diff --git a/src/instawebhooks.py b/src/instawebhooks.py
index a52b9f7..d7ca49b 100644
--- a/src/instawebhooks.py
+++ b/src/instawebhooks.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 """
-Placeholder
+Get new Instagram posts from any Instagram profile and send them to Discord using webhooks.
 """
 
 import re
 import logging
 import argparse
+from time import sleep
+from instaloader import Instaloader, Profile
+import requests
 
 
 def instagram_username(arg_value):
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ def instagram_username(arg_value):
     pattern = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z_](?!.*?\.{2})[\w.]{1,28}[\w]$')
     if not pattern.match(arg_value):
         raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-            f"invalid value: '{arg_value}': must meet Instagram username requirements")
+            f"invalid username value: '{arg_value}': must meet Instagram username requirements")
     return arg_value
 
 
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ def discord_webhook_url(arg_value):
         r'^.*(discord|discordapp)\.com\/api\/webhooks\/([\d]+)\/([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*)$')
     if not pattern.match(arg_value):
         raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-            f"invalid value: '{arg_value}': must be a valid Discord webhook URL")
+            f"invalid url value: '{arg_value}': must be a valid Discord webhook URL")
     return arg_value
 
 
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ def discord_webhook_url(arg_value):
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog='instawebhooks',
     description='Monitor Instagram accounts for new posts and send them to a Discord webhook',
-    epilog='More documentation can be found at: https://github.com/RaenLua/InstaWebhooks')
+    epilog='Documentation: https://github.com/RaenLua/InstaWebhooks')
 parser.add_argument("instagram_username",
                     help="the Instagram username to monitor for new posts",
                     type=instagram_username)
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ def discord_webhook_url(arg_value):
     type=discord_webhook_url)
 parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", help="increase output verbosity",
                     action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("-i", "--refresh-interval",
+                    help="time in seconds to wait before checking for new posts again",
+                    type=int, default=3600)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # Set the logger to debug if verbose is enabled
@@ -53,5 +59,71 @@ def discord_webhook_url(arg_value):
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     logger.debug("Verbose output enabled.")
 
-logger.info("Starting InstaWebhooks for %s on %s",
+logger.info("Starting InstaWebhooks for https://www.instagram.com/%s on %s",
             args.instagram_username, args.discord_webhook_url)
+
+# Instaloader instance
+L = Instaloader()
+profile = Profile.from_username(L.context, args.instagram_username)
+
+
+def send_to_discord(post):
+    """Send a new Instagram post to Discord using a webhook."""
+
+    post_url = "https://instagram.com/p/" + post.shortcode + "/"
+    image_url = post.url
+    author_name = profile.username
+    author_icon_url = profile.profile_pic_url
+    post_description = post.caption
+    post_timestamp = post.date
+    author_fullname = profile.full_name
+
+    icon_url = "https://www.instagram.com/static/images/ico/favicon-192.png/68d99ba29cc8.png"
+    data = {
+        "content": f"{post_url}",
+        "embeds": [
+            {
+                "title": author_fullname,
+                "description": post_description,
+                "url": post_url,
+                "color": 13500529,
+                "timestamp": post_timestamp.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"),
+                "author": {
+                    "name": author_name,
+                    "url": f"https://www.instagram.com/{author_name}/",
+                    "icon_url": author_icon_url
+                },
+                "footer": {
+                    "text": "Instagram",
+                    "icon_url": icon_url
+                },
+                "image": {
+                    "url": image_url
+                }
+            }
+        ],
+        "attachments": []
+    }
+
+    response = requests.post(args.discord_webhook_url, json=data, timeout=10)
+    logger.info("Post sent to Discord: %s", response.status_code)
+
+
+def check_for_new_posts():
+    """Check for new Instagram posts and send them to Discord."""
+
+    logger.info('Checking for new posts: https://www.instagram.com/%s',
+                args.instagram_username)
+
+    posts = profile.get_posts()
+
+    for post in posts:
+        logger.info('New post found: https://instagram.com/p/%s',
+                    post.shortcode)
+        send_to_discord(post)
+        break
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    check_for_new_posts()
+    sleep(args.refresh_interval)