Can't seem to fetch followers and followees

[santiberis]

hi all, hope you are doing well. I am trying to fetch followers and followings but i directly get an error, i had installed latest instaloader with pip3 install instaloader, browsed through the issues posted here and saw version 4.13.2 does fix the problem, but it apparently does not. i haven't gotten any popups within this instagram account related to account issues. Please help, how to fix?

import instaloader

L = instaloader.Instaloader()

Log in to Instagram

username = "x"
password = "x"
L.login(username, password)

profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(L.context, username)

followers = set([follower.username for follower in profile.get_followers()])
following = set([followee.username for followee in profile.get_followees()])

with open("followers.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("\n".join(followers))

Error:
python followers.py
JSON Query to graphql/query: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D [retrying; skip with ^C]
JSON Query to graphql/query: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D [retrying; skip with ^C]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 456, in get_json
raise ConnectionException(self._response_error(resp))
instaloader.exceptions.ConnectionException: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 456, in get_json
raise ConnectionException(self._response_error(resp))
instaloader.exceptions.ConnectionException: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 456, in get_json
raise ConnectionException(self._response_error(resp))
instaloader.exceptions.ConnectionException: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/followers.py", line 15, in
followers = set([follower.username for follower in profile.get_followers()])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/structures.py", line 1301, in get_followers
return NodeIterator(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/nodeiterator.py", line 100, in init
self._data = self._query()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/nodeiterator.py", line 109, in _query
return self._query_query_hash(self._query_hash, after)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/nodeiterator.py", line 131, in _query_query_hash
self._context.graphql_query(
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 511, in graphql_query
resp_json = self.get_json('graphql/query',
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 480, in get_json
return self.get_json(path=path, params=params, host=host, session=sess, _attempt=_attempt + 1,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 480, in get_json
return self.get_json(path=path, params=params, host=host, session=sess, _attempt=_attempt + 1,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/santiagoberistain/.pyenv/versions/3.11.7/lib/python3.11/site-packages/instaloader/instaloadercontext.py", line 468, in get_json
raise ConnectionException(error_string) from err
instaloader.exceptions.ConnectionException: JSON Query to graphql/query: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?query_hash=37479f2b8209594dde7facb0d904896a&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A%2239804319258%22%2C%22first%22%3A12%7D
with open("following.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("\n".join(following))

print("Saved lists: 'followers.txt' and 'following.txt'")

[mechalr8]

Facing the same issue

[HexagonWin]

Same issue, seems like instaloader is blocked.

[42maojin]

Same issue, seems like instaloader is blocked.

[MosEisley34]

Yup, it is happening on all my accounts now.

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[Dystorian]

Same problem fix it duh

[NeemThatSearched]

Same from the begining

[AicheD]

same problem....

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[Dystorian]

Still a problem, you can't close it until it is solved 😭

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[Dystorian]

Solve the issue

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[Dystorian]

Solve the issue

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