Rss-bridge: Help : Instagram not Working : Photo no found

[markimdev]

i use content from instagram to publish in my other social media account automatically by using Rss bridge and ifttt ... but it seems doesn't work anymore.

" it say : photo not found "

and when i try to Use direct image links " ifttt doesn't accept this Feed "

so can anyone know how to resolve this problem ?

[BOUSNI22]

Please , we want a solution !
Thanks in advance

[teromene]

I cannot reproduce the error when using mrss feeds: ifttt accepts the feed.
Are you using a different format ?

[qpyman]

We are using the Atom not the mrss feed!

[BOUSNI22]

i use content from instagram to publish in my other social media account automatically by using Rss bridge and ifttt ... but it seems doesn't work anymore.

" it say : photo not found "

and when i try to Use direct image links " ifttt doesn't accept this Feed "

so can anyone know how to resolve this problem ?

did you find a solution ?

[qpyman]

here is a screenshot of the problem.

[BOUSNI22]

@qpyman brother we know the problem , we need a solution !

[markimdev]

here is a screenshot of the problem.

For the first problem this is what we talking about .. photo no found

for the second one : Server of Mohammed cha had a problem in this week , it written there " there was a probel with rss feed service " not the script problem

and i'm working now to find a solution , if it work i will tell you guys

DIMAMAGHREB :p

[BOUSNI22]

For the first problem this is what we talking about .. photo no found
This is what i talked about @markimdev !
The moment when you find a solution , please share it with us asap

RAYAHAMRANEJMAKHADRA

[teromene]

So I investigated, and the problem seems to be coming from ifttt.
The problem is probably that Instagram introduced new URLs for images, which contains the "&" character in order to pass parameters.
RSS-Bridge successfully encodes this to "&", as the XML specification requires.
It is possible that ifttt does not correctly decodes the "&" and therefore makes a request to an invalid location.
Can you try changing this line to this:

. $enclosure

and see if it works (with direct image link enabled) ?

[markimdev]

So I investigated, and the problem seems to be coming from ifttt.
The problem is probably that Instagram introduced new URLs for images, which contains the "&" character in order to pass parameters.
RSS-Bridge successfully encodes this to "&", as the XML specification requires.
It is possible that ifttt does not correctly decodes the "&" and therefore makes a request to an invalid location.
Can you try changing this line to this:

. $enclosure

and see if it works (with direct image link enabled) ?

I change the line " . $this->xml_encode($enclosure) by . $enclosure " like you say .. but the rss doesn't anymore work , i it show this error => There was a problem with the RSS Feed service.

[qpyman]

https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/issues/1368#issuecomment-557784778

same problem here!

[ism33ail]

I got the same problem !!

[elyasse4]

is there any solution ?

[teromene]

I have raised the issue with IFTTT. I will keep you updated.

[markimdev]

I have raised the issue with IFTTT. I will keep you updated.

thank you for Help , We waiting for your help ASAP.

[BOUSNI22]

@teromene we are waiting you brother , thank you in advance <3

[teromene]

What connector are you using for IFTTT ? I have done it with Instapaper and it seems to be working. Can you also share the instagram link you are using ?

@teromene we are waiting you brother , thank you in advance <3

That would be sister :smile:

[markimdev]

What connector are you using for IFTTT ? I have done it with Instapaper and it seems to be working. Can you also share the Instagram link you are using ?

We Don't Use Instagram , We use Rss Feed Applet to Pinterest applet by using Bridge Rss Script to have Atom Rss of Instagram content To post automatically from Instagram to pinterest ( we do that have more audience without hard working from pinterest Platform )

So The problem is like i say , in log .. the imageUrl is there but the ifttt say photo not found .. so we need the Help like adding something to script so ifttt know the image so they can publish it ...

[elyasse4]

exactly as markimdev said we use the atom link directly with Ifttt to post on Pinterest but it seems that can't post pictures anymore for the first time the problem was just scraping images from usernames so we started using hashtags but now after some time even the hashtags doesn"t work anymore

[qpyman]

What connector are you using for IFTTT ? I have done it with Instapaper and it seems to be working. Can you also share the instagram link you are using ?

@teromene we are waiting you brother , thank you in advance <3

That would be sister 😄

here is an example of the link we are using for the RSS bridge: MYWEBSITE/?action=display&bridge=Instagram&u=INSTAGRAMID&media_type=picture&format=Atom

here is a screenshot of the problem:

[Zaakaria]

Hey Guys, I have another question despite this problem, I downloaded the RSS bridge script from here and when I generate the RSS feed the format is like this
https://www.EXAMPLE.com/?action=display&bridge=Instagram&context=Username&u=EXAMPLE&media_type=all&format=Atom
but here I see the format that people generating like this
https://www.EXAMPLE.com/?action=display&bridge=Instagram&u=EXAMPLE&media_type=all&format=Atom
to make the difference more clear between these two formats is the first format contains " context=Username" and the second one doesn't have it, so my question is: is there's any difference between these two formats and does it affect the work of the RSS bridge? and another thing is when I put my link to IFTT they don't show me any problem but still the images don't show on Pinterest

[Zaakaria]

I check it out now and I found that I also have ' There was a problem with the RSS Feed service ', what's the solution for this problem guys as I downloaded the script from here

[markimdev]

So i Do some research and here is the problem:
Ifttt can't know the image because Size imageis not there in imageURL Link ..
i Compare my Older Rss ATOM Rss With the new one that we have Problem right now and the only thing isn't there is the /s1080x1080/ In UmageUrl .. So that the problem , Script doesn't Load the Default Size of image , so ifttt don't know the image and that's why it say "Photo no found "

See The picture to understand what i mean ...

[Zaakaria]

Guys Can someone please tell me how to fix 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' problem, I download and using the RSS bridge from here, I created an applet to send images from instagram hashtag to google drive and it did work, but for instagram users to pinterest I have the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' can someone please help me here

[markimdev]

Guys Can someone please tell me how to fix 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' problem, I download and using the RSS bridge from here, I created an applet to send images from instagram hashtag to google drive and it did work, but for instagram users to pinterest I have the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' can someone please help me here

This is what we try to solve from a week ago brother .. no solution right now

[Zaakaria]

Guys Can someone please tell me how to fix 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' problem, I download and using the RSS bridge from here, I created an applet to send images from instagram hashtag to google drive and it did work, but for instagram users to pinterest I have the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' can someone please help me here

This is what we try to solve from a week ago brother .. no solution right now

so does the 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service' and 'no photo' problems are the same?

[LogMANOriginal]

https://www.EXAMPLE.com/?action=display&bridge=Instagram&context=Username&u=EXAMPLE&media_type=all&format=Atom
https://www.EXAMPLE.com/?action=display&bridge=Instagram&u=EXAMPLE&media_type=all&format=Atom
is there's any difference between these two formats and does it affect the work of the RSS bridge?

There is no difference _in behavior_ between these two formats. &context=Username is an optional parameter that hints the type of request to RSS-Bridge which is only important if the arguments are not obvious.

1361 was merged recently which made changes to images. Do you still have this issue with the latest master? (please provide a working query for testing)

[Zaakaria]

is there any solution yet guys?

[LogMANOriginal]

See my previous post.

[Zaakaria]

I saw it but I didn't really understand it very much, can you please explain it more

[Zaakaria]

I saw that you said that #1361 is the solution to this problem right? but I didn't understand what I should and how can I use this solution?

[LogMANOriginal]

Please try out the latest release (2019-12-01) from today. It includes #1361.

[Zaakaria]

should I download and use the new RSS bridge script instead of the old one?

[LogMANOriginal]

Yes, please.

[Zaakaria]

I will try it. Thank you so much

[Zaakaria]

Unfortunately, the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service.' is still there :(

[ism33ail]

Please try out the latest release (2019-12-01) from today. It includes #1361.

the problem is still there

here's an example of photos link "that gives BAD URL error" in the InstagramBridge Atom ;

https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/75540326_2452688748383015_4052789348552908865_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&oh=e43fee9376ff9dbcee1232cc8d9ead7e&oe=5E750569

here's how the link should look like ..

https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/75540326_2452688748383015_4052789348552908865_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&oh=e43fee9376ff9dbcee1232cc8d9ead7e&oe=5E750569

the (amp;) should be removed from the link

[black235]

Is the problem still there??

[hamzatazi007]

Is the problem still there??

I download the new version and the problem is still there.

[hamzatazi007]

Does anyone have a fix for this issue ? Please share.

[LogMANOriginal]

Unfortunately, the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service.' is still there :(

Thanks for checking anyway.

the (amp;) should be removed from the link

Actually, because Atom is based on XML the ampersand must be encoded like that. IFTTT needs to properly decode it on their end. @teromene mentioned this before:

The problem is probably that Instagram introduced new URLs for images, which contains the "&" character in order to pass parameters.

By the way, you can use the feed validator to check if your Atom feed is valid (there could be warnings though): https://validator.w3.org/feed/#validate_by_input

It seems IFTTT doesn't decode feeds properly. All links work fine in a browser. Here is my test query:
?action=display&bridge=Instagram&u=microsoft&media_type=all&format=Atom.

@teromene Did you get any feedback from IFTTT on this topic?

[Zaakaria]

The problem is still there if someone could remove the (;amp) as the guy said from the code it would be so great

[Zaakaria]

Unfortunately, the problem of 'There was a problem with the RSS Feed service.' is still there :(

Thanks for checking anyway.

the (amp;) should be removed from the link

Actually, because Atom is based on XML the ampersand must be encoded like that. IFTTT needs to properly decode it on their end. @teromene mentioned this before:

The problem is probably that Instagram introduced new URLs for images, which contains the "&" character in order to pass parameters.

By the way, you can use the feed validator to check if your Atom feed is valid (there could be warnings though): https://validator.w3.org/feed/#validate_by_input

It seems IFTTT doesn't decode feeds properly. All links work fine in a browser. Here is my test query:
?action=display&bridge=Instagram&u=microsoft&media_type=all&format=Atom.

@teromene Did you get any feedback from IFTTT on this topic?

can you make the photo link like the old format without the (;amp), if you can make it as the old format that the guy mentioned and it will work as well then it will worth a try please

[teromene]

Without the &, the feed is invalid and is not accepted as well.
To answer @LogMANOriginal 's question, I haven't got any answer yet.
I will try to push to my branch tomorrow an alternative solution that kinda fixes this, but comes with non-negligible caveats

[Zaakaria]

@teromene thank you so much, we really need a solution for this problem and we've been stuck with it for a long time now

[BOUSNI22]

![feed](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48819212/69999533-2b3e5780-1559-11ea-8bf9-303e3857efd5.PNG
This feed does not validate.
@teromene @LogMANOriginal

[hamzatazi007]

finally i got the solution
now working so good

Could you tell us the solution !!!

[elyasse4]

Did you found sollution for the problem pictures not found or what ?

[teromene]

@BOUSNI22: That is because of the way the w3c validator makes the request. If you copy-paste the content, then it shows as valid

[Zaakaria]

a dude just came in and said 'finally i got the solution, now working so good' without telling us the solution and delete the comment after, just WOW

[elyasse4]

where that dude who said he found the solution rj3 malk 3l9ti

[hamzatazi007]

Please any one help, It's been 15 days or more and the issue is still there.

[Zaakaria]

Please any one help, It's been 15 days or more and the issue is still there.

Hhhhh I'm refreshing this page every 10 minutes to see if there's any solution yet lol

[hamzatazi007]

Please any one help, It's been 15 days or more and the issue is still there.

Hhhhh I'm refreshing this page every 10 minutes to see if there's any solution yet lol

Same here hhhh

[teromene]

So I have a temporary solution:
You can download the code at this branch : https://github.com/teromene/rss-bridge/tree/instagram_ifttt_fix
Then you must go to the settings of your connector in IFTTT, and change the Photo URL to {{EntryContent}} as shown here :

THIS IS NOT A FULL FIX, and will NOT be merged to master. I encourage you to contact IFTTT, as they have mentioned that they answer to questions only when the issue is mentioned a large number of time.

[hamzatazi007]

So I have a temporary solution:
You can download the code at this branch : https://github.com/teromene/rss-bridge/tree/instagram_ifttt_fix
Then you must go to the settings of your connector in IFTTT, and change the Photo URL to {{EntryContent}} as shown here :

THIS IS NOT A FULL FIX, and will NOT be merged to master. I encourage you to contact IFTTT, as they have mentioned that they answer to questions only when the issue is mentioned a large number of time.

I'm testing the new fix at the moment, Will get back will the result ASAP.
About contacting IFTTT : Could you tell us what to tell them exactly, Because I have no idea about the issue(No idea about coding).

Thank you in advance.

[LogMANOriginal]

I marked this issue as "wontfix" because it can only be fixed by IFTTT (see answer by @teromene above).

Update: I see some confusion about this decision. Don't worry, we still support you as best we can (the issue is not closed). It is simply impossible for us to fix this issue because of the reasons above. The only thing we (and all of you) can do is tell IFTTT to fix their site. Use this link to report the issue to them: https://help.ifttt.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025901754-Reporting-a-problem-on-IFTTT

[teromene]

@hamzatazi007 Is it working now ?

[hamzatazi007]

@teromene Still the same problem, I've tested both (Atom) and (Mrss) links
Sometimes IFTTT gives this error

And sometimes it gives this error

@LogMANOriginal could you please write a brief about the issue, So we can send it to IFTTT.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the time and effort you are putting into this issue.

[Zaakaria]

@hamzatazi007 are you using hashtags or usernames?

[hamzatazi007]

@Zaakaria I'm using usernames.

[Zaakaria]

@hamzatazi007 and are they working good? like how many applets are you using and how much are your daily pins?

[elyasse4]

sometimes it works sometimes doesn't work

[hamzatazi007]

@Zaakaria no it's not working at all, For now I'm using 25 applets, No pins so far.

[elyasse4]

use hashtags

[hamzatazi007]

@elyasse4 are you using atom or mrss ? For the hashtags

[elyasse4]

atom asat

[hamzatazi007]

ga3 les applet khdam bihom hashtags ?? kayn chi mochkil wla la

[elyasse4]

80% failled wmra mra tayposti 7sn mn walo
khdam gha b hashtag asat

[hamzatazi007]

Ok khay hani anjrb w ila kan chi jadid n3lmkom.
I will test using the hashtags, and if there is anything new, will keep you updated.

[Zaakaria]

@elyasse4 chhal mn hashtags katkhdm bih? o wach kaykuno kbar bzaf (<1m posts) wla kaykun naqsin? o wach kayjibo results mzyanin?

[ryukza]

drari kayen wahd temporary solution linkiw rss feed m3a google drive men google drive l pînterest

[Zaakaria]

@ryukza khdam lik had l7al mzyan? ga3 lpins kayduzo bla mochkil?

[ryukza]

bhal haka alkhut

[hamzatazi007]

@ryukza fikra wa3ra hadi hana anjrb hadchi a khay , l3z bik.

[markimdev]

Ok khouya ana njrb , mais wach ndir Rss Feed to drive ola Instagarm to driv ola kifach .. chrah lina les étapes lah y3tik ster

[LogMANOriginal]

@LogMANOriginal could you please write a brief about the issue, So we can send it to IFTTT.

Here is my suggestion (don't forget to put your connector IDs at the end of the message):

Instagram reports "Bad URL timestamp" for URLs parsed by the Instagram connector. The
source feed is created by [RSS-Bridge](https://github.com/rss-bridge/rss-bridge/) and
was successfully validated by https://validator.w3.org/feed/.

It seems that Instagram recently changed their URL format such that it now includes
tracking data in their query parameters ("?_nc_ht=&_nc_cat=&oh=&oe=") without which
the links don't work (error "Bad URL timestamp" when omitted).

For example
  https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/75540326_2452688748383015_4052789348552908865_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&oh=e43fee9376ff9dbcee1232cc8d9ead7e&oe=5E750569

These parameters are encoded in the feeds generated by RSS-Bridge, but not decoded
by the Instagram connector of IFTTT ("&" is not decoded to "&").

For example (same link from above as provided by IFTTT)
  https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/75540326_2452688748383015_4052789348552908865_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&oh=e43fee9376ff9dbcee1232cc8d9ead7e&oe=5E750569

Current discussion at RSS-Bridge: https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/issues/1368

Please let me know if there is a way to get the connectors to work again.

[hamzatazi007]

@LogMANOriginal thank you, we really appreciate your help.

[mahdiipin]

So Guys Any Update of the issue ??

[hamzatazi007]

Update: I've tested the hashtags for couple of days.and still the same problem.

[ryukza]

l9itu l7ell alkhut ?

[BOUSNI22]

@hamzatazi007 @markimdev @ryukza @mahdiipin @Zaakaria @qpyman @ism33ail @elyasse4
drari rah youness dar story gal bli l9a solution dyal mochkil dyal instagram
o 3awd la7 l update dyal fichier f udemy
li wakhed fikom l course imchi itelechargy solution o ylou7ha lina Allah yrham likom lwalidine !
rah khdmentna wa9fa

[elyasse4]

Wa tatktro hdra 3la walo solution hahiya lfo9 7toha drari wkhdama jrbtha khdama . Blast image url dir entrycontent w khdam mzn matsana la youness la ghiro .

[ryukza]

Wa tatktro hdra 3la walo solution hahiya lfo9 7toha drari wkhdama jrbtha khdama . Blast image url dir entrycontent w khdam mzn matsana la youness la ghiro .

derna had leblann wallu

[elyasse4]

telechargi file li la7 dari rah khdam asa7bi chi 7aja tay3tik failled ms tayposti fnhar tatla7 chi 200 pin
You can download the code at this branch : https://github.com/teromene/rss-bridge/tree/instagram_ifttt_fix
baghi tkhdm bih khdmsinon b9a tsana younes wla ghiro khdam liya w ldrari li m3aya kamlin

[elyasse4]

So I have a temporary solution:
You can download the code at this branch : https://github.com/teromene/rss-bridge/tree/instagram_ifttt_fix
Then you must go to the settings of your connector in IFTTT, and change the Photo URL to {{EntryContent}} as shown here :

THIS IS NOT A FULL FIX, and will NOT be merged to master. I encourage you to contact IFTTT, as they have mentioned that they answer to questions only when the issue is mentioned a large number of time.

hada khdamit"s working

[hamzatazi007]

Sat khdamm yalah jrbto daba w khdm , kif instalito bda kayposter , darori tkhtar dik (use direct media links)

@teromene Bro your fix is working , you just have to use the (use direct media links), thank you.

[Zaakaria]

Sat khdamm yalah jrbto daba w khdm , kif instalito bda kayposter , darori tkhtar dik (use direct media links)

@teromene Bro your fix is working , you just have to use the (use direct media links), thank you.

are you using entrycontent or imageurl? and is it necessary to use only media type: picture?

[hamzatazi007]

I'm using entrycontent , it's not necessary to use (pictures) in the media type, However if you use the (all) media option, Only images will be posted, So there no need to use (all) media, Just use pictures instead.
Make sense ?

[Zaakaria]

Thank u so much, and it doesn't give any errors anymore for the usernames?

[hamzatazi007]

It could give you errors, Some time IFTTT takes some time, So it can work properly, Just be patient.

[markimdev]

The Solution by Hamza it work .. thanks man

[hamzatazi007]

You are welcome, Good luck bro.

[Ayoubjada]

Hello
i still find the some problem " There was a problem with the RSS Feed service. "
i tried all solutions (the new script - entrycontent - Mark use direct link)
when i search on the script i think this is the problem " DATA not src "

[teromene]

This is normal.
CDATA are used in order for us not to require to encode the "&" sign

[markimdev]

Hello
i still find the some problem " There was a problem with the RSS Feed service. "
i tried all solutions (the new script - entrycontent - Mark use direct link)
when i search on the script i think this is the problem " DATA not src "

Ayoub ila kant error dial "there was .. " rah mn host dialk machi mn script , badal l host .. o 3andi question , wech nta howa Ayoub Jadia from casablanca ?

[Ayoubjada]

Hello
i still find the some problem " There was a problem with the RSS Feed service. "
i tried all solutions (the new script - entrycontent - Mark use direct link)
when i search on the script i think this is the problem " DATA not src "

Ayoub ila kant error dial "there was .. " rah mn host dialk machi mn script , badal l host .. o 3andi question , wech nta howa Ayoub Jadia from casablanca ?

Oui Akhi Ayoub Jada

[mahdiipin]

IT Is Working with this script https://github.com/teromene/rss-bridge/tree/instagram_ifttt_fix
not that one provided by youness Get Back to work guys

[hamzatazi007]

@Ayoubjada use namecheap hosting

I've tried two cheaper hostings before, and the script didn't work.
But now it's working fine.

[Ayoubjada]

thank you guys it works correctly

[Zaakaria]

drari wach baqi lmethod khdama mzyana fpinterest endi les comptes diali mabqawch kayzido ga3 fmonthly viewers wla imprissions... chi wahd igolina wach khdam endo dakchi mzyan

[jalalvibes]

guys have you found the solution yet ?

[teromene]

There is a partial solution here : https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/issues/1368#issuecomment-561362316

I would also encourage you to contact IFTTT, as mentioned here: https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/issues/1368#issuecomment-562712933

[amine-T]

is there any solution with this error ?

[ysnsafari]

any update?

[ryukza]

drari li tsed lih pinterest iji 7daya

[black235]

drari li tsed lih pinterest iji 7daya

3lax akhoya xno howa sabab xhal kenti kadposti f nhar men pin

[batarchi]

any solution yet im working with the new bridge update

[unezovic]

salam lkhot chi wahd ichar7 liya kifach nkhadm b had rss feed o host o kifach ndir Instagram
to Pinterest mafhamt walo 🙁