title: Is there any way of getting instagram User _ID without using the instagram API?
body: <p>My task is NOT to generate any application or website but just to write a PYTHON script which gives usernames as an input and retrieve User ID as a result. </p>
  
  <p>As instagram asks for Application name, website, URI and all other stuff to be able to receive a client ID and other things to be able to use their API and I don't have an application as such, I don't qualify for it.
  So is there any way we can do it without the Instagram API? </p>
  
  <p>If there is no other way, how to work for it?</p>
  
  <p>Also I am new to python programming and connecting with API and all. It would be really helpful if someone would help me with a code to do so.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks! </p>