Does youtube-dl library support download stories from instagram?

Question

I Use library called YouTube-dl, which can download from many sites.

it's support cookies files. I made the following code:

youtube-dl -j —-cookies /path/to/cookies.txt URLgoesHere

What I want is how to download stories from Instagram using this library? On the command line.

Impend

Answer 1

Update: For Instagram stories of video slideshows, use yt-dlp (requires v2022.1.21):

pip install 'yt-dlp>=2022.1.21'

Just make sure you're logged in via one of the authentication methods:

• --cookies-from-browser YOUR_BROWSER
• --cookies /path/to/cookies.txt
• -u YOUR_USERNAME (interactive)
• -n (config file)

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser firefox https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17863022906349328/

# [cookies] Extracting cookies from firefox
# [cookies] Extracted 2051 cookies from firefox
# [instagram:story] 17863022906349328: Downloading JSON metadata
# [instagram:story] 17863022906349328: Downloading JSON metadata
# [instagram:story] 17863022906349328: Downloading user info
# [download] Downloading playlist: Mars AR
# [instagram:story] playlist Mars AR: Collected 7 videos; downloading 7 of them
# [download] Downloading video 1 of 7
# [info] 2515578473642074643_787132: Downloading 1 format(s): 2
# [download] Destination: Story by natgeo [2515578473642074643_787132].mp4
# [download] 100% of 793.91KiB in 00:00
# ⋮
# [download] Finished downloading playlist: Mars AR

For Instagram stories of image slideshows, use gallery-dl:

pip install gallery-dl

gallery-dl -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17857710373716419/

# [instagram][info] Logging in as USERNAME
# ./gallery-dl/instagram/weighthefish/2224872001634244851.jpg
# ./gallery-dl/instagram/weighthefish/2224872078683640644.jpg
# ...
# ./gallery-dl/instagram/weighthefish/2224872839329073284.jpg

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Note that yt-dlp is a fork of youtube-dl (I am not affiliated with either):

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.

youtube-dl still doesn't support Instagram stories, though it's tagged as "todo" on their issue tracker.

Shatter

give the command to do install stories . – Impend

@DISASTER updated with install/usage commands for yt-dlp (just make sure the story really contains videos, not just an image slideshow) – Shatter

also updated with gallery-dl commands for stories of image slideshows – Shatter

you have my respect. – Impend

Answer 2

Just type

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome <your link (stories link)>

make sure your browser is closed,
if you do this while the browser is on, the code may not work.

Fractionize

Please, edit and try for How to Answer, describe the effect of what you propose and explain why it helps to solve the problem. Please avoid the impression to ask a question instead of answering. Consider taking the tour. – Lowpitched

Answer 3

It does now, and very gracefully, checked on version: 2021.04.17

youtube-dl https://www.instagram.com/p/<story_link>/

Jovita

insta stories are /stories/... (not /p/...) and /stories/... links still do not work with youtube-dl – Shatter

they are posts :) – Impend

It does not work. Tried several ways: youtube-dl instagram.com/stories/<account_name>/<numeric_id> youtube-dl instagram.com/stories/<numeric_id> youtube-dl instagram.com/p/<account_name>/<numeric_id> youtube-dl instagram.com/p/<numeric_id> – Guernica

Sorry, my bad, I got confused with Reels.. – Jovita