Installation¶

Requirements¶

Python 3.10+
curl_cffi — TLS fingerprint engine (auto-installed)

Install from PyPI¶

pip install InstaHarvest v2

Install from source¶

git clone https://github.com/mpython77/instaharvest_v2.git
cd InstaHarvest v2
pip install -e .

Dependencies¶

InstaHarvest v2 automatically installs these:

Package	Purpose
`curl_cffi`	HTTP client with TLS fingerprint impersonation
`pydantic`	Data models and validation
`python-dotenv`	`.env` file loading
`pynacl`	NaCl encrypted password login
`cryptography`	Cryptographic operations

Verify Installation¶

import instaharvest_v2
print(instaharvest_v2.__version__)

Optional Dependencies¶

# AI Agent providers
pip install InstaHarvest v2[agent]    # openai, google-genai, anthropic, rich

# Web playground (FastAPI)
pip install InstaHarvest v2[web]      # fastapi, uvicorn + agent deps

# Development tools
pip install InstaHarvest v2[dev]      # pytest, pytest-asyncio, pytest-cov

# Everything
pip install InstaHarvest v2[all]