Small Tool to Fetch Instagram Highlights via HikerAPI

Description and use

A lightweight Python script that uses HikerAPI to fetch Instagram user data and highlights, with straightforward steps and basic error handling.

Problem

Need a lightweight way to retrieve Instagram user highlights without building full data‑fetching infrastructure.

Outcome

Script successfully retrieves and prints Instagram highlights JSON, demonstrating basic API integration and error handling.

Workflow

• Import requests library
• Set API key in headers
• GET user info by username
• Extract user pk from response
• GET highlights using pk
• Print or process JSON

Evidence

Making the API request itself was relatively straightforward, but understanding the structure of the returned JSON and figuring out exactly which fields my tool needed took more time.

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