Error when there is no "sessionId" cookie

[renvivancos]

Description
When the sessionId cookie is not set, there is an error : Call to a member function getExpires() on null in Instagram\Api->login() (line 166 of /var/www/html/vendor/pgrimaud/instagram-user-feed/src/Instagram/Api.php).

Possible Solution
I don't know very well Instagram and the different cookies set but I found a solution which works for me, but I'm not sure it's the best and if that there are no side effects : On line 166 just also check if variable $session is empty.

[midweste]

We took a quick look at the cookies returned, seems that Insta is returning "mid" as one of the cookies with hashed code. Could be this is the new name for sessionId

[renvivancos]

Ok, thanks. I'll check it when i'll have time, and keep you informed.

[midweste]

After changing the sessionId to mid, we're having other issues, so not quite sure that is the right session

[renvivancos]

Ok, with my quick fix I don't have the error anymore, but I don't get the contents from instagram. I'll try to look at it maybe next week if I have time.

[audreybzt]

Hello,

I've the same problem.

"sessionId" cookie is not set in my CookieJar.

I've approved my device with "checkpoint challenge" method.

[pgrimaud]

Ok, with my quick fix I don't have the error anymore, but I don't get the contents from instagram. I'll try to look at it maybe next week if I have time.

Maybe, just a quick check if $session is not null?

[almod90]

Looks like it's the same error as in https://github.com/pgrimaud/instagram-user-feed/issues/305

[aroy314]

Hello, We updated to 6.16.4 and we are experiencing the same issue for new connections. Could we please have :

• a change on the name of the cookie ? (to replace 'sessionId')
• a check on $session before calling $session->getExpires() ? So it doesn't throw a 500 (or at least do a try/catch)

163             $session = $cookies->getCookieByName('mid');
164
165             // Session expired (should never happened, Instagram TTL is ~ 1 year)
166             if ($session && $session->getExpires() < time()) {
167                 $this->logout($username);
168                 $this->login($username, $password, $imapClient);
169             }

Thanks 🙏