Any Idea on how to solve the challenge with the Serverless approach?

[haayhappen]

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Hi there, I'm using this lib in a Serverless Microservice. Does anyone have an idea to solve the challenge when running in a lambda with no possibility for user interaction to enter the code?

Thanks.

[acollazo25]

I have not been working with this repository for a long time, I am sure there is a better solution, but I can show you something that works for me.

Login

/*...*/
.catch(IgCheckpointError, async () => {
    await ig.challenge.auto(true);
    await saveCheckpoint(ig.state.checkpoint, username);
/*...*/

Code Verfication

/*...*/
ig.state.checkpoint = await restoreCheckpoint(username);
const response = await ig.challenge.sendSecurityCode(code);
/*...*/

Save and Restore functions

async function saveCheckpoint(data: object, username) {
    const checkpointStatePath = `${process.env.IG_CHECKPOINT_PATH}/${username}.json`;
    await writeFile(checkpointStatePath, JSON.stringify(data), {flag: 'w'}, (e) => {
        if (e) throw e;
    });
}

async function restoreCheckpoint(username) {
    const checkpointStatePath = `${process.env.IG_CHECKPOINT_PATH}/${username}.json`;
    if (await existsSync(userCheckpointState)) {
        const data: string = await Bluebird.fromCallback(cb => readFile(checkpointStatePath, 'utf8', cb));
        return JSON.parse(data);
    }
}

[tayfunyasar]

call the function below.

https://github.com/dilame/instagram-private-api/blob/master/examples/checkpoint.example.ts

[haayhappen]

call the function below.

https://github.com/dilame/instagram-private-api/blob/master/examples/checkpoint.example.ts

Hi, this function requires the user to enter the Security Code manually. There is no way to access the cli of a running lambda function, so I need a way to get the code and delay lambda execution until that code is available and the run the function again.

[tayfunyasar]

You cant trick Instagram's manual verification process. There are multi layer manual operations like "SMS code", "This was me"(on device/browser that you logged in before) screen. Because Lambda functions are invoking themselves from different regions than your actual region. Instagram will force you to do than on each lambda invocation. And i think you already know that. ^_^

My Suggestion is:

• Get a static IP
• Link your Lambda functions with this IP
• Verify that IP is owned & authenticated by you (login using cli, do the manual process within this IP)
• Have fun with your crawling.

PS: If you have a plan with different accounts in different IPs/Lambdas, Instagram has very strict bot detection mechanism so this plan isn't sustainable.