Instagram photo upload php

instagram-photo-upload-batuhanorg.php

<?php

/*
    (2014) Main source -> http://lancenewman.me/posting-a-photo-to-instagram-without-a-phone/
    
    I just managed to sniff Instagram traffic and fixed the code

    -- Have fun - batuhan.org - Batuhan Katırcı
    --- for your questions, comment @ http://batuhan.org/instagram-photo-upload-with-php/
    
    
*/


function SendRequest($url, $post, $post_data, $user_agent, $cookies) {
    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://instagram.com/api/v1/'.$url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, $user_agent);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);


    if($post) {
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data);
    }

    if($cookies) {
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, 'cookies.txt');            
    } else {
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, 'cookies.txt');
    }

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    $http = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
    
    curl_close($ch);

    
    return array($http, $response);
}

function GenerateGuid() {
    return sprintf('%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x', 
            mt_rand(0, 65535), 
            mt_rand(0, 65535), 
            mt_rand(0, 65535), 
            mt_rand(16384, 20479), 
            mt_rand(32768, 49151), 
            mt_rand(0, 65535), 
            mt_rand(0, 65535), 
            mt_rand(0, 65535));
}


function GenerateSignature($data) {
    return hash_hmac('sha256', $data, '25eace5393646842f0d0c3fb2ac7d3cfa15c052436ee86b5406a8433f54d24a5');
}

function GetPostData($filename) {
    if(!$filename) {
        echo "The image doesn't exist ".$filename;
    } else {
        $post_data = array('device_timestamp' => time(), 
                            'photo' => '@'.$filename);
        return $post_data;
    }
}

// Set the username and password of the account that you wish to post a photo to
$username = '';
$password = '';

// Set the path to the file that you wish to post.
// This must be jpeg format and it must be a perfect square
$filename = '400x400.jpg';

// Set the caption for the photo
$caption = "Testcaption";

// Define the user agent
$agent = 'Instagram 6.21.2 Android (19/4.4.2; 480dpi; 1152x1920; Meizu; MX4; mx4; mt6595; en_US)';

// Define the GuID
$guid = GenerateGuid();

// Set the devide ID
$device_id = "android-".$guid;

/* LOG IN */
// You must be logged in to the account that you wish to post a photo too
// Set all of the parameters in the string, and then sign it with their API key using SHA-256
$data = '{"device_id":"'.$device_id.'","guid":"'.$guid.'","username":"'.$username.'","password":"'.$password.'","Content-Type":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8"}';
$sig = GenerateSignature($data);
$data = 'signed_body='.$sig.'.'.urlencode($data).'&ig_sig_key_version=6';
$login = SendRequest('accounts/login/', true, $data, $agent, false);


if(strpos($login[1], "Sorry, an error occurred while processing this request.")) {
    echo "Request failed, there's a chance that this proxy/ip is blocked";
} else {            
    if(empty($login[1])) {
        echo "Empty response received from the server while trying to login";
    } else {            
        // Decode the array that is returned
        $obj = @json_decode($login[1], true);

        if(empty($obj)) {
            echo "Could not decode the response: ".$body;
        } else {
            // Post the picture
            $data = GetPostData($filename);
            $post = SendRequest('media/upload/', true, $data, $agent, true);    

            if(empty($post[1])) {
                echo "Empty response received from the server while trying to post the image";
            } else {
                // Decode the response 
                $obj = @json_decode($post[1], true);

                if(empty($obj)) {
                    echo "Could not decode the response";
                } else {
                    $status = $obj['status'];

                    if($status == 'ok') {
                        // Remove and line breaks from the caption
                        $caption = preg_replace("/\r|\n/", "", $caption);

                        $media_id = $obj['media_id'];
                        $device_id = "android-".$guid;
                        $data = '{"device_id":"'.$device_id.'","guid":"'.$guid.'","media_id":"'.$media_id.'","caption":"'.trim($caption).'","device_timestamp":"'.time().'","source_type":"5","filter_type":"0","extra":"{}","Content-Type":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8"}';   
                        $sig = GenerateSignature($data);
                        $new_data = 'signed_body='.$sig.'.'.urlencode($data).'&ig_sig_key_version=4';

                        // Now, configure the photo
                        $conf = SendRequest('media/configure/', true, $new_data, $agent, true);

                        if(empty($conf[1])) {
                            echo "Empty response received from the server while trying to configure the image";
                        } else {
                            if(strpos($conf[1], "login_required")) {
                                echo "You are not logged in. There's a chance that the account is banned";
                            } else {
                                $obj = @json_decode($conf[1], true);
                                $status = $obj['status'];

                                if($status != 'fail') {
                                    echo "Success";
                                } else {
                                    echo 'Fail';
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    } else {
                        echo "Status isn't okay";
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

'photo' => new CURLFile($filename) FOR php 5.6+

This is weird I always get Status isn't okay

But in my other account it is doing fine.

it shows answer that invalid domain! Does it work now?

For those of you using php version 5.6 or higher, you will need the following to make the uploader work.

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SAFE_UPLOAD, false);

This is because in versions 5.5 and lower, this is set to false by default... Hope it helps.

Hi, it's not working for me, it says "{"status": "fail", "message": "Please update your Instagram app to continue posting photos"}" } , it's failing in this line specifically $conf = SendRequest('media/configure/', true, $new_data, $agent, true);

what it could be?

Array ( [0] => 400 [1] => {"status": "fail", "message": "login_required"} ) Status isn't okay

am using php 7 and its not working for me I already change the CURLOPT_SAFE_UPLOAD to false but still not working it gives me these errors please help

Warning: curl_setopt(): Disabling safe uploads is no longer supported in D:\xammp\htdocs\instagram\index.php on line 19

Notice: Undefined variable: body in D:\xammp\htdocs\instagram\index.php on line 89
Could not decode the response:

i am using php 7 and in response getting ,
Array ( [0] => 400 [1] => {"message": "Your version of Instagram is out of date. Please upgrade your app to log in to Instagram.", "status": "fail", "error_type": "needs_upgrade"} )

what i should do for this,please suggest.

Array ( [0] => 400 [1] => {"status": "fail", "message": "login_required"} ) Status isn't okay

The same situation :(

when i send the post all wath i got is : "Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => ) "
any help

I used the original code but the Instagram banned my account. If you want to use this code create a fake account and try. its best to save guid to a location and send it everytime you send the photo.

I've been using this for a while but recently it started failing with a "Status isn't okay" message. Any thoughts?

code give me Success but its not upload photo

I've added some debug code to my PHP and I see where the error is now. When the script tries to log in I'm getting the following response from the API:
{"message": "checkpoint_required", "checkpoint_url": "https://i.instagram.com/challenge/2157728006/2TQPdErb7M/", "lock": true, "status": "fail", "error_type": "checkpoint_challenge_required"}

I can get past this error by spoofing my IP address in the curl statement but then I get an empty response.

Any updates?

Good example! But what if i do not want to use username and password to upload photo? Can i use access token for this?

any path parameter for upload has change?
i got success but, i'm check on instagram wasn't uploaded.

Is it possible for multiple images at all?

Hola amigo quedo excelente jajajajaja https://amistadigital.com/

Good example! But what if i do not want to use username and password to upload photo? Can i use access token for this?

What about multiple images?

Returns success but does not upload to instagram.

I'm getting the error "CSRF token missing or incorrect"

Good example! But what if i do not want to use username and password to upload photo? Can i use access token for this?

Have you find any solution to that. I am looking for the same thing. With access token.

This work yet? for me i couldn't login to instagram

Notice: Undefined variable: body in D:\xammp\htdocs\instagram\index.php on line 89
Could not decode the response

this error i am getting when trying to run this program

please help me how can i resolve this

The code can log in but
{"logged_in_user":{"pk":47870071423,"username":"******","full_name":"","is_private":false,"profile_pic_url":"https://instagram.fdtb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/4434343435656884218_3457882519_2446069589734326272_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fdtb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\u0026_nc_cat=1\u0026_nc_ohc=3-IomJ49GywAX-ISCK3\u0026edm=AL4D0a4BAAAA\u0026ccb=7-4\u0026oh=e1feab6628bc1f793fdfge410333ff61c0190\u0026oe=60B4EF4F\u0026_nc_sid=712cc3\u0026ig_cache_key=YW5vbnltb3VzX3Byb2ZpbGVfcGlj.2-ccb7-4","is_verified":false,"has_anonymous_prof'...

does it work in 2021?

@my21century2002 probably no, this code snippet is 7 years old :D

Have you tried this? The 2021 solution!
https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2021/01/26/introducing-instagram-content-publishing-api/

Could not decode the response:
How to fix this error