FloodWaitError on GetParticipants out of nowhere

[striller17]

from telethon import TelegramClient

all_participants = client.get_participants(target_group, aggressive=True) Basically this line causes the whole problem. I was running this code as usual , its a simple members scrap code from groups, and out of nowhere starter recieving this problem I tried changing User, API id and API hash , turning on VPN, reinstalling PIP and Telethon and Python, Nothing seems to work.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\tmaxi\Desktop\Adding\NewAdder\scraptpt.py", line 54, in all_participants = client.get_participants(target_group, aggressive=True) File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\sync.py", line 39, in syncified return loop.run_until_complete(coro) File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 642, in run_until_complete return future.result() File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\chats.py", line 507, in get_participants return await self.iter_participants(*args, **kwargs).collect() File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\requestiter.py", line 113, in collect async for message in self: File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\requestiter.py", line 74, in anext if await self._load_next_chunk(): File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\chats.py", line 222, in _load_next_chunk results = await self.client(self.requests) File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 30, in call return await self._call(self._sender, request, ordered=ordered) File "C:\Users\tmaxi\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telethon\client\users.py", line 80, in _call raise MultiError(exceptions, results, requests) telethon.errors.common.MultiError: ([FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), None, None, FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), None, FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by 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FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)'), FloodWaitError('A wait of 28 seconds is required (caused by GetParticipantsRequest)')], [None, None, <telethon.tl.types.channels.ChannelParticipants object at 0x0000029944F63400>, <telethon.tl.types.channels.ChannelParticipants object at 0x0000029944F457C0>, None, None, <telethon.tl.types.channels.ChannelParticipants object at 0x0000029944F56430>, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None], 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object at 0x0000029944092B50>, <telethon.tl.functions.channels.GetParticipantsRequest object at 0x0000029944092C10>, <telethon.tl.functions.channels.GetParticipantsRequest object at 0x0000029944092CD0>, <telethon.tl.functions.channels.GetParticipantsRequest object at 0x0000029944092D90>])

[striller17]

Aswell i have started recieving this error

Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\tmaxi\Desktop\Adding\NewAdder\scraptpt.py", line 36, in if chat.megagroup== True: AttributeError: 'ChatForbidden' object has no attribute 'megagroup'

The code i use is exactly the same and work till yesterday. i am using latest telethon , python and pip versions

[mixtorena]

Everyone is having the same problem, it will be fixed as soon as possible.

[lainospeec]

So it's a problem in the telegram api?

[lainospeec]

I thought it was a limitation that telegram put.

[striller17]

I dont think telegram would put such a limitation since shit ton of bots are interacting with group members and so on, its a necessary function, i've tried using another PC aswell, same issue

[AllowCode]

Hi everyone I noticed that the method works on a group of 900 people, but does not work on a group of 7000 members. Is there a way/method to get a certain chunk of members to wait and request the next one?

[striller17]

Same, aswell i have noticed that it works completely fine on my own groups, and getting a full list. While on other groups it doesnt work.

[AllowCode]

The difference in the number of requests a method has to make depending on the number of group members

[striller17]

Not really, my group has over 1k users and i can scrap it, while groups with around 500-1000 users i can't scrap due to that error.

[AllowCode]

@striller17 Can you send me example of grop with 500-1000 members and that you can't scrap?

[striller17]

t.me/group387

this one has 1776 users, i can't scrap it mine has 2k+ and i can scrap it try it on your own, aswell try to scrap my group t.me/NGenEN

[Thoufak]

Don't use aggressive=True.

[striller17]

if you dont use Aggressive=True you get another error, ChannelParticipants object is not subscriptible

[New-dev0]

Telethon is free software. That means using it is a right: you are free to use it for absolutely any purpose whatsoever. However, help and support with using it is a privilege. If you misbehave or want to do bad things, despite possibly having good intentions, nobody is obligated to help you.

[AllowCode]

@New-dev0 So inspiring words, but not useful, exist projects that use members collecting for legal reasons. If you know method, that can get custom members chunk, you'll help us

@striller17 I successfully got members from "@group387" and "NGenEN". I think we need to do custom delays between the get members chunk requests, but i don't know telethon's method to get members chunk with custom offset

[striller17]

how can you put delays in a single function? I'd like to see your code to understand. you can DM me on telegram @NGenOwn

[AllowCode]

I searching method, which can get chunk of members, i dont know how to do that now. If you can't get members from group, but i can - difference in our account's and their limitations

[striller17]

Try to scrap large group, do you get the same error? Because i've tried VPN, Different accounts, and another PC

[AllowCode]

I cant scrap crypto_chatik for example

[lainospeec]

I have reports of people who have already managed to fix it, it's about some new permission in the extraction, but I still haven't found it, groups of own authorship it does normal extraction.

[striller17]

Please update us when you solve it, aswell you could ask those people for a solution

[lainospeec]

I asked he charged me 100 dollars

[striller17]

I think he is lying.. anyway don't pay for that, there will be a free solution asap i hope.

[striller17]

The code below sort of fixes the issue, not sure how, i just seen it somewhere but i am able to scrap a small portion of users from groups, perhaps it scraps the whole group, im not sure. but works for now, still waiting for a full solution.

[ak48exe]

flootwait error when will it be fixed ?

[phuongnullcare123]

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[Lonami]

Flood waits come from Telegram's API. Telethon cannot fix them.

[ak48exe]

the error still persists how can i fix it

[A7moo7y]

I'm having the same problem please let me know if you get a solution

[striller17]

I have solved the issue. DM me on telegram @NGenOwn for details.

[AnvarKhan]

is there any news?

[cortex06]

I spoke with @striller17 he is asking $100, I hope someone else can solve it

[ak48exe]

nothing but a scammer

[striller17]

It is your personal opinion...

[striller17]

You didnt pay me, therefore didnt get the fix.

[ak48exe]

Is it wrong with everyone right now or is it a personal problem?

[ak48exe]

get out of here dog

[AllowCode]

@ak48exe Withou aggression, bro

[yoyokodon]

how to fix?

[PmsHere]

Any solution for this error?

[yadanigu]

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[yadanigu]

please help for this problem

[Lonami]

Please refer to https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon/issues/3708#issuecomment-1033042654.

Flood errors come from Telegram. Telethon cannot fix them. I am going to lock the issue now because nothing productive comes out of it.

[Lonami]

Also, I cannot reproduce the issue in the development version, so anyone asking for money for the fix is likely a scam.