SwiftyInsta

Instagram offers two kinds of APIs to developers. The Instagram API Platform (extremely limited in functionality and close to being discontinued), and the Instagram Graph API for Business and Creator accounts only.

However, Instagram apps rely on a third type of API, the so-called Private API or Unofficial API, and SwiftyInsta is an iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS client for them, written entirely in Swift. You can try and create a better Instagram experience for your users, or write bots for automating different tasks.

These Private API require no token or app registration but they're not authorized by Instagram for external use. Use this at your own risk.

Installation

Swift Package Manager (Xcode 11 and above)

1. Select

   File

   /

   Swift Packages

   /

   Add Package Dependency…

   from the menu.
2. Paste

   https://github.com/TheM4hd1/SwiftyInsta.git

   .
3. Follow the steps.

CocoaPods

CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects. You can install it with the following command:

terminal
$ gem install cocoapods

Podfile

target '' do pod 'SwiftyInsta', '~> 2.0' end

Then, run the following command:

SwiftyInsta depends on CryptoSwift<!--GzipSwift,--> and keychain-swift.

Login

Credentials

// these need to be strong references.
self.credentials = Credentials(username: /* username */, password: /* password */, verifyBy: .text)
self.handler = APIHandler()
handler.authenticate(with: .user(credentials)) {
    switch $0 {
    case .success(let response, _):
        print("Login successful.")
        // persist cache safely in the keychain for logging in again in the future.
        guard let key = response.persist() else { return print("`Authentication.Response` could not be persisted.") }
        // store the `key` wherever you want, so you can access the `Authentication.Response` later.
        // `UserDefaults` is just an example.
        UserDefaults.standard.set(key, forKey: "current.account")
        UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
    case .failure(let error):
        if error.requiresInstagramCode {
            /* update interface to ask for code */
        } else {
            /* notify the user */
        }
    }
}

Once the user has typed the two factor authentication code or challenge code, you simply do

swift
self.credentials.code = /* the code */

completionHandler

authenticate(with: completionHandler:)

LoginWebViewController

(>= iOS 12 only)

let login = LoginWebViewController { controller, result in
    controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    // deal with authentication response.
    guard let (response, _) = try? result.get() else { return print("Login failed.") }
    print("Login successful.")
    // persist cache safely in the keychain for logging in again in the future.
    guard let key = response.persist() else { return print("`Authentication.Response` could not be persisted.") }
    // store the `key` wherever you want, so you can access the `Authentication.Response` later.
    // `UserDefaults` is just an example.
    UserDefaults.standard.set(key, forKey: "current.account")
    UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
}
if #available(iOS 13, *) {
    present(login, animated: true, completion: nil) // just swipe down to dismiss.
} else {
    present(UINavigationController(rootViewController: login),  // already adds a `Cancel` button to dismiss it.
            animated: true,
            completion: nil)
}

Or implement your own custom

UIViewController

LoginWebView

APIHandler

authenticate

.webView(/* your login web view */)

Authentication.Response

If you've already persisted a user's

Authentication.Response

// recover the `key` returned by `Authentication.Response.persist()`.
// in our example, we stored it in `UserDefaults`.
guard let key = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "current.account") else { return print("`key` not found.") }
// recover the safely persisted `Authentication.Response`.
guard let cache = Authentication.Response.persisted(with: key) else { return print("`Authentication.Response` not found.") }
// log in.
let handler = APIHandler()
handler.authenticate(with: .cache(cache)) { _ in
    /* do something here */
}

Usage

All endpoints are easily accessible from your

APIHandler

let handler: APIHandler = /* a valid, authenticated handler */
// for instance you can…
// …fetch your inbox.
handler.messages.inbox(with: .init(maxPagesToLoad: .max),
                       updateHandler: nil,
                       completionHandler: { _, _ in /* do something */ })
// …fetch all your followers.
handler.users.following(user: .me,
                        with: .init(maxPagesToLoad: .max),
                        updateHandler: nil,
                        completionHandler: { _, _ in /* do something */ })

Futhermore, responses now display every single value contained in the

JSON

ParsedResponse

rawResponse

User

username

name

Media

aspectRatio

takenAt

content

Contributions

Pull requests and issues are more than welcome.

License

SwiftyInsta is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more info.