getInstaPosts.py

from requests import get, Session, adapters

def getInstaPosts(latitude, longitude, distance, minTimestamp, maxTimestamp, count):
    params = {
        'lat': latitude,
        'lng': longitude,
        'distance': distance, # radius of requested area
        'min_timestamp': str(minTimestamp), #start date
        'max_timestamp': str(maxTimestamp), #end date
        'count': COUNT, # number of posts(100 max)
        'access_token': INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN #your access token
    }   
    session = Session()
    session.mount("https://", adapters.HTTPAdapter(max_retries=10))

    response = session.get("https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/search", params=params, verify=True)

    return response.json()