Unable to get user list on headless instance

[therealahall]

Expected Behavior

Script performs as it does on Mac OS

Current Behavior

Both following and unfollowing appear to not be working in a headless environment.

INFO [2018-05-12 23:19:11] [my_user] Session started - 2018-05-12 23:19:11 INFO [2018-05-12 23:19:40] [my_user] Logged in successfully! ERROR [2018-05-12 23:20:06] [my_user] Could not determine if [their_user] has followers INFO [2018-05-12 23:20:06] [my_user] --> Total people followed : 0 INFO [2018-05-12 23:20:06] [my_user] Starting to follow likers.. INFO [2018-05-12 23:20:09] [my_user] Finished following likers!

Note that the liking of photos by tag is working in this configuration

Possible Solution (optional)

Server setup

Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Python 2.7.12 Followed the instructions here: https://github.com/timgrossmann/InstaPy/blob/master/docs/How_To_DO_Ubuntu_on_Digital_Ocean.md

Same configuration works on MacOS by turning headless_browser=False and removing the nogui line

InstaPy configuration

session = InstaPy(username=insta_username, password=insta_password, headless_browser=True, nogui=True, multi_logs=True)

def my_shuffle(array): random.shuffle(array) return array

try: session.login()

# set up all the settings
session.set_relationship_bounds(enabled=True,
                 potency_ratio=None,
                  delimit_by_numbers=True,
                   max_followers=2500,
                    max_following=2500,
                     min_followers=50,
                      min_following=50)

# settings
session.set_do_follow(enabled=True, percentage=0, times=1)

users = [user_array]
tags = [tag_array]

# follow

print "Shuffling users\r\n"
followUsers=my_shuffle(users)
for followKey,followUser in enumerate(followUsers):
    randomAmount = random.randint(1,5)
    randomGrabAmount = random.randint(1,5)
    print "Working on #" + str(followKey) + " user: " + followUser + ". Following " + str(randomAmount) + " users and grabbing " + str(randomGrabAmount) + " photos.\r\n"
    session.follow_user_followers([followUser], amount=randomAmount, randomize=True, sleep_delay=60)
    session.follow_likers([followUser], photos_grab_amount = randomGrabAmount, follow_likers_per_photo = 1, randomize=True)

# like

print "Shuffling tags\r\n"
likeByTags=my_shuffle(tags)
for likeByTagKey,likeByTagTag in enumerate(likeByTags):
    randomLikeAmount = random.randint(1,6)
    print "Working on liking #" + str(likeByTagKey) + " tag: " + str(randomLikeAmount) + " random photos in tag " + likeByTagTag + "\r\n"
    session.like_by_tags([likeByTagTag], amount=randomLikeAmount)

#unfollow

randomUnfollowAmount = random.randint(100,301)
print "Unfollowing " + str(randomUnfollowAmount) + " total users\r\n"
session.unfollow_users(amount=randomUnfollowAmount, onlyInstapyFollowed = True, onlyInstapyMethod = 'FIFO', sleep_delay=600, unfollow_after=120*60*60 )

# like

randomSelfLikeAmount = random.randint(1,21)
print "Liking " + str(randomSelfLikeAmount) + " photos from our feed\r\n"
session.like_by_feed(amount=randomSelfLikeAmount, randomize=False, unfollow=False, interact=False)

[sionking]

I don't recommend headless

[therealahall]

Any reason why not?

[sionking]

it is detectable,

[therealahall]

How is it any more detectable than running it on my local machine that pops up the GUI version of chrome?

[sionking]

https://antoinevastel.com/bot%20detection/2018/01/17/detect-chrome-headless-v2.html

[therealahall]

Cool, I’ll see if the same is available for Firefox. I have more experience running headless Firefox than I do chrome. I just went that route because it was officially listed in the documentation for the repo

[claygorman]

I have this same issue

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