index-instagram.js

const request = require('request-promise');
const cheerio = require('cheerio');

(async () => {
  const USERNAME = 'pablostanley';
  const BASE_URL = `https://instagram.com/${USERNAME}`;

  let response = await request(BASE_URL);

  let $ = cheerio.load(response);
  let script = $('script[type="text/javascript"]').eq(3).html();

  let scriptRegex = /window._sharedData = (.+);/g.exec(script);

  let {
    entry_data: {
      ProfilePage: {
        [0]: {
          graphql: { user },
        },
      },
    },
  } = JSON.parse(scriptRegex[1]);

  let {
    entry_data: {
      ProfilePage: {
        [0]: {
          graphql: {
            user: {
              edge_owner_to_timeline_media: { edges },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
  } = JSON.parse(scriptRegex[1]);

  let posts = [];

  for (let edge of edges) {
    let { node } = edge;

    posts.push({
      id: node.id,
      shortcode: node.shortcode,
      timestamp: node.taken_at_timestamp,
      likes: node.edge_liked_by.count,
      comments: node.edge_media_to_comment.count,
      video_views: node.video_view_count,
      // caption: node.edge_media_to_caption.edges[0].node.text,
      image_url: node.display_url,
    });
  }

  let instagram_data = {
    followers: user.edge_followed_by.count,
    following: user.edge_follow.count,
    uploads: user.edge_owner_to_timeline_media.count,
    full_name: user.full_name,
    picture_url: user.profile_pic_url_hd,
    posts: posts,
  };

  debugger;
})();