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Created on 7 Oct 2019 · 20Comments · Source: timgrossmann/InstaPy

Expected Behavior

No blocks on likes. is it because I am using the old version? How can I fix it?

Current Behavior

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Possible Solution (optional)

InstaPy configuration

version 0.6.1

session.set_user_interact(amount=1, randomize=False, percentage=95, media=None)
    session.set_relationship_bounds (enabled=True,
                                      potency_ratio=None,
                                      delimit_by_numbers=True,
                                       max_followers=5000,
                                       max_following=1000,
                                       min_followers=50,
                                       min_following=50)


    session.set_quota_supervisor(enabled=True, sleep_after=["likes", "comments_d", "follows", "unfollows", "server_calls_h"], sleepyhead=True, stochastic_flow=True, notify_me=True,
                                  peak_likes_hourly=25,
                                  peak_likes_daily=180,
                                   peak_comments_hourly=20,
                                   peak_comments_daily=200,
                                    peak_follows_hourly=20,
                                    peak_follows_daily=150,
                                     peak_unfollows_hourly=20,
                                     peak_unfollows_daily=150)

    session.set_simulation(enabled=False)
    session.set_do_like(enabled=True, percentage=95)
    session.set_do_story(enabled = True, percentage = 95, simulate = True)
    session.set_do_follow(enabled=True, percentage=0, times=1)
    session.set_do_comment(enabled=True, percentage=0)

wontfix

Source

jamezun

Most helpful comment

This is one of the main issues right now. Instapy gets detected very quickly by Instagram and blocks any interaction. I've been blocked for two weeks now.
The thing is, only happens when I run the script. If I log in manually in Firefox, I can interact normally.

Wakkox on 8 Oct 2019

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Wakkox on 8 Oct 2019

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You need to limit your server calls as well. I have hourly=188, daily=4200. These limits work for me, but they may not work for you. Some say that limits depend on how old the account is, or whether you've abused the bot in the past. These are not facts, but they seem plausible. Wait a week, or two, remove the cookie then try with lower interaction rates.

riccardovalente on 8 Oct 2019

@riccardovalente can you share your configuration please ?

neomh on 8 Oct 2019

Hello, riccardovalente. Do you usually follow how many people on average per day?

Jardelmc on 8 Oct 2019

probably around 50 since I've had to slow down

riccardovalente on 8 Oct 2019

I still got block even if I like 1 person per minute after 40 likes.... is instapy dead?

jamezun on 9 Oct 2019

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is instapy dead?

riccardovalente on 9 Oct 2019

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I still got block even if I like 1 person per minute after 40 likes.... is instapy dead?

I think so. I tried changing proxy, reducing server calls, likes, etc..
instapy get detected in few minutes, on any account (even a new one)

tjuzen on 9 Oct 2019

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Instagram recently introduced a new ai to detect bots very quickly. I think that may be related to this. I had read some articles about this, one with a statement from someone at facebook that was part of the anti-bot offensive. Maybe I'll find the link to that article.

leventdeniz on 11 Oct 2019

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The new ai basically detects bots even with requests coming from private proxies, random delays, alternating HTTP headers or using "good" accounts within very few requests and blocks accounts. If anyone got any combination that allows a somewhat high number of requests, that would be interesting to hear

leventdeniz on 11 Oct 2019

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Maybe I'll find the link to that article.
Update if you find the link, i'm very curious
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theparcel on 14 Oct 2019

I found some of the articles and resources:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57627864/instagram-user-page-parsing-with-proxy-without-api/57658358#57658358

Unfortunately this really good article is now behind a paywall:

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-review-all-marketing-partners-instagram-data-scraping-2019-8

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/09/an-update-on-our-app-developer-investigation/

Or just Google "App Developer Investigation facebook"

leventdeniz on 14 Oct 2019

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stale[bot] on 13 Nov 2019

@leventdeniz the full article can be found on archive.org without paying: https://web.archive.org/web/20191105075830/https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-review-all-marketing-partners-instagram-data-scraping-2019-8

baptx on 15 Nov 2019

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stale[bot] on 15 Dec 2019

You need to limit your server calls as well. I have hourly=188, daily=4200. These limits work for me, but they may not work for you. Some say that limits depend on how old the account is, or whether you've abused the bot in the past. These are not facts, but they seem plausible. Wait a week, or two, remove the cookie then try with lower interaction rates.

I don't this removing the cookies will solve anything, you to change your passwords in order to let the Instagram algorithm know that the user which was mass liking and commenting was not you.
and then you have to change your user agent and then login with the new username and password , maybe this will solve your problem.

khansaad1275 on 5 Jan 2020

So I actually found a fix if you really want to have an instagram bot. Basically instagram got very good at detecting bots so I tried to work around that. Basically I have connected my old android phone to the Raspberry (you can connect it to any computer) and I just send a bunch of adb commands to it. I wrote a little script. Its been working so well.

I guess instagram finds it hard to find bots from someone using the app itself and not the browser version.

Hit me up if you are interested in developing this project with me, there is still a lot to do to make it very efficient.

GabrieleAnsaldo on 20 May 2020

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So I actually found a fix if you really want to have an instagram bot. Basically instagram got very good at detecting bots so I tried to work around that. Basically I have connected my old android phone to the Raspberry (you can connect it to any computer) and I just send a bunch of adb commands to it. I wrote a little script. Its been working so well.

I guess instagram finds it hard to find bots from someone using the app itself and not the browser version.

Hit me up if you are interested in developing this project with me, there is still a lot to do to make it very efficient.

Great work!!! Have you got a github site? What kind of adb commands do you need to send?