PHP code example of reelflow / reelflow-php

    
        
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

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reelflow / reelflow-php example snippets

use Code3\ReelFlow\ReelFlow;
use Code3\ReelFlow\InstagramException;

// Create an instance
$downloader = new ReelFlow();

try {
    // Get reel information
    $video = $downloader->getVideoInfo('https://www.instagram.com/reel/xyz123/');
    
    // Access reel details
    echo $video->getVideoUrl();      // Direct video URL
    echo $video->getThumbnailUrl();  // Thumbnail URL
    echo $video->getWidth();         // Video width
    echo $video->getHeight();        // Video height
    echo $video->getUsername();      // Creator's username
    echo $video->getDescription();   // Reel description
} catch (InstagramException $e) {
    echo "Error {$e->getStatusCode()}: {$e->getMessage()}";
}

use Code3\ReelFlow\ReelflowFacade;

// Use the static facade method
$video = ReelflowFacade::getVideoInfo('https://www.instagram.com/reel/xyz123/');

$video = $downloader->getVideoInfo($url);
$videoData = $video->toArray();

// Access data from array
echo $videoData['videoUrl'];     // Direct video URL
echo $videoData['thumbnailUrl']; // Thumbnail URL
echo $videoData['width'];        // Video width
echo $videoData['height'];       // Video height
echo $videoData['username'];     // Creator's username
echo $videoData['description'];  // Reel description

// Regular reel URL
$url1 = 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/xyz123/';

// Short reel URL
$url2 = 'https://www.instagram.com/reels/xyz123/';

// URL with parameters
$url3 = 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/xyz123/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link';

try {
    $video = $downloader->getVideoInfo($url);
    
    if ($video) {
        // Process reel video
        $videoUrl = $video->getVideoUrl();
        // Download or stream video
    } else {
        echo "No reel information found";
    }
} catch (InstagramException $e) {
    switch ($e->getStatusCode()) {
        case 400:
            echo "Invalid reel URL format";
            break;
        case 404:
            echo "Reel not found";
            break;
        case 500:
            // Handle various 500 error cases
            if (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'Failed to parse server response') !== false) {
                echo "Error: Instagram API response was malformed";
            } elseif (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'Failed to connect to Instagram server') !== false) {
                echo "Error: Could not establish connection with Instagram";
            } elseif (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'Instagram server error') !== false) {
                echo "Error: Instagram server is experiencing issues";
            } elseif (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'Failed to extract video dimensions') !== false) {
                echo "Error: Could not retrieve video dimensions";
            } else {
                echo "Internal server error: " . $e->getMessage();
            }
            break;
        default:
            echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
    }
}

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