download instagram images from 3rd party api url

instagram_mine.py

from datetime import datetime
import urllib2
import urllib
import json
import os

#wait for network
time.sleep(45)

def ajaxRequest(url=None):
	"""
	Makes an ajax get request.
	url - endpoint(string)
	"""
	req = urllib2.Request(url)
	f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
	response = f.read()
	f.close()
	return response	


# url to query for pictures
nextUrl = "YOUR URL"
print nextUrl
# while there is a next url to go to


# request the data at that endpoint 
instagramJSON = ajaxRequest(nextUrl)
instagramDict = json.loads(instagramJSON)
instagramData = instagramDict[0]
	
# for every picture
for picDict in instagramDict:
	# get the image url and current time
	print picDict
	image = picDict["images"]["standard_resolution"]
	imageUrl = image["url"]
	print image
	time = str(datetime.now())
	# download the photo and save it
	urllib.urlretrieve(imageUrl, time+".jpg")
	
print "all done"