Unable to login to my account with instabot (Sentry_block)

[kantona80]

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For a bug report, you must include the Python version used, code that will reproduce the error, and the error log/traceback.

python version user 2.7

Paste the output of python -V here:

Code:

# Example code that will produce the error reported
from instabot import Bot

bot = Bot()
bot.login(username="user", password="pass")
followers = bot.get_user_followers(bot.user_id)

Error/Debug Log:

2018-04-11 06:47:42,913 Instabot Started 2018-04-11 06:48:05,527 - ERROR - Request return 400 error! 2018-04-11 06:48:05,530 - INFO - Instagram error message: Sorry, there was a problem with your request. 2018-04-11 06:48:05,531 - INFO - Error type: sentry_block 2018-04-11 06:48:05,532 - INFO - Login or password is incorrect.

Describe your issue

I suppose that something changed in Instagram authentication, so I'm unable to login to my account with instabot, on the other hand I can login without problem using official Instagram application with same password. Until yesterday it worked like a charm!

[heyton]

Same story

[kantona80]

I verified that on windows platform with Python 2.7.9 and latest version of instabot (0.3.5.3) it works. The problem occurs when I use the library instabot on Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS with Python 2.7.12

I tried with different public ip addresses and got same KO result with Ubuntu.

[kifirkin]

same here :worried:

Some more info on this error: when I first tried to sign in I've got this error

2018-04-11 19:56:02,925 - ERROR - Request return 400 error!
2018-04-11 19:56:02,926 - INFO - Instagram error message: challenge_required
2018-04-11 19:56:02,926 - INFO - Error type: checkpoint_challenge_required
2018-04-11 19:56:02,926 - INFO - Login or password is incorrect.

and only then got:

2018-04-11 19:56:35,247 - ERROR - Request return 400 error!
2018-04-11 19:56:35,654 - INFO - Instagram error message: Sorry, there was a problem with your request.
2018-04-11 19:56:35,654 - INFO - Error type: sentry_block
2018-04-11 19:56:35,655 - INFO - Login or password is incorrect.

100% WORKING SOLUTION!:

1. Temporary deactivate account
2. Select reason: just need a break
3. Wait 2-3 hours
4. Login directly with bot (It will activate account back without sentry_block or checkpoint_challenge_required errors)

[sudo-judo]

Deactivate for how long? And how to relogin? It is safe?

[armanbabai]

i have same error

[jasonwoodland]

+1

[kifirkin]

@sudo-judo I've edit my comment. Also you could read more about how instagram deactivation works here

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