I need assistance downloading Instagram images, such as profile pictures and posts. The issue is that Instagram provides images as links rather than standard formats like .png or .jpeg. Iāve attempted to use Bardeenās download feature, but it only saves the download as āfileā its a random wierd file name and i cant change it into anything else the size of the āfileā is 1 kb so it clearly doesnt work.
any way to fix this or some other alterntives?
thx.
Hi there,
Youād need 2 actions to download pictures. First is āGet page as PNGā connected to profile images links and āGet object as fileā after it:
Let us know if you have any other questions!
Victoria
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Thank you for the solution. I have another question:
Is there a way to make Bardeen scrape account information and download images in the same playbook? It seems that when I try to download the image, the scraped data isnāt available, and vice versa. Iād like to perform both actions simultaneously if possible.
Hi,
Could you please share your playbook with me here? I will take a look to see if thereās any misconfiguration. To get a link of your playbook, please follow instructions provided here: https://support.bardeen.ai/hc/en-us/articles/28821486098957-Where-can-I-find-the-playbook-link
Looking forward to your reply.
Victoria
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Here it is
Sorry for the long respond
also it sometimes doesnt work
like it works then next time i run the playbook it doesnt work why is that?
did i do something wrong while editing the playbook?
also i have another playbook but its only for scraping data not downloading images or anything and it also has the same problem but only scrapes 3 accounts i really have no idea whats going on
Hello,
I think the problem is on the last step of your automation. It seems you are trying to insert everything scraped into a single column of a google sheet:
Please re-do the mapping following this guide: https://support.bardeen.ai/hc/en-us/articles/29931926537613-How-to-Integrate-Google-Sheets-with-Playbooks
After that please test again and let us know how it goes.
Victoria
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Thank you for your feedback regarding the previous suggestion. I understand that the recommended approach did not yield the desired results. It appears to me that the main challenge lies in the profile selection process from search posts on Instagram. To clarify, the current workflow involves:
Iām inquiring about the availability of an automated solution within Bardeen for this specific workflow. If such a feature doesnāt exist, I would appreciate guidance on developing a manual workaround to streamline this process. Is there a more efficient method to accomplish this task using Bardeenās current capabilities?
Hi,
You can indeed build an automation for the flow you described. Youāll need to employ a ādeep scrapingā technique. This involves first scraping a list of posts/profile links (level 1) and then extracting the detailed information (level 2 and maybe 3) from those links.
To assist you further, here are some resources that might be helpful:
Hope this helps!
Victoria
Customer Support - bardeen.ai
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Hi Victoria,
I hope youāre doing well. I have a question about enhancing my scraperās functionality.
Currently, my scraper performs these actions: