def search_tags(client: ApiClient, tag: str, limit: int) -> List[dict]:
s = se.Tag(tag, limit)
resp: dict = client.search_tag(s).json()
return resp['results']
from instauto.api.client import ApiClient
from instauto.api.actions import post as ps
from instauto.api.actions import search as se
if __name__ == '__main__':
if os.path.isfile('./.instauto.save'):
client = ApiClient.initiate_from_file('./.instauto.save')
else:
client = ApiClient(username=os.environ.get("INSTAUTO_USER")
or "your_username",
password=os.environ.get("INSTAUTO_PASS")
or "your_password")
client.log_in()
client.save_to_disk('./.instauto.save')
s = se.Tag('instagram', 1)
resp = client.search_tag(s).json()
results = resp['results'][0]
tag_name = results['name']
rbt = ps.RetrieveByTag(tag_name)
obj, result = client.post_retrieve_by_tag(rbt)
retrieved_items = []
# retrieve the first 20 posts
while result and len(retrieved_items) < 20:
retrieved_items.extend(result)
obj, result = client.post_retrieve_by_tag(obj)
print(f"Retrieved {len(result)} new posts!")
print(f"Retrieved a total of {len(retrieved_items)} posts!")