
    hasNextPage = True
    pageNumber = 1

    while hasNextPage:
        print("Page " + str(pageNumber))
        sections = jsonData['data']['recent']['sections']

        for section in sections:
            for post in section['layout_content']['medias']:
                username = post['media']['user']['username']
                timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(post['media']['taken_at']).date()

                # ADD YOUR CODE HERE
                print(username, timestamp)

        hasNextPage = jsonData['data']['recent']['more_available']
        if hasNextPage:
            jsonData = session.context.get_json(
                path="explore/tags/" + hashtag + "/",
                params={"__a": 1,
                        "max_id": jsonData['data']['recent']['next_max_id']}
            )
        pageNumber += 1


def main():
    session = instaLogin()

    if session.context.is_logged_in:
        fetchPostsData(session, "github")
    else:
        raise Exception("Authentication failure!")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I have partially isolated the issue: it’s only a problem when you’re logged in.

Yes, without --login it works well, but I often get a redirect HTTP redirect from https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query to https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/

I have partially isolated the issue: it’s only a problem when you’re logged in. Here’s an example using the CLI:

This works:

instaloader "#climatechange" --no-pictures --no-videos --no-compress-json --no-profile-pic --count 5 --no-captions

This doesn’t, with the familiar graphql error:

instaloader "#climatechange" --login USERNAME --no-pictures --no-videos --no-compress-json --no-profile-pic --count 5 --no-captions

Same error here, @frankjuniorr . I’m using the version 4.7.4

@aandergr can you clarify how #874 (comment) can be used to fix this issue? Actually, I’m trying to use the command-line interface so any help getting that to work would be much appreciated.

I am using Instaloader 4.7.1. I have the same error. It seems to be a bug due to some recent changes made by Instagram.

I also have this error, an update would be nice

Same problem every time I try to log in