A powerful Telegram bot that allows users to download Instagram posts, reels, and videos—even splitting large videos into parts compatible with Telegram's file size limits.
- ✅ Download public Instagram posts, reels, and videos
- 🔄 Split large videos into parts to bypass Telegram’s 50MB limit
- 📥 Queue system to manage multiple user downloads
- ❌ Download cancellation support
- 🧠 Threaded downloads for better performance
- 🔒 User-specific download session management
- Python 3.7+
- FFmpeg installed and available in system path
Install required packages with:
pip install instaloader pyTelegramBotAPIEdit the API_TOKEN in the Python script:
API_TOKEN = "<YOUR_API_TOKEN>"You can get this token from BotFather on Telegram.
git clone https://github.com/s4rrar/igbot.git
cd igbotpython igbot.pyIt will automatically install missing dependencies and start the bot.
/startor/help– Show usage instructions/ig <Instagram URL>– Start downloading content/cancel– Cancel an active download/queue– Check your position in the waiting queue
- Only public content is supported (no login or private account access).
- The bot automatically splits videos larger than 50MB for Telegram delivery.
- If concurrent download slots are full, the user is added to a waiting queue.
- Stories are not supported without login due to Instagram restrictions.
- Telegram: @s4rrar
This project is for educational purposes only. Usage of this tool to download content you don’t own or have permission to access may violate Instagram’s Terms of Service.