I need to get an Instagram User ID# for use in Google Script

Question

I'd like to take a username and plug it into this format

https://www.instagram.com/{username}/?__a=1

thanks to this thread for that tip

I then need to follow that link in java, and when doing so it presents the following page code, which I've abridged to save space. I used professional Skateboarder Nyjah Huston as my example.

{"logging_page_id":"profilePage_8223552","show_suggested_profiles":false,"show_follow_dialog":false,"graphql":{"user":{"biography":"Sender\ud83d\ude08\n@nikesb @monsterenergy @elementbrand  @blackplaguebrewing @socialcbd @priverevaux","blocked_by_viewer":false,"restricted_by_viewer":null,"country_block":false,"external_url":"https://www.nike.com/t/sb-nyjah-free-skate-shoe-oKwn7N/AA4272-300","external_url_linkshimmed":"https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nike.com%2Ft%2Fsb-nyjah-free-skate-shoe-oKwn7N%2FAA4272-300&e=ATMW9Q8NwN2Mcwm_Bd5I8DeuAKP4L7IHpy_PdylDnGU8qqokJU6Z1kh_emEIVfJ1q8Xtq1b0&s=1","edge_followed_by":{"count":3969537},"followed_by_viewer":false,"edge_follow":{"count":694},"follows_viewer":false,"full_name":"Nyjah Huston"

As you can see, the User ID is one of the first things on the page

{"logging_page_id":"profilePage_8223552"

the user id being 8223552 in this case. I'm quite new to java, and I need to know how to follow that link and parse that data in order to turn the user id into a var for use in my google script. Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

You can easily parse this JSON content to a object that has only the information you need:

class UserInformation{
    private String logging_page_id;
}

I suggest this option because if you need in the future to get another info, you can easily just extend the object.

How to do the conversion, please reference to this stackoverflow