diff --git a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
index 4b923da..5cd6129 100644
--- a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import path from "path";
 const regex = {
   all:   /https?:\/\/([\w_-]+(?:(?:\.[\w_-]+)+))([\w.,@?^=%&:/~+#-]*[\w@?^=%&/~+#-])?/gi,
   yt:    /(?:youtube\.com\/\S*(?:(?:\/e(?:mbed))?\/|watch\/?\?(?:\S*?&?v\=))|youtu\.be\/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{6,11})/gi,
-  imgur: /^https?:\/\/(\w+\.)?imgur.com\/(\w*\d\w*)+(\.[a-zA-Z]{3,4})?/gi
+  imgur: /^https?:\/\/(\w+\.)?imgur.com\/(\w*\d\w*)+(\.[a-zA-Z]{3,4})?/gi,
+  instagram: /(?:https?:\/\/www\.)?instagram\.com\S*?\/(?:p|reel)\/(\w{11})\/?/im
 };
 const mediagroupids = new Set();
 
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ export default async bot => {
 
       links.forEach(async link => {
         if(regex.imgur.test(link))
-          return await e.reply(`imgur is not supported!`);
+          return await e.reply(`fuck imgur... seriously`);
+
+        if(regex.instagram.test(link))
+          await e.reply(`insta link`);
 
         // check repost (link)
         repost = await queue.checkrepostlink(link);
@@ -65,14 +69,28 @@ export default async bot => {
 
         // read metadata
         let ext;
+        if(regex.instagram.test(link))
+        // is instagram
         try {
-          const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
+          // @flummi -> is there a variable for the actual work directory so it doesn't have to be hardcoded?
+          const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp --cookies /opt/f0ck/qutecookies.txt -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
           ext = meta.ext;
         } catch(err) {
           const tmphead = (await fetch(link, { method: "HEAD" })).headers["content-type"];
           // this can be undefined for unsupported mime types, but will be caught in the general mime check below
           ext = cfg.mimes[tmphead];
         }
+        else {
+          // is not instagram
+          try {
+            const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
+            ext = meta.ext;
+          } catch(err) {
+            const tmphead = (await fetch(link, { method: "HEAD" })).headers["content-type"];
+            // this can be undefined for unsupported mime types, but will be caught in the general mime check below
+            ext = cfg.mimes[tmphead];
+          }
+        }
 
         if(!Object.values(cfg.mimes).includes(ext?.toLowerCase())) {
           return console.log('mime schmime ' + ext);
@@ -85,13 +103,38 @@ export default async bot => {
         // download data
         const start = new Date();
         let source;
+
         try {
-          source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+          if(regex.instagram.test(link))
+            try {
+              console.log("insta link");
+              source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp --cookies /opt/f0ck/qutecookies.txt -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+            } catch(err) {
+              if(e.type == 'tg')
+                return await e.editMessageText(msg.result.chat.id, msg.result.message_id, "instagram dl error");
+              return await e.reply("instagram dl error", err);
+            }
+          else {
+            try {
+              source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+            } catch(err) {
+              if(e.type == 'tg')
+                return await e.editMessageText(msg.result.chat.id, msg.result.message_id, err);
+              return await e.reply(err);
+            }
+          }
         } catch(err) {
-          if(e.type == 'tg')
-            return await e.editMessageText(msg.result.chat.id, msg.result.message_id, "something went wrong lol");
-          return await e.reply("something went wrong lol");
+          console.log(err);
         }
+
+        // this is how it was before I fucked it up :>
+        // try {
+        //   source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+        // } catch(err) {
+        //   if(e.type == 'tg')
+        //     return await e.editMessageText(msg.result.chat.id, msg.result.message_id, "something went wrong lol");
+        //   return await e.reply("something went wrong lol");
+        // }
         
         if(!source) {
           if(e.type == 'tg')