@eryxenx/insta-chat 2.0.10 → 2.0.11

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@eryxenx/insta-chat",
-  "version": "2.0.10",
+  "version": "2.0.11",
   "description": " Unofficial Instagram Chat API for Node.js | Build Instagram DM bots on personal accounts — send messages, media, voice notes, reactions, edit & unsend, listen for incoming chats. No browser at runtime",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",

package/src/constants.js

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const EP = {
   USER_INFO: (userID) => `${BASE}/users/${userID}/info/`,
   USER_BY_USERNAME: (username) => `${BASE}/users/${username}/usernameinfo/`,
   USER_SEARCH: (query, count) => `${BASE}/users/search/?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&count=${count}`,
+  TOPSEARCH: (query) => `${WEB}/web/search/topsearch/?query=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&context=blended`,
   RUPLOAD_PHOTO: (uploadName) => `https://i.instagram.com/rupload_igphoto/${uploadName}`,
   RUPLOAD_VIDEO: (uploadName) => `https://i.instagram.com/rupload_igvideo/${uploadName}`,
   RUPLOAD_AUDIO: (uploadName) => `https://i.instagram.com/rupload_igdirect/${uploadName}`,

package/src/methods/user.js

@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ class UserMethods {
       const match = (res?.users || []).find(
         (u) => u.username?.toLowerCase() === username.toLowerCase()
       );
+      if (match) return match;
+    } catch (_) {}
+
+    // web/search/topsearch is the path a logged-in web session actually gets an
+    // answer from; the /api/v1 users/* REST paths above are 302'd for web. It
+    // returns an exact-match user object (with pk) at users[].user.
+    try {
+      const res = await this.http.get(EP.TOPSEARCH(username));
+      const match = (res?.users || [])
+        .map((entry) => entry.user || entry)
+        .find((u) => u?.username?.toLowerCase() === username.toLowerCase());
       return match || null;
     } catch (_) {
       return null;