Instagram delete ALL Direct Messages

instagram_delete_all_direct_messages.js

/*
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Go to: https://www.instagram.com/direct/inbox/
2. Open Developer Tools → Console.
3. Paste the entire script and press Enter.
4. It will:
   - Skip the first convo
   - Delete the second
   - Re-scan the list each loop
   - Wait only what is absolutely needed
   - AFTER DELETE → Wait 1 second
   - Auto-restart every 10 minutes (no page reload)
*/

(function startScript() {

  async function runBatch() {
    const sleep = ms => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
    const BATCH_TIME = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 minutes
    const batchStart = Date.now();

    async function waitForAriaLabel(label, timeoutMs = 2000) {
      const target = label.toLowerCase();
      const start = Date.now();
      while (Date.now() - start < timeoutMs) {
        let el =
          document.querySelector(`svg[aria-label="${label}"]`) ||
          document.querySelector(`[aria-label="${label}"]`);

        if (!el) {
          el = [...document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label]')].find(e =>
            e.getAttribute('aria-label')?.toLowerCase() === target
          );
        }
        if (el) return el;
        await sleep(100);
      }
      return null;
    }

    async function waitForText(text, timeoutMs = 2000) {
      const target = text.toLowerCase();
      const start = Date.now();
      while (Date.now() - start < timeoutMs) {
        const el = [...document.querySelectorAll('button, div, span, a')].find(e => {
          const t = e.textContent && e.textContent.trim().toLowerCase();
          return t === target;
        });
        if (el) return el;
        await sleep(100);
      }
      return null;
    }

    while (true) {
      // Restart after 10 minutes
      if (Date.now() - batchStart > BATCH_TIME) {
        console.log("10 minutes passed — restarting script logic.");
        startScript();
        return;
      }

      const convoImgs = document.querySelectorAll(
        'section > main > div > section img'
      );
      console.log("Found convo images:", convoImgs.length);

      if (convoImgs.length < 2) {
        console.log("No more deletable conversations (0/1). Stopping batch.");
        break;
      }

      const img = convoImgs[1];
      console.log("Deleting convo (skipping first):", img);

      // 1) Click convo
      try {
        img.scrollIntoView({ block: "center" });
        img.click();
        console.log("Clicked convo image.");
      } catch (e) {
        console.warn("Failed to click convo:", e);
        await sleep(200);
        continue;
      }

      await sleep(150);

      // 2) Info icon
      const infoEl = await waitForAriaLabel("Conversation information", 2000);
      if (!infoEl) {
        console.warn("Info icon not found — skipping convo.");
        continue;
      }
      (infoEl.parentElement || infoEl).click();
      console.log("Clicked info icon.");

      await sleep(150);

      // 3) Delete Chat
      const deleteChatBtn = await waitForText("Delete Chat", 2000);
      if (!deleteChatBtn) {
        console.warn('"Delete Chat" not found — skipping.');
        continue;
      }
      deleteChatBtn.click();
      console.log('Clicked "Delete Chat".');

      await sleep(150);

      // 4) Confirm Delete
      const confirmBtn = await waitForText("Delete", 2000);
      if (!confirmBtn) {
        console.warn('"Delete" confirm not found.');
        continue;
      }
      confirmBtn.click();
      console.log('Clicked confirm "Delete".');

      // 👉 ***1 second settle time after delete***
      await sleep(1000);

    }

    console.log("Batch done. Restarting in 1 second…");
    await sleep(2000);
    startScript();

  }

  runBatch();

})();