Feedback required-follow_user_following.py (Request turn 400 error)

oguzhankarabulut commented 6 years ago

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import argparse
import os
import sys

sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], '../'))
from instabot import Bot

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=True)
parser.add_argument('-u', type=str, help="username")
parser.add_argument('-p', type=str, help="password")
parser.add_argument('-proxy', type=str, help="proxy")
parser.add_argument('users', type=str, nargs='+', help='users')
args = parser.parse_args()

bot = Bot(max_follows_per_day=2000, filter_business_accounts=False, max_followers_to_follow=750000, min_followers_to_follow=10000, max_followers_to_following_ratio=750000, max_following_to_followers_ratio=2, max_following_to_follow=100000, filter_verified_accounts=False)
bot.login(username=args.u, password=args.p,
          proxy=args.proxy)

for username in args.users:
    bot.follow_following(username)

Error/Debug Log:

ERROR - Request returns 400 error! 2018-09-20 09:31:43,328 - INFO - Instagram's error message: feedback_required

` Describe your issue

I am running to follow_user_following.py example for the follow someone followings. I added some parametres to bot you can see in in the code. I want to follow 2000 users in a day but bot follows 400-450 people after that this value it startes unfollow somebodys and my account following count decreased and reach 260-310 after that this count starts again increase and than start again decrease like a loop. How can i solve this problem?

ikbenignace commented 6 years ago

There is a max to follow 1000 users a day, if your bot follows too fast, instagram will block you, if you want to get the best setting, you need to set the cooldown time on following to 80 seconds. This means it wil follow 45 people per hour, so 1080 per day. This setting will help you to not get banned or blocked. The 'error' you get, will say you account is blocked for following people.

oguzhankarabulut commented 6 years ago

@ikbenignace thanks a lot!

chicco785 commented 6 years ago

@iamjagjeetubhi how to set cooldown time?

thx

oguzhankarabulut commented 6 years ago

@chicco785 if you read the documents you will see how can you set it. I am giving hint now "follow_delay" :)

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