# Converting Instagram saved\_collections.json file to csv file and importing it t

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## Download Your Instagram Data from the Account Deletion Interface

> 💡 You will not be deleting your account, you will only proceed to the download my data section

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## Then, extract the `saved_collections.json` file from the downloaded `zip`

* This file keeps your saved `collections` contents along with your tags
* We will continue our operations with this file

## Converting `saved_collections.json` file to `csv`

* Requires `nodejs` installation
* Run the javascript code below in the directory of `saved_collections.json`
* Or give the file path to the bottom line of the code

```javascript
const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require("fs")

function jsonToCSV(json) {
	const csvRows = []
	csvRows.push("Name,Time,URL,Channel,Tags")

	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(json)) {
		const tags = value.tags.join(",")
		const utcTime = value.time.toISOString()
		csvRows.push(`${value.name},${utcTime},${key},${value.channel},"${tags}"`)
	}

	return csvRows.join("\\n")
}

function instagramCollectionToCSV(inputPath) {
	const content = JSON.parse(readFileSync(inputPath))

	const data = {}
	let tag = undefined
	content.saved_saved_collections.forEach(collection => {
		const url = collection.string_map_data.Name.href
		if (url === undefined) {
			const rawTag = collection.string_map_data.Name.value
			tag = Buffer.from(rawTag, "binary").toString("utf8")
			return
		}

		const name = url.split("/").slice(-2)[0]
		const time = new Date(collection.string_map_data["Added Time"].timestamp * 1000)
		const channel = collection.string_map_data.Name.value

		if (!data[url]) {
			data[url] = { channel, tags: [], time, name }
		}
		if (tag && !data[url].tags.includes(tag)) {
			data[url].tags.push(tag)
		}
	})

	const csv = jsonToCSV(data)
	const outputPath = path.replace(".json", ".csv")
	writeFileSync(outputPath, csv)
}

const path = "./saved_collections.json"
instagramCollectionToCSV(path)


```

## Importing the `csv` file onto Notion

<details>

<summary>Use the `import - csv` interface</summary>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/znLUGo5.png" alt="" data-size="original">

</details>

## Formatting Notion data

<details>

<summary>Keep `channel` data as `select`</summary>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/CM4Nbjz.png" alt="" data-size="original">

</details>

<details>

<summary>Store `Tags` part as `multi select`</summary>

\- The \`csv\` file is prepared to be suitable for automatic formatting - As soon as you do \`multi select\`, your \`tags\` values will match

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0CGhBZo.png" alt="" data-size="original">

</details>


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