michabirklbauer/instagram_json_viewer

Transforms Instagram's *.json / backup data - that you get via the Data Download Tool - to a readable format!

instagram_json_viewer's Issues

Restructure of media.json

Seems like there also have been changes to media.json from some feedback.
Cannot confirm on my end though where it is still the same.
Needs more input.

Script fails if field "name" is not available in "profile.json"

If there is no "name" fall back to "username"?
Also new instagram online graph data has key "full_name" now - possibly changed already/in the future?

Can't read message.json

Hi, I can't read the message.json file from the latest update of Instagram. Is there any solution?

the messages creator needs optimization !

like making a new pdf file for every chat

and sort the messages from the newest to the oldest just like what the app does ..

and i don't think the images viewing system works as instagram made a lot of updates

Program hangs when trying to generate certificates

Restructure of messages.json

Seems like instagram changed the file structuring (again).
Have to still confirm with my own data but looks like it with newer accounts.
Possibly have to merge json files first or recursively parse them in subfolders.

KeyError: 'Username\x9d¤'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "F:\instaview.py", line 1039, in read_messages
html_chat_string = html_chat_string + "\t<img src="" + str(avatars[message["sender_name"]]) + "" alt="" + str(message["sender_name"]).upper() + "" class="right" style="width:100%;">\n"

KeyError: 'Username\x9d¤'

The above error keeps throwing up for all the id's in my chat and hence the message.json is not getting converted.

Restructure of messages.json [update]

This is a summary and continuation of #5

• File/directory structure changed [should be fixed with #6]
• JSON structure also changed [should be fixed with #9]
• New JSON keys not completely known yet -> currently only "content" key is considered. Need to re-check!

WinError 3 regarding progile picture

[WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'profile'
ERROR fetching profile picture locally!
Trying to fetch online...
WARNING - error getting avatar for user anna.b.braga!
HTTP Error 404: Not Found

im getting this message when running the windows exe file, and i dont understand how to fix it. can you help?

Instagram JSON Viewer (potentially) not working for backups after March 2021

Since March 2021 Instagram let's you download your data in HTML format - which is basically what this script does!
I would therefore recommend using their feature and this tool will no longer receive updates from me!

If you want to convert older backups, you can still do that with these scripts:

• Backups between Dec. 2020 and Mar. 2021: v2021.03.04
• Backups before Dec. 2020: v2020.12.07

These scripts may or may partially or may not work on newer backups!

Changes with the instagram backup strutcture again ?

I would love to use this python to view old instagram dms so I downloaded my instagram backup but the directory is very different so the script doesn't read any of the files.
https://i.imgur.com/GH22DyS.jpg
^^ this is what i got from instagrams backup and a lot of the json file names have changed