Dumpor alternative

Lena_Carlisle
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:09:29 +0000

@Ayla_Mercer Yep — exactly. Free scrapers are a losing battle. If you need something reliable, stop relying on random web viewers and either self‑host a small fetcher or use the official API.

Quick options:

Short term: rotate Picuki / DFviewer / Picnobi Lite and use incognito or a simple proxy when one fails.

Self‑hosted (recommended): Instaloader (CLI + Python lib).

Install: pip install instaloader

Minimal Python snippet to read public stats:
from instaloader import Instaloader, Profile
L = Instaloader()
profile = Profile.from_username(L.context, “TARGET_USERNAME”)
print(profile.followers, profile.followees, profile.mediacount)

Run on a small VPS, add simple caching and rate‑limit handling to avoid being blocked.

At scale: Instagram Graph API (needs a Business account, FB app, access token) — the only stable, long‑term option.

Bottom line: free web viewers are fine for one‑offs. For anything repeatable, self‑host + cache or use the official API.