InstagramAPI.py

# This code is written by Behnaz Eslami - behnazeslami30@gmail.com
import requests
import time
import json

arr = []
end_cursor = ''  # empty for the 1st page
tag = 'russia'  # your tag
page_count = 5  # desired number of pages
for i in range(0, page_count):
    url = "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/{0}/?__a=1&max_id={1}".format(tag, end_cursor)
    r = requests.get(url)
    data = json.loads(r.text)

    end_cursor = data['graphql']['hashtag']['edge_hashtag_to_media']['page_info'][
        'end_cursor']  # value for the next page
    edges = data['graphql']['hashtag']['edge_hashtag_to_media']['edges']  # list with posts

    for item in edges:
        arr.append(item['node'])
    time.sleep(2)  # insurence to not reach a time limit
print(end_cursor)  # save this to restart parsing with the next page
with open('posts.json', 'w') as outfile:
    json.dump(arr, outfile)  # save to json