Instagram profile URL does not download all Reels and Highlights in bulk (only feed grid content)
I have already used several commands with gallery-dl to download Instagram media, but the only thing it downloads in bulk is the content that appears in the feed grid.
In the Reels tab, it only downloads videos if I use the specific URL from the Reels tab. As for highlights, they can only be downloaded one at a time, meaning one highlight per download, instead of downloading them all in bulk like the feed.
Example:
* Highlight 1 contains 2 videos
* Highlight 2 contains 50 photos
In this case, I would have to download each highlight manually, one by one.
I know this is not a simple feature to implement, but it would be very useful if the program could download everything using just a single profile URL:
* feed
* reels
* highlights
This is because sometimes a reel may be hidden only from the feed grid but still remain available in the Reels tab. I personally tested this on my own profile: I posted a reel and hid it only from the feed grid, but it was still available in the Reels tab.
When I used the command I normally use, gallery-dl could not find that reel. However, when I used the specific URL from my profile's Reels tab, it downloaded it normally.
If possible, it would also be great to implement:
* automatic folder creation for Reels
* automatic folder creation for Highlights
* automatic detection of the number of highlights on the profile
* automatic downloading of all files from every highlight
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