flutter_insta

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Flutter_insta is a Flutter package that enables developers to fetch Instagram user details such as profile picture URL, follower count, following count, bio, and website. It also supports downloading reels videos directly from Instagram. Designed for seamless integration across multiple platforms, it simplifies social media data retrieval in Flutter apps. The package is open-source and maintained by codingboy.in, making it accessible for community contributions and customization.

Use cases

Fetching Instagram user profiles
Displaying user statistics
Downloading Instagram reels
Integrating social media data into apps
Building Instagram analytics tools

Key features

Retrieve profile details
Fetch follower and following counts
Extract bio and website info
Download reels videos
Cross-platform support (Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux)

Suitable for

Social media apps
User profile dashboards
Content aggregation tools
Reels downloaders
Developer prototypes

Considerations

Requires valid Instagram account access
May be affected by Instagram's API changes
Limited to public profiles only
Potential rate limiting
Not officially supported by Instagram

Original README

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Flutter package to get Instagram user details and download reels videos.

How to Use

To use flutter_insta, first start by importing the package.

import 'package:flutter_insta/flutter_insta.dart';

Get profile details

FlutterInsta flutterInsta = new FlutterInsta();
await flutterInsta.getProfileData("coding_boy_"); //instagram username

Print Details

print("Username : ${flutterInsta.username}");
print("Followers : ${flutterInsta.followers}");
print("Folowing : ${flutterInsta.following}");
print("Bio : ${flutterInsta.bio}");
print("Website : ${flutterInsta.website}");
print("Profile Image : ${flutterInsta.imgurl}");
print("Feed images":${flutterInsta.feedImagesUrl}");

Download Reels video

String downloadLink =  await flutterInsta.downloadReels("https://www.instagram.com/reel/CDlGkdZgB2y/"); //URL

Example

Click here for more Example

Important Note

There is a limitation by Instagram, not sure how much but if you reach 'X' number of API call requests in an hour then you won't get response data and you have to wait for some time, So during development avoid widget rebuild as much as possible. :)

Created by Viral Vaghela

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