LoginRequired after a few requests

[fadriqueat]

Hello, im having a problem where i get the error LoginRequired after following 4 or 5 users. Ill attach my code and error. My code is at the end, i have modified code and output to hide the visible usernames, everything else is left as is. I dont think this is something that should be happening. This is an account that i have been managing manually for the last month, without any issues.

CODE OUTPUT:
Status 429: Too many requests
Ignore 429: Continue login
Enter username: a
Enter amount: 1
START: Get followers
Starting in 5 ...
Starting in 4 ...
Starting in 3 ...
Starting in 2 ...
Follow user1
Follow uer2
START: Likes
Follow user3
Follow user4
Follow user5
START: Likes
ERROR: User private
Follow user6
Follow user7
Follow user8
login_required
ERROR: login required, waiting 30 seconds...

ERROR OUTPUT:
Seguimiento de pila:

requests.exceptions.HTTPError: 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://i.instagram.com/api/v1/friendships/create/536572362/

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

File "C:\Users\fadri\Desktop\Python\Instagram\Instagram.py", line 44, in get_followers
cl.user_follow(i)
instagrapi.exceptions.LoginRequired: login_required

CODE:
from instagrapi import Client
from instagrapi.types import UserShort

import random
import time

import keys
import extra

def get_followers():
USERNAME = keys.USERNAME()
PASSWORD = keys.PASSWORD()

cl = Client()
cl.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD)

username = input("Enter username: ")
amount = int(input("Enter amount: "))
user_id = cl.user_id_from_username(username = "account1")


followers = cl.user_followers(user_id, amount=  20)
followers = list(followers.keys())

print("START: Get followers")
extra.starting_countdown()
for i in followers:
    try:
        aleatorio = random.randint(1,4)
        if aleatorio == 3:
            print("START: Likes")
            if cl.user_info(i).is_private == False:
                user_medias = cl.user_medias_v1(i, amount= 3)
                for x in user_medias:
                    time.sleep(1)
                    cl.media_like(x.id)
            else:
                print("ERROR: User private")
    

        print("Follow ",cl.username_from_user_id(i))
        cl.user_follow(i)
        top_random = random.randint(9,12)
        time.sleep(top_random)
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        print("ERROR: login required, waiting 30 seconds...")
        time.sleep(30)
        get_followers()

get_followers()

[idwys]

i have the same issue with scraping hashtag posts. i think instagram is blocking the user-agents, instagrapi is providing. but that is just a guess. i think using a proxy could solve it

[fadriqueat]

Hey, i'm using a paid vpn, which i guess is pretty similar to residential proxies, it still gives me issues. El sáb, 15 abr 2023 a las 14:15, idwys ***@***.***>) escribió:

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i have the same issue with scraping hashtag posts. i think instagram is blocking the user-agents, instagrapi is providing. but that is just a guess. i think using a proxy could solve it — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1263 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ARVMHVWCYVFRPV5GH247CKDXBKGM7ANCNFSM6AAAAAAW6A4RHQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[idwys]

adw0rd suggested using https://lamadava.com/ but it's behind a paywall