Open Source PowerShell Web Scrapers

instagram-profilecrawl is a Python-based automation script designed to collect publicly available information from Instagram profiles. It crawls profile data such as follower counts, post information, hashtags, and other engagement-related metadata. It operates by automating a web browser using Selenium and performing requests to gather structured information from the platform. instagram-profilecrawl can analyze multiple usernames in a single run and store the extracted information locally in structured formats such as JSON. The collected data can include profile metadata, post details, engagement metrics, and commenter activity, allowing users to analyze account behavior or monitor profile growth over time. It also provides scripts for downloading images from crawled profiles and logging statistics into CSV files for tracking metrics like followers, likes, and comments. Authentication is optional, meaning the crawler can access public profile data without logging in.

DouyinCrawler is an open source data collection tool designed to gather publicly available information from the Douyin platform. It demonstrates how to build a Python-based web crawler combined with a graphical interface and command line functionality. It allows users to collect data from various types of Douyin content, including user profiles, videos, hashtags, and music pages. DouyinCrawler supports both automated scraping and batch operations to process multiple targets efficiently. It also integrates with the Aria2 download utility to enable large-scale downloading of videos and images associated with collected content. It includes multiple usage modes such as a desktop GUI, a web service interface, and a command line tool for flexible deployment. In addition to data collection, it supports incremental updates so users can track and gather newly published content without reprocessing previously collected data.