From 5574d1a10c1c5f636aa40b67f7d4fdb44453e3c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Logan Williams Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:17:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Remove date parameter because it doesn't work --- README.md | 17 ----------------- 1 file changed, 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9b44553..abffe3b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,23 +12,6 @@ The following command will search for Instagram locations nearby the coordinates Note that this requires Instagram cookies in order to work! See below for how to obtain one from your account. -## Example usage with date - -The following command will search for Instagram locations near Seattle's "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" during the George Floyd -protests in early June, 2020. Not all location pages in the area will have posts relevant to the Zone, but some do. Open the -resulting `map.html` file in your browser to view locations. - -```python3 instagram-locations.py --cookie "" --lat 47.6164311 --lng -122.3203952 --map map.html --date 2020-06-09``` - -When using the `--date` argument, links to Instagram location pages will be filtered to show posts created on this date or earlier. -Instagram will usually first show a 3x3 grid of "Top Images and Videos" that are more recent, however once you scroll past that -there is a section labeled "Most recent" which will show the posts sorted by date (if any). -These links are only used together with the `--csv` and `--map` arguments, they aren't included in `--json` or `--geojson`. -Note: Instagram treats these dates as "UTC", which is a timezone near Great Britain. If your target location is far from this zone, -it's worth adding a couple of days to your filter to make sure you capture all relevant posts. Also, this only specifies the -*maximum* post date that can be displayed. If nothing was posted that day at that location, it will show older posts (sometimes -even multiple years older). - ### Other output formats Using the `--json ` command line argument, the list can be saved as a JSON file, almost identical to the raw API response.