j0k3r-x-anarchy/insta-private-connections

Insta Private Connections, also called INSTA, is a command line tool for Linux that looks up information about Instagram accounts. According to its README, it queries Instagram's API and tries to surface information about a target account that may have been exposed or leaked, presenting the results through a styled terminal interface with animations designed to look like a science fiction control panel. The tool is distributed as a single standalone executable file rather than requiring you to install a programming language or set of dependencies yourself. You install it with a one line command that downloads the binary from the project's GitHub releases page and moves it into your system path. Once installed, you run it by typing the tool's name followed by the Instagram username you want to look up. The README includes a warning section noting that using the tool too often or too quickly in a short period can cause errors, and explains that some failures simply mean the target account's data has not been exposed anywhere, rather than indicating a bug. It also mentions that Instagram's own rate limiting can cause the tool to fail intermittently. The project's own documentation states that it is intended strictly for educational purposes, ethical security research, and authorized testing environments, and that users are responsible for following all applicable laws and the platform's terms of service. Beyond installation and basic usage instructions, the README does not describe its internal workings, what data sources it queries, or how the underlying lookups are implemented, so the true behavior and reliability of the tool are not documented in detail. No license information is included in the README.