Instagram-private-api: How to get the user currently logged in based on stored cookies?

[acollazo25]

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How to get the user information currently logged in based on stored cookies? Do I need to login again or can I get that saved status information?

I am looking for this response data:

{
    pk: number;
    username: string;
    full_name: string;
    is_private: boolean;
    profile_pic_url: string;
    profile_pic_id: string;
    is_verified: boolean;
    has_anonymous_profile_picture: boolean;
    can_boost_post: boolean;
    is_business: boolean;
    account_type: number;
    is_call_to_action_enabled: null;
    can_see_organic_insights: boolean;
    show_insights_terms: boolean;
    reel_auto_archive: string;
    has_placed_orders: boolean;
    allowed_commenter_type: string;
    nametag: AccountRepositoryLoginResponseNametag;
    allow_contacts_sync: boolean;
    phone_number: string;
    country_code: number;
    national_number: number;
}

[Nerixyz]

ig.state.cookieUserId contains the current user id.
So to get the user info you can do this: ig.user.info(ig.state.cookieUserId).

[acollazo25]

Thanks, that was what I was looking for.

[vineetvk01]

Thanks @acollazo25

[can1871]

How can I create a cookie, save the user's information, then log in with that information? Can you share your own code?