diff --git a/modules/instagram.js b/modules/instagram.js
index f14e6ef..5fb3f4f 100644
--- a/modules/instagram.js
+++ b/modules/instagram.js
@@ -500,4 +500,425 @@ function extractEmbeddedInstagramJSON(response) {
     }
 
     return datas;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// === auto-generated by 4cat map_item sync — BLOCK REPLACED AUTOMATICALLY ===
+// (regenerated from datasources/instagram/search_instagram.py)
+export function map_item(item) {
+    const link = item['link'] ?? '';
+    if ((item['product_type'] === 'ad') || (link && link.startsWith('https://www.facebook.com/ads/ig_redirect'))) {
+        // These are ads
+        throw new MapItemException('appears to be Instagram ad, check raw data to confirm and ensure Zeeschuimer is up to date.');
+    }
+
+    const is_polaris_response = '__typename' in item && 'polaris' in item['__typename'].toLowerCase();
+
+    const is_graph_response = '__typename' in item && item['__typename'] !== 'XDTMediaDict';
+
+    if (is_polaris_response) {
+        return new MappedItem(parse_polaris_item(item));
+    } else if (is_graph_response) {
+        return new MappedItem(parse_graph_item(item));
+    } else {
+        return new MappedItem(parse_itemlist_item(item));
+    }
+}
+
+function parse_polaris_item(node) {
+    const partial_item = node['_zs_partial'] ?? false;
+    const collected_at = new MissingMappedField(0);
+    const unix_at = new MissingMappedField(0);
+    const caption = 'caption' in node ? (node['caption'] ? node['caption']['text'] : '') : new MissingMappedField('');
+
+    const user = node['user'];
+    const owner = node['owner'] ?? {};
+    if (node['user'] && node['owner']) {
+        if (owner['id'] === user['id']) {
+            // Same id; owner may contain less info (e.g. no full name, username, etc.), so prefer user
+        } else if (user['username'] !== owner['username']) {
+            throw new MapItemException('Unable to parse item: different user and owner');
+        }
+    }
+    const is_verified = 'is_verified' in user && user['is_verified'] !== null ? user['is_verified'] : new MissingMappedField(false);
+
+    // media type
+    const type_map = {'XIGPolarisPhotoMedia': 'photo', 'XIGPolarisVideoMedia': 'video'};
+    const media_type = type_map[node['__typename']] ?? 'unknown';
+    const num_media = node['__typename'] !== 'XIGPolarisCarouselMedia' ? 1 : (node['carousel_media'] ? node['carousel_media'].length : 0);
+
+    // get media urls
+    const display_urls = node['display_uri'] ?? new MissingMappedField('');
+    let missing_media = null;
+    let media_urls = '';
+    if ('video_versions' in node) {
+        media_urls = node['video_versions'][0]['url'] ?? new MissingMappedField('');
+    } else {
+        media_urls = new MissingMappedField('');
+    }
+
+    const mapped_item = {
+        // Post and caption
+        'collected_from_url': normalize_url_encoding(node['__import_meta']?.['source_platform_url']),  // Zeeschuimer metadata
+        'collected_from_view': node['_zs_instagram_view'] ?? '',
+        'partial_item': partial_item,
+        'id': node['code'],
+        'timestamp': collected_at,
+        'thread_id': node['code'],
+        'parent_id': node['code'],
+        'url': `https://www.instagram.com/p/${node['code']}`,
+        'body': caption,
+
+        // Authors
+        'author_id': user['id'] ?? owner['id'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''), // This should always be present
+        'author': user['username'] ?? owner['username'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'author_fullname': user['full_name'] ?? owner['full_name'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'verified': is_verified,
+        'author_avatar_url': user['profile_pic_url'] ?? owner['profile_pic_url'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+
+         // Not available in this format
+        'coauthors': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'coauthor_fullnames': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'coauthor_ids': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        
+        // Media
+        'media_type': media_type,
+        'num_media': num_media,
+        'image_urls': display_urls,
+        'media_urls': media_urls,
+
+        // Engagement
+        'hashtags': extract_hashtags(caption),
+        'usertags': new MissingMappedField(''), // Not available in this format
+        'play_count': node['play_count'] ?? new MissingMappedField(0),
+        
+        'likes_hidden': new MissingMappedField(''), // Not available in this format
+        'num_likes': new MissingMappedField(0),
+        'num_comments': new MissingMappedField(0),
+
+        // Location not available (even for location tags)
+        'location_name': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'location_id': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'location_latlong': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'location_city': new MissingMappedField(''),
+
+        // Metadata
+        'unix_timestamp': unix_at,
+        'missing_media': missing_media, // This denotes media that is unable to be mapped and is otherwise None
+    };
+
+    return mapped_item;
+}
+
+function parse_graph_item(node) {
+    let caption = '';
+    try {
+        caption = node['edge_media_to_caption']['edges'][0]['node']['text'];
+    } catch (e) {
+        caption = new MissingMappedField('');
+    }
+
+    const num_media = node['__typename'] !== 'GraphSidecar' ? 1 : (node['edge_sidecar_to_children'] ? node['edge_sidecar_to_children']['edges'].length : 0);
+
+    // get media url
+    let media_node;
+    if (node['__typename'] === 'GraphSidecar') {
+        media_node = node['edge_sidecar_to_children']['edges'][0]['node'];
+    } else {
+        media_node = node;
+    }
+
+    let media_url = '';
+    if (media_node['__typename'] === 'GraphVideo') {
+        media_url = media_node['video_url'];
+    } else if (media_node['__typename'] === 'GraphImage') {
+        const resources = media_node['display_resources'] ?? media_node['thumbnail_resources'];
+        try {
+            media_url = resources.pop()['src'];
+        } catch (e) {
+            media_url = media_node['display_url'] ?? '';
+        }
+    } else {
+        media_url = media_node['display_url'];
+    }
+
+    // type, 'mixed' means carousel with video and photo
+    const type_map = {'GraphSidecar': 'photo', 'GraphVideo': 'video'};
+    let media_type;
+    if (node['__typename'] !== 'GraphSidecar') {
+        media_type = type_map[node['__typename']] ?? 'unknown';
+    } else {
+        const media_types = new Set(node['edge_sidecar_to_children']['edges'].map(s => s['node']['__typename']));
+        media_type = media_types.size > 1 ? 'mixed' : (type_map[media_types.values().next().value] ?? 'unknown');
+    }
+
+    const location = {'name': '', 'latlong': '', 'city': '', 'location_id': ''};
+    if (node['location']) {
+        location['name'] = node['location']['name'];
+        location['location_id'] = node['location']['pk'];
+        location['latlong'] = node['location']['lat'] && node['location']['lng'] ? `${node['location']['lat']},${node['location']['lng']}` : '';
+        location['city'] = node['location']['city'];
+    }
+
+    const no_likes = Boolean(node['like_and_view_counts_disabled']);
+
+    const user = node['user'];
+    const owner = node['owner'];
+    if (node['user'] && node['owner']) {
+        if (owner['id'] === user['id']) {
+            // Same id; owner may contain less info (e.g. no full name, username, etc.), so prefer user
+        } else if (user['username'] !== owner['username']) {
+            throw new MapItemException('Unable to parse item: different user and owner');
+        }
+    }
+
+    let play_count = 0;
+    if (node['view_count'] !== null) {
+        play_count = node['view_count'];
+    } else if (node['play_count'] !== null) {
+        play_count = node['play_count'];
+    } else {            
+        play_count = new MissingMappedField(0);
+    }
+
+    const mapped_item = {
+        // Post data
+        'id': node['shortcode'],
+        'post_source_domain': normalize_url_encoding(node['__import_meta']?.['source_platform_url']),  // Zeeschuimer metadata
+        'collected_from_view': node['_zs_instagram_view'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'partial_item': node['_zs_partial'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'timestamp': formatUtcTimestamp(node['taken_at_timestamp']),
+        'thread_id': node['shortcode'],
+        'parent_id': node['shortcode'],
+        'url': `https://www.instagram.com/p/${node['shortcode']}`,
+        'body': caption,
+
+
+        // Author data
+        'author': user['username'] ?? owner['username'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'author_fullname': user['full_name'] ?? owner['full_name'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'is_verified': Boolean(user['is_verified']),
+        'author_avatar_url': user['profile_pic_url'] ?? owner['profile_pic_url'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        // Unable to find graph type posts to test
+        'coauthors': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'coauthor_fullnames': new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'coauthor_ids': new MissingMappedField(''),
+
+        // Media
+        'media_type': media_type,
+        'num_media': num_media,
+        'image_urls': node['display_url'],
+        'media_urls': media_url,
+
+        // Engagement
+        'hashtags': extract_hashtags(caption),
+        // Unsure if usertags will work; need data (this could raise it to attention...)
+        'usertags': node['edge_media_to_tagged_user'] ? node['edge_media_to_tagged_user']['edges'].map(u => u['node']['user']['username']).join(',') : '',
+        'play_count': play_count,
+        'likes_hidden': no_likes ? 'yes' : 'no',
+        'num_likes': !no_likes ? node['edge_media_preview_like']['count'] : new MissingMappedField(0),
+        'num_comments': node['edge_media_preview_comment']?.['count'] ?? 0,
+
+        // Location data
+        'location_name': location['name'],
+        'location_id': location['location_id'],
+        'location_latlong': location['latlong'],
+        'location_city': location['city'],
+
+        // Metadata
+        'unix_timestamp': node['taken_at_timestamp'],
+        'missing_media': null
+    };
+
+    return mapped_item;
+}
+
+function parse_itemlist_item(node) {
+    const partial_item = node['_zs_partial'] ?? false;
+    const num_media = node['media_type'] !== MEDIA_TYPE_CAROUSEL ? 1 : (node['carousel_media'] ? node['carousel_media'].length : 0);
+    const caption = 'caption' in node ? (node['caption'] ? node['caption']['text'] : '') : new MissingMappedField('');
+
+    // get media urls
+    let display_urls = [];
+    let media_urls = [];
+    let missing_media = null;
+    const type_map = {MEDIA_TYPE_PHOTO: 'photo', MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO: 'video'};
+    const media_types = new Set();
+    let media_nodes;
+    if (node['media_type'] === MEDIA_TYPE_CAROUSEL) {
+        media_nodes = node['carousel_media'];
+    } else {
+        media_nodes = [node];
+    }
+
+    for (const media_node of media_nodes) {
+        if (media_node['media_type'] === MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
+            // Get thumbnail
+            if ('image_versions2' in media_node) {
+                display_urls.push(media_node['image_versions2']['candidates'][0]['url']);
+            } else if ('video_versions' in media_node) {
+                // no image links at all :-/
+                // video is all we have
+                display_urls.push(media_node['video_versions'][0]['url']);
+            } else {
+                if (partial_item) {
+                    // Known partial item
+                } else {
+                    // New format
+                    throw new MapItemException('Instagram item format change');
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Videos if present
+            if ('video_versions' in media_node) {
+                media_urls.push(media_node['video_versions'][0]['url']);
+            } else {
+                if (partial_item) {
+                    // Known partial item
+                } else {
+                    // New format
+                    throw new MapItemException('Instagram item format change');
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (media_node['media_type'] === MEDIA_TYPE_PHOTO && media_node['image_versions2']) {
+            // Images
+            const media_url = media_node['image_versions2']['candidates'][0]['url'];
+            display_urls.push(media_url);
+            media_urls.push(media_url);
+        } else {
+            missing_media = new MissingMappedField('');
+        }
+
+        media_types.add(type_map[media_node['media_type']] ?? 'unknown');
+    }
+
+    // type, 'mixed' means carousel with video and photo
+    const media_type = media_types.size > 1 ? 'mixed' : [...media_types][0];
+
+    let num_comments = -1;
+    if ('comment_count' in node) {
+        num_comments = node['comment_count'];
+    } else if ('comments' in node && Array.isArray(node['comments'])) {
+        num_comments = node['comments'].length;
+    }
+
+    const location = {'name': '', 'latlong': '', 'city': '', 'location_id': ''};
+    if (node['location']) {
+        location['name'] = node['location']['name'];
+        location['location_id'] = node['location']['pk'];
+        location['latlong'] = node['location']['lat'] && node['location']['lng'] ? `${node['location']['lat']},${node['location']['lng']}` : '';
+        location['city'] = node['location']['city'];
+    }
+
+    const user = node['user'] ?? {};
+    const owner = node['owner'] ?? {};
+    if (user && owner) {
+        if (owner['id'] === user['id']) {
+            // Same id; owner may contain less info (e.g. no full name, username, etc.), so prefer user
+        } else if (user['username'] !== owner['username']) {
+            throw new MapItemException('Unable to parse item: different user and owner');
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Instagram posts also allow 'Collabs' with up to one co-author
+    let coauthors = [];
+    let coauthor_fullnames = [];
+    let coauthor_ids = [];
+    if (node['coauthor_producers']) {
+        for (const coauthor_node of node['coauthor_producers']) {
+            coauthors.push(coauthor_node['username'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''));
+            coauthor_fullnames.push(coauthor_node['full_name'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''));
+            coauthor_ids.push(coauthor_node['id']);
+        }
+    }
+    coauthors = coauthors.join(',');
+    coauthor_fullnames = coauthor_fullnames.join(',');
+
+    const no_likes = Boolean(node['like_and_view_counts_disabled']);
+
+    let play_count = 0;
+    if (node['view_count'] !== null) {
+        play_count = node['view_count'];
+    } else if (node['play_count'] !== null) {
+        play_count = node['play_count'];
+    } else {            
+        play_count = new MissingMappedField(0);
+    }
+
+    // usertags
+    let usertags = '';
+    if ('usertags' in node && node['usertags']) {
+        usertags = node['usertags']['in'].map(user => user['user']['username']).join(',');
+    } else {
+        // Not always included; MissingMappedField may be more appropriate, but it flags virtually all posts without tags (some do return `None`)
+        usertags = '';
+    }
+    
+    let collected_at;
+    let unix_at;
+    if (partial_item) {
+        // Missing data
+        collected_at = new MissingMappedField(0);
+        unix_at = new MissingMappedField(0);
+    } else {
+        collected_at = formatUtcTimestamp(node['taken_at']);
+        unix_at = node['taken_at'];
+    }
+
+    const mapped_item = {
+        // Post and caption
+        'collected_from_url': normalize_url_encoding(node['__import_meta']?.['source_platform_url']),  // Zeeschuimer metadata
+        'collected_from_view': node['_zs_instagram_view'] ?? '',
+        'partial_item': node['_zs_partial'] ?? '',
+        'id': node['code'],
+        'timestamp': collected_at,
+        'thread_id': node['code'],
+        'parent_id': node['code'],
+        'url': `https://www.instagram.com/p/${node['code']}`,
+        'body': caption,
+
+        // Authors
+        'author_id': user['id'] ?? owner['id'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''), // This should always be present
+        'author': user['username'] ?? owner['username'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'author_fullname': user['full_name'] ?? owner['full_name'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'verified': Boolean(user['is_verified']),
+        'author_avatar_url': user['profile_pic_url'] ?? owner['profile_pic_url'] ?? new MissingMappedField(''),
+        'coauthors': coauthors,
+        'coauthor_fullnames': coauthor_fullnames,
+        'coauthor_ids': coauthor_ids.join(','),
+
+        // Media
+        'media_type': media_type,
+        'num_media': num_media,
+        'image_urls': display_urls.join(','),
+        'media_urls': media_urls.join(','),
+
+        // Engagement
+        'hashtags': extract_hashtags(caption),
+        'usertags': usertags,
+        'play_count': play_count,
+        'likes_hidden': no_likes ? 'yes' : 'no',
+        'num_likes': !no_likes ? node['like_count'] : new MissingMappedField(0),
+        'num_comments': num_comments,
+
+        // Location
+        'location_name': location['name'],
+        'location_id': location['location_id'],
+        'location_latlong': location['latlong'],
+        'location_city': location['city'],
+
+        // Metadata
+        'unix_timestamp': unix_at,
+        'missing_media': missing_media, // This denotes media that is unable to be mapped and is otherwise None
+    };
+
+    return mapped_item;
+}
+
+function extract_hashtags(caption) {
+    if (caption instanceof MissingMappedField) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    const hashtagRegex = /#([^- !@#$%ˆ&*()_+{}:"|<>?[];'`~'‘’]+)/g;
+    return [...caption.matchAll(hashtagRegex)].map(match => match[1]).join(',');
+}
+// === end auto-generated ===