Reels Downloader - Backend API

Backend API for downloading videos from Instagram and TikTok.

Tech Stack

• Python 3.11
• Flask
• Flask-RESTX
• Instaloader

Quick Start

Local Development

pip install -r requirements.txt

python app.py

Docker

docker-compose up --build
http://localhost:5000/docs

API Endpoints

• POST /download - Download video
• GET /platforms - Get supported platforms
• GET /health - Health check
• GET /docs - API documentation

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and configure:

FLASK_ENV=production
RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=true
RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE=5
MAX_DOWNLOAD_SIZE_MB=500
ALLOWED_DOMAINS=instagram.com,tiktok.com
API_KEY_REQUIRED=false

Docker

docker-compose up -d --build