diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d19b9e..04b03ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ gd-token.json
 credentials.json
 secrets/*
 browsertrix/*
-browsertrix-tmp/*
\ No newline at end of file
+browsertrix-tmp/*
+instaloader/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 88fad6a..aa04ea4 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ pyyaml = "*"
 dateparser = "*"
 vk-url-scraper = "*"
 python-twitter-v2 = "*"
+instaloader = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3.9"
+
+[dev-packages]
+autopep8 = "*"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 271a661..e2d1b1b 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "1ed953d08e31d891de0f887e520f12025d109a20718b27dd8f9b361f73c95651"
+            "sha256": "bd987e7237c7e32d2dffb295db633f5a022ce1a718435d11d8ac303c9e37a4d3"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 "sha256:01c7bf666359b4967d2cda0000cc2e4af16a0ae098cbffcb8472fb9e8ad6585b",
                 "sha256:6ebb3d106c12920aaae42ccb6f787ef5eefdcdd166ea3d628fa8476abe712144"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==1.10"
         },
         "attrs": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 "sha256:29adc2665447e5191d0e7c568fde78b21f9672d344281d0c6e1ab085429b22b6",
                 "sha256:86efa402f67bf2df34f51a335487cf46b1ec130d02b8d39fd248abfd30da551c"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==22.1.0"
         },
         "authlib": {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                 "sha256:84c85a9078b11105f04f3036a9482ae10e4621616db313fe045dd24743a0820d",
                 "sha256:fe86415d55e84719d75f8b69414f6438ac3547d2078ab91b67e779ef69378412"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==2022.6.15"
         },
         "cffi": {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
                 "sha256:2857e29ff0d34db842cd7ca3230549d1a697f96ee6d3fb071cfa6c7393832597",
                 "sha256:6881edbebdb17b39b4eaaa821b438bf6eddffb4468cf344f09f89def34a8b1df"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==2.0.12"
         },
         "click": {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
                 "sha256:d4ef6cc305394ed669d4d9eebf10d3a101059bdcf2669c366ec1d14e4fb227bd",
                 "sha256:d9e69ae01f99abe6ad646947bba8941e896cb3aa805be2597a0400e0764b5818"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==38.0.1"
         },
         "dataclasses-json": {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                 "sha256:bc285b5f892094c3a53d558858a88553dd6a61a11ab1a8128a0e554385dcc5dd",
                 "sha256:c2c11bc8214fbf709ffc369d11446ff6945254a7f09128154a7620613d8fda90"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==0.5.7"
         },
         "dateparser": {
@@ -425,9 +425,16 @@
                 "sha256:84d9dd047ffa80596e0f246e2eab0b391788b0503584e8945f2368256d2735ff",
                 "sha256:9d643ff0a55b762d5cdb124b8eaa99c66322e2157b69160bc32796e824360e6d"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==3.3"
         },
+        "instaloader": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:ba925a87e2c305a3d24173d1bb0457d5a7e2e77dbac7206eeeb46f9104ecb08e"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==4.9.5"
+        },
         "itsdangerous": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:2c2349112351b88699d8d4b6b075022c0808887cb7ad10069318a8b0bc88db44",
@@ -625,7 +632,7 @@
                 "sha256:8139f29aac13e25d502680e9e19963e83f16838d48a0d71c287fe40e7067fbca",
                 "sha256:9859c40929662bec5d64f34d01c99e093149682a3f38915dc0655d5a633dd918"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==3.2.2"
         },
         "outcome": {
@@ -641,7 +648,7 @@
                 "sha256:dd47c42927d89ab911e606518907cc2d3a1f38bbd026385970643f9c5b8ecfeb",
                 "sha256:ef103e05f519cdc783ae24ea4e2e0f508a9c99b2d4969652eed6a2e1ea5bd522"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==21.3"
         },
         "protobuf": {
@@ -754,7 +761,7 @@
                 "sha256:56a8508ae95f98e2b9bdf93a6be5ae3f7d8af858b43e02c5a2ff083726be40c1",
                 "sha256:f643f331ab57ba3c9d89212ee4a2dabc6e94f117cf4eefde99a0574720d14c42"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==2.13.0"
         },
         "pyparsing": {
@@ -786,7 +793,7 @@
                 "sha256:b7e3b04a59693c42c36f9ab1cc2acc46fa5df8c78e178fc33a8d4cd05c8d498f",
                 "sha256:d92a187be61fe482e4fd675b6d52200e7be63a12b724abbf931a40ce4fa92938"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==0.20.0"
         },
         "python-slugify": {
@@ -807,10 +814,9 @@
         },
         "pytz": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:2c0784747071402c6e99f0bafdb7da0fa22645f06554c7ae06bf6358897e9c91",
-                "sha256:48ce799d83b6f8aab2020e369b627446696619e79645419610b9facd909b3174"
+                "sha256:335ab46900b1465e714b4fda4963d87363264eb662aab5e65da039c25f1f5b22"
             ],
-            "version": "==2022.4"
+            "version": "==2022.5"
         },
         "pytz-deprecation-shim": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -943,7 +949,7 @@
                 "sha256:fbc88d3ba402b5d041d204ec2449c4078898f89c4a6e6f0ed1c1a510ef1e221d",
                 "sha256:fbd3fe37353c62fd0eb19fb76f78aa693716262bcd5f9c14bb9e5aca4b3f0dc4"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==2022.3.2"
         },
         "requests": {
@@ -983,7 +989,7 @@
                 "sha256:90260d9058e514786967344d0ef75fa8727eed8a7d2e43ce9f4bcf1b536174f7",
                 "sha256:e38464a49c6c85d7f1351b0126661487a7e0a14a50f1675ec50eb34d4f20ef21"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6' and python_version < '4'",
+            "markers": "python_version < '4' and python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==4.9"
         },
         "s3transfer": {
@@ -1037,7 +1043,7 @@
                 "sha256:3b2503d3c7084a42b1ebd08116e5f81aadfaea95863628c80a3b774a11b7c759",
                 "sha256:fc53893b3da2c33de295667a0e19f078c14bf86544af307354de5fcf12a3f30d"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==2.3.2.post1"
         },
         "telethon": {
@@ -1083,7 +1089,7 @@
                 "sha256:5b558f6e83cc20a37c3b61202476c5295d1addf57bd65543364e0337e37ed2bc",
                 "sha256:a3d34de8fac26023eee701ed1e7bf4da9a8326b61a62934ec9e53b64970fd8fe"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.0'",
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==0.9.2"
         },
         "typing-extensions": {
@@ -1106,7 +1112,7 @@
                 "sha256:323161b22b7802fdc78f20ca5f6073639c64f1a7227c40cd3e19fd1d0ce6650a",
                 "sha256:e15b2b3005e2546108af42a0eb4ccab4d9e225e2dfbf4f77aad50c70a4b1f3ab"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==2022.5"
         },
         "tzlocal": {
@@ -1114,7 +1120,7 @@
                 "sha256:89885494684c929d9191c57aa27502afc87a579be5cdd3225c77c463ea043745",
                 "sha256:ee5842fa3a795f023514ac2d801c4a81d1743bbe642e3940143326b3a00addd7"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==4.2"
         },
         "uritemplate": {
@@ -1122,11 +1128,10 @@
                 "sha256:4346edfc5c3b79f694bccd6d6099a322bbeb628dbf2cd86eea55a456ce5124f0",
                 "sha256:830c08b8d99bdd312ea4ead05994a38e8936266f84b9a7878232db50b044e02e"
             ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.0'",
             "version": "==4.1.1"
         },
         "urllib3": {
-            "extras": [],
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:44ece4d53fb1706f667c9bd1c648f5469a2ec925fcf3a776667042d645472c14",
                 "sha256:aabaf16477806a5e1dd19aa41f8c2b7950dd3c746362d7e3223dbe6de6ac448e"
@@ -1228,5 +1233,30 @@
             "version": "==2022.5.18"
         }
     },
-    "develop": {}
+    "develop": {
+        "autopep8": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:6f09e90a2be784317e84dc1add17ebfc7abe3924239957a37e5040e27d812087",
+                "sha256:ca9b1a83e53a7fad65d731dc7a2a2d50aa48f43850407c59f6a1a306c4201142"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==1.7.0"
+        },
+        "pycodestyle": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:2c9607871d58c76354b697b42f5d57e1ada7d261c261efac224b664affdc5785",
+                "sha256:d1735fc58b418fd7c5f658d28d943854f8a849b01a5d0a1e6f3f3fdd0166804b"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "version": "==2.9.1"
+        },
+        "toml": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:806143ae5bfb6a3c6e736a764057db0e6a0e05e338b5630894a5f779cabb4f9b",
+                "sha256:b3bda1d108d5dd99f4a20d24d9c348e91c4db7ab1b749200bded2f839ccbe68f"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.6' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
+            "version": "==0.10.2"
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/archivers/__init__.py b/archivers/__init__.py
index 403ebea..7f51e39 100644
--- a/archivers/__init__.py
+++ b/archivers/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ from .wayback_archiver import WaybackArchiver
 from .youtubedl_archiver import YoutubeDLArchiver
 from .twitter_archiver import TwitterArchiver
 from .vk_archiver import VkArchiver
-from .twitter_api_archiver import TwitterApiArchiver
\ No newline at end of file
+from .twitter_api_archiver import TwitterApiArchiver
+from .instagram_archiver import InstagramArchiver
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archivers/instagram_archiver.py b/archivers/instagram_archiver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1539527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivers/instagram_archiver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import re, os, shutil, html
+import instaloader # https://instaloader.github.io/as-module.html
+from loguru import logger
+
+from .base_archiver import Archiver, ArchiveResult
+from configs import Config
+from storages import Storage
+
+
+class InstagramArchiver(Archiver):
+    """
+    Uses Instaloader to download either a post (inc images, videos, text) or as much as possible from a profile (posts, stories, highlights, )
+    """
+    name = "instagram"
+    DOWNLOAD_FOLDER = "instaloader"
+    # NB: post should be tested before profile
+    # https://regex101.com/r/MGPquX/1
+    post_pattern = re.compile(r"(?:(?:http|https):\/\/)?(?:www.)?(?:instagram.com|instagr.am|instagr.com)\/(?:p|reel)\/(\w+)")
+    # https://regex101.com/r/6Wbsxa/1
+    profile_pattern = re.compile(r"(?:(?:http|https):\/\/)?(?:www.)?(?:instagram.com|instagr.am|instagr.com)\/(\w+)")
+
+    def __init__(self, storage: Storage, config: Config):
+        super().__init__(storage, config)
+        self.insta = instaloader.Instaloader(download_geotags=True, download_comments=True, compress_json=False, dirname_pattern=self.DOWNLOAD_FOLDER, filename_pattern="{date_utc}_UTC_{target}__{typename}")
+        if config.instagram_config:
+            self.insta.login(config.instagram_config.username, config.instagram_config.password)
+
+    def download(self, url, check_if_exists=False):
+        post_matches = self.post_pattern.findall(url)
+        profile_matches = self.profile_pattern.findall(url)
+
+        # return if not a valid instagram link
+        if not len(post_matches) and not len(profile_matches):
+            return
+
+        # check if already uploaded
+        key = self.get_html_key(url)
+        if check_if_exists and self.storage.exists(key):
+            # only s3 storage supports storage.exists as not implemented on gd
+            cdn_url = self.storage.get_cdn_url(key)
+            screenshot = self.get_screenshot(url)
+            wacz = self.get_wacz(url)
+            return ArchiveResult(status='already archived', cdn_url=cdn_url, screenshot=screenshot, wacz=wacz)
+
+        try:
+            # process if post
+            if len(post_matches):
+                return self.download_post(url, post_matches[0])
+
+            # process if profile
+            if len(profile_matches):
+                return self.download_profile(url, profile_matches[0])
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.DOWNLOAD_FOLDER, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def download_post(self, url, post_id):
+        logger.debug(f"Instagram {post_id=} detected in {url=}")
+
+        post = instaloader.Post.from_shortcode(self.insta.context, post_id)
+        if self.insta.download_post(post, target=post.owner_username):
+            return self.upload_downloaded_content(url, post.title, post._asdict(), post.date)
+
+    def download_profile(self, url, username):
+        # gets posts, posts where username is tagged, igtv postss, stories, and highlights
+        logger.debug(f"Instagram {username=} detected in {url=}")
+
+        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.insta.context, username)
+        try: 
+            for post in profile.get_posts():
+                try: self.insta.download_post(post, target=f"profile_post_{post.owner_username}")
+                except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to download post: {post.shortcode}: {e}")
+        except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed profile.get_posts: {e}") 
+        
+        try: 
+            for post in profile.get_tagged_posts():
+                try: self.insta.download_post(post, target=f"tagged_post_{post.owner_username}")
+                except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to download tagged post: {post.shortcode}: {e}") 
+        except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed profile.get_tagged_posts: {e}") 
+        
+        try: 
+            for post in profile.get_igtv_posts():
+                try: self.insta.download_post(post, target=f"igtv_post_{post.owner_username}")
+                except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to download igtv post: {post.shortcode}: {e}") 
+        except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed profile.get_igtv_posts: {e}") 
+        
+        try: 
+            for story in self.insta.get_stories([profile.userid]):
+                for item in story.get_items():
+                    try: self.insta.download_storyitem(item, target=f"story_item_{story.owner_username}")
+                    except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to download story item: {item}: {e}") 
+        except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed get_stories: {e}") 
+        
+        try: 
+            for highlight in self.insta.get_highlights(profile.userid):
+                for item in highlight.get_items():
+                    try: self.insta.download_storyitem(item, target=f"highlight_item_{highlight.owner_username}")
+                    except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to download highlight item: {item}: {e}") 
+        except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed get_highlights: {e}") 
+
+        return self.upload_downloaded_content(url, f"@{username}", profile._asdict(), None)
+
+    def upload_downloaded_content(self, url, title, content, date):
+        status = "success"
+        try:
+            uploaded_media = []
+            for f in os.listdir(self.DOWNLOAD_FOLDER):
+                if os.path.isfile((filename := os.path.join(self.DOWNLOAD_FOLDER, f))):
+                    key = self.get_key(filename)
+                    self.storage.upload(filename, key)
+                    hash = self.get_hash(filename)
+                    cdn_url = self.storage.get_cdn_url(key)
+                    uploaded_media.append({'cdn_url': cdn_url, 'key': key, 'hash': hash})
+            assert len(uploaded_media) > 1, "No uploaded media found"
+
+            uploaded_media.sort(key=lambda m:m["key"], reverse=True)
+
+            page_cdn, page_hash, _ = self.generate_media_page_html(url, uploaded_media, html.escape(str(content)))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Could not fetch instagram post {url} due to: {e}")
+            status = "error"
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.DOWNLOAD_FOLDER, ignore_errors=True)
+
+        if status == "success":
+            screenshot = self.get_screenshot(url)
+            wacz = self.get_wacz(url)
+
+            return ArchiveResult(status=status, cdn_url=page_cdn, title=title, timestamp=date, hash=page_hash, screenshot=screenshot, wacz=wacz)
diff --git a/archivers/telethon_archiver.py b/archivers/telethon_archiver.py
index 9f9bbbf..5c147de 100644
--- a/archivers/telethon_archiver.py
+++ b/archivers/telethon_archiver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import os, re
-
-import html
+import os, re, html
 from loguru import logger
 from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
 from telethon.errors import ChannelInvalidError
diff --git a/auto_archive.py b/auto_archive.py
index 50719a3..3412b0a 100644
--- a/auto_archive.py
+++ b/auto_archive.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from loguru import logger
 from slugify import slugify
 from urllib.parse import quote
 
-from archivers import TelethonArchiver, TelegramArchiver, TiktokArchiver, YoutubeDLArchiver, TwitterArchiver, TwitterApiArchiver, VkArchiver, WaybackArchiver, ArchiveResult, Archiver
-from utils import GWorksheet, mkdir_if_not_exists, expand_url
+from archivers import TelethonArchiver, TelegramArchiver, TiktokArchiver, YoutubeDLArchiver, TwitterArchiver, TwitterApiArchiver, VkArchiver, WaybackArchiver, InstagramArchiver, ArchiveResult, Archiver
+from utils import GWorksheet, expand_url
 from configs import Config
 from storages import Storage
 
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def process_sheet(c: Config):
                     TelethonArchiver(storage, c),
                     TiktokArchiver(storage, c),
                     TwitterApiArchiver(storage, c),
+                    InstagramArchiver(storage, c),
                     YoutubeDLArchiver(storage, c),
                     TelegramArchiver(storage, c),
                     TwitterArchiver(storage, c),
diff --git a/configs/__init__.py b/configs/__init__.py
index 6940ed3..1f01b62 100644
--- a/configs/__init__.py
+++ b/configs/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ from .selenium_config import SeleniumConfig
 from .telethon_config import TelethonConfig
 from .wayback_config import WaybackConfig
 from .twitter_api_config import TwitterApiConfig
-from .vk_config import VkConfig
\ No newline at end of file
+from .vk_config import VkConfig
+from .instagram_config import InstagramConfig
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configs/config.py b/configs/config.py
index 6e97dc4..80e4881 100644
--- a/configs/config.py
+++ b/configs/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from .selenium_config import SeleniumConfig
 from .vk_config import VkConfig
 from .twitter_api_config import TwitterApiConfig
 from .browsertrix_config import BrowsertrixConfig
+from .instagram_config import InstagramConfig
 from storages import S3Config, S3Storage, GDStorage, GDConfig, LocalStorage, LocalConfig
 
 
@@ -180,6 +181,16 @@ class Config:
             self.vk_config = None
             logger.debug(f"'vk' key not present in the {self.config_file=}")
 
+        # instagram config
+        if "instagram" in secrets:
+            self.instagram_config = InstagramConfig(
+                username=secrets["instagram"]["username"],
+                password=secrets["instagram"]["password"]
+            )
+        else:
+            self.instagram_config = None
+            logger.debug(f"'instagram' key not present in the {self.config_file=}")
+
         del self.config["secrets"]  # delete to prevent leaks
 
     def set_log_files(self):
diff --git a/configs/instagram_config.py b/configs/instagram_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c45bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/instagram_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class InstagramConfig:
+    username: str
+    password: str
diff --git a/example.config.yaml b/example.config.yaml
index e42d10f..b26f58f 100644
--- a/example.config.yaml
+++ b/example.config.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ secrets:
     username: "phone number or email"
     password: "password"
 
+  # instagram  credentials
+  instagram:
+    username: "username"
+    password: "password"
+
   google_sheets:
     # local filename: defaults to service_account.json, see https://gspread.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oauth2.html#for-bots-using-service-account
     service_account: "service_account.json"