HELP "400 Bad Request; challenge_required" Can you support the solution?

[berkantakyz]

GET /api/v1/media/{mediaId}/likers/ - 400 Bad Request; challenge_required

I get the error when the relevant method is called. I think it is related to user security authentication. What should I do? Please can you tell me the solution if you know?

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import { IgApiClient } from 'instagram-private-api';

const ig = new IgApiClient();

ig.state.generateDevice("username");

const extractedString: string | undefined = extractStringFromUrl("https://www.instagram.com/p/xxx");
const media_id: string = getMediaIdFromURL(extractedString);

ig.state.proxyUrl = process.env.IG_PROXY;
(async () => {

await ig.simulate.preLoginFlow();
const loggedInUser = await ig.account.login("username", "pass");

const mediaFeed = await ig.media.likers(media_id);

await ig.account.logout();
})();

[alfa-meta]

So I have been struggling with the same error this past week. I have found a solution that worked for me, the solution makes some sense but might not work for everyone.

I added a salt to my username when generating a device.
FROM: ig.state.generateDevice(data.username);
TO: ig.state.generateDevice(data.username + "333");

I use this to mimic a device before logging in.

My guess is that it has detected that this "Device" is erroneous for whatever reason rather than this account is a bot.
I could be wrong. Tell me if anyone has tried this and if it works!

[berkantakyz]

Unfortunately it didn't work for me, the same situation continues. @alfa-meta

[alfa-meta]

Upon further testing, I have come to a conclusion that when 400 Bad Request; challenge_required occurs Instagram is suspicious of your account. I have only had this happen to one of my "suspicious accounts" (One that was made on the web app instead of a phone). My suggestion is to leave that account alone for a bit and come back in a month or 2.

I find that accounts made with a phone number on a phone is unlikely to be flagged.

I know its not a real solution. But until a hero comes with a better solution that's all that has worked for me.

[blmalone]

I was able to go into the app and press a button saying "This was me trying to login". Seems like it's a precautionary step instagram is taking to stop accounts being hacked.

[ChromeQ]

This was also happening to me, I logged into my account manually and clicked the "This was me" button. When I ran the script to use this package login then the challenge_required came again and when I refresh the app in the real browser it again comes up, stuck in this loop.

[ChromeQ]

All I want to do is automatically follow a user (I have the user id) and looking for the "official way" to do this using the Instagram Graph API, seems it cannot be done. Does anyone know a way to do this without resorting to these "web workarounds" which are easily blocked by Instagram

[sunmasters]

It is easily solve error. But the flow is not available in this library