go-insta-poster

A proof of concept Instagram photo-uploader using the unofficial go-insta library.

NOTE: I do not suggest you use this for anything other than playing around. You may find your account banned, who knows. All I know is that I acccept no responsibility for anything that may occur as a result of using it.

Installation

cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/jonogould
git clone git@github.com:github.com/jonogould/go-insta-poster.git
cd go-insta-poster
dep ensure

Configuration

You have to configure some env variables in order to authenticate with your Instagram account.

cp .env.example .env

Add your Instagram username and password to the required vars in the .env file

Run-it

Now that you are configured, you can post a photo to your account.

1. Add your photo to the /example dir
2. Change the values for filename, caption, quality and filter in the main.go file (lines 39-43)
3. go run main.go

A successful post would result in Result: ok