# Instaloader Instagram Content and Metadata Downloader > Instaloader is a Python CLI tool and library that downloads Instagram photos, videos, stories, reels, highlights, and IGTV content along with captions, comments, geotags, and metadata. It supports public and private profiles, hashtags, and feeds with automatic resume and profile rename detection. - Skill: `agentskillexchange/instaloader-instagram-content-and-metadata-downloader` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/instaloader-instagram-content-and-metadata-downloader` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/instaloader-instagram-content-and-metadata-downloader/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/instaloader-instagram-content-and-metadata-downloader --- # Instaloader Instagram Content and Metadata Downloader Instaloader is a Python CLI tool and library that downloads Instagram photos, videos, stories, reels, highlights, and IGTV content along with captions, comments, geotags, and metadata. It supports public and private profiles, hashtags, and feeds with automatic resume and profile rename detection. ## Installation Requirements and caveats from upstream: - :alt: Supported Python Versions - As an open source project, Instaloader heavily depends on the contributions from Basic usage or getting-started notes: - To later **update your local copy** of that profiles, you may run - Instaloader Documentation __ - Source: https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader - Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/instaloader/instaloader/HEAD/README.rst ## Source - [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/instaloader-instagram-content-metadata-downloader/)