Instapy: discussion: save user_id also with to usernames.

[sionking]

So if someone change his username we don't have a lost data.
I think user id can't change while username can.

[marcomokastyle]

@sionking Interesting, I'm also wondering the same, what happen if a user change it's user name. I also think that user id will be the same.

[sionking]

I get many times username not avaialbe after trying to unfollow, so it either deleted or renamed.

[ilmetu]

@sionking where can we take the userid , what page / api ?

Thanks

[marcomokastyle]

@sionking @ilmetu I saw user id in graphql, I don't remember where, but I remember, that was there.

[ilmetu]

@marcomokastyle i think is in a json hidden in the instagram page when logged in...

[marcomokastyle]

@ilmetu exactly,is what a meant to say. should be in window._sharedData = {...}

[marcomokastyle]

@ilmetu @sionking _sharedData.entry_data.ProfilePage[0].graphql.user.id

[sionking]

How can we convert userId to username, that is my concern ...

[marcomokastyle]

@sionking we must check if there is a way to get from public api. And I'm not sure if is possible right now.

[sionking]

Why public API if it is possible from _sharedData.entry_data.ProfilePage[0].graphql.user.id ??

[marcomokastyle]

@sionking but if user name is changed how can we get the new user name? I'm wondering if is possible to get user name from user id. _sharedData is taken from the profile page url. So if user is not anymore the same... I don't know yet if we can get the username from a graphql query from https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query/

[sionking]

@marcomokastyle that is what I was think also....

[nadavdrukker]

If you search for a username that no longer exists, Instagram often suggests the new username. If we have the original and new id, we can confirm that it's indeed the correct account.

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