Instapy: Shadow ban?

[dbmathis]

Expected Behavior

All 60 specified to be unfollowed

Current Behavior

INFO [2018-09-12 12:17:45] [xx] Ongoing Unfollow [11/58]: now unfollowing 'user1'...
WARNING [2018-09-12 12:17:55] [xx] --> Unfollow error! ~username 'xx' might be
+blocked from unfollowing

WARNING [2018-09-12 12:17:55] [xx] There is a serious issue: 'shadow ban'! ~leaving Unfollow-Users
+activity
INFO [2018-09-12 12:17:55] [x] --> Total people unfollowed : 10

Possible Solution (optional)

Anyone else experiencing this? I have seen this for the last few days.

InstaPy configuration

session.unfollow_users(amount=60, InstapyFollowed=(True, "nonfollowers"), style="FIFO", unfollow_after=246060, sleep_delay=300)

[alxhoff]

+1

[sionking]

You maybe blocked from unfollowing, now we verify unfollowing.

[hotdogcannon]

You could be blocked from unfollowing... 60 at a time is not ridiculous, but after a 'busy day' consisting several other actions might very well have pushed you over the threshold.

You also might be experiencing problems related to issue #2882 for which there is already a fix waiting to be merged: #2901

For me personally, the issue was fixed by simply extending the sleep(4) commands in unfollow() in unfollow_util.py. I changed them all to sleep(30) and I haven't had a problem since then.

[dbmathis]

I’m going it run it in the foreground in a bit and see if I’m actually being banned. I’ve been running Instapy for months at the same pace and this is the first I’ve seen this happen.

[dbmathis]

Looking good for the last 2 runs. Will keep an eye out for the warning again and then pull just in case it's related to the other issue mentioned.

[fgisslen]

I also get this problem, I'm not acctually shadow banned but instapy think so

[rodriguesprobr]

Same problem here.

[CTZNkjs]

try updating chromedriver as well

[karaan]

Unable to install Instapy in Windows from the steps mentioned on the site

On Sat, Sep 15, 2018, 10:52 CTZNkjs [e-mail] wrote:

try updating chromedriver as well

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[CTZNkjs]

update from last comment-

I'm still getting error. Chromedriver did not fix for me after running some time. Updating chromedriver doesn't hurt though. New update was released 9/13/18

[fgisslen]

2901 fixes the problem

[dbmathis]

Has it been merged in?

[fgisslen]

No but you can add it yourself

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