Solved HTTP Error 429 Instagram

frlvivaldi

Hello, everyone!!
Not long I post any posts/topics here
This week, I have an issue regarding accessing Instagram
Every 2 or 3 days, I have a HTTP Error 429 when I accessing Instagram Post on new tab. This usually happens randomly, but always after 10:30pm WIB (GMT+7)(or 3:30pm GMT)
I attach the screenshot for detail
My Vivaldi version is 5.1.2567.57 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
I always tick between posts every 40 seconds or more (previously every 20 seconds, then half minute (30 seconds))
My Questions:

Can I bypass this error code?
If No.1 can't, how to avoid it?
When I have this error, when I can access it again?(24 hours (1 day), 2 day, or even 1 week?)
Thanks for your answers!
Regards
Farel
PS: If anything else happens (example move to other topic), please tell me!

yngve

The 429 HTTP error means "Too many requests", and is sent by the web site.

According to the definition, the site has decided that you have been sending too many requests to them, but it might conceivably also mean too many requests to a single page, or perhaps even the entire site. The site decides if/when to send this message.

Supposedly, the site should work again after a short while.

Further reading:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6585#section-4
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/429

frlvivaldi

@DoctorG said in HTTP Error 429 Instagram:

if you post too much/fast to Instagram with a extension or automated tool
I not use any extension or automated tool. I use my own fingers.

frlvivaldi

Thanks @yngve for your understanding
But, when I search how 429 HTTP error happens, I pay attention to "Retry-After" header. But I can't use "View Page Source" because when I clicked it, it takes me back to the error page. If you can't understand me, I will attach the screenshot on example (on other error code) about this. Probably tomorrow morning or afternoon because I must go sleep now.

frlvivaldi

Until this error solved, I temporarily limits on accessing Instagram post. For now, 40 seconds every posts.
This is too fast or OK?

yngve

The Retry-After header is probably more useful for automatic software fetching content than for a browser, at the very least unless the site sends its own HTML error page explaining what is going on instead of relying on the browser to produce a default one, as in this case.

If there is such a header in the HTTP response (It would not normally be in the HTML), you can see it in the Developer Tools network analyzer; but you can only see it for requests sent after you open the Dev Tools, not for the current page.

As for why this happens, that is something you will have to ask the web site support about.

I do see a few search results about this error from Instagram (particularly from users using a tool to download content), so you are not the only one. (One conceivable possibility: If there are many users on your local network, exiting through a single firewall IP address, then you might all be considered one user generating a lot of traffic, collectively exceeding the access rate limit.)

frlvivaldi

I'm sorry, recently I reply on this forum because of my busy activities and fear on using Instagram because of HTTP Error 429.
@yngve , I usually download content (photos of course) using tool. I used Developer Tool (especially Inspect) to do that. Not third-party tools. This is OK or not? Or probably it cause Error 429?
For 3 days on, I'm rarely use Instagram because I fear receive Error 429 that will traumatize me using that.

yngve

It could very well be the tool that got your IP address blocklisted.

I have no knowledge about what triggers such a block, but I would think it involves at least how many requests are sent within a given timeframe.

There might be information on their pages about what their expectations of tools are, e.g. request frequency, adherence to the robots.txt file, or some kind of contract that might include a login and API key usage, so that they know the requests are approved.

Normal surfing should not normally trigger a block, but combined with a tool causing a lot of traffic from the same IP address ....

frlvivaldi

For you all, probably you'll asked me "why you use this forum?"
My answer is:
This issue was addressed by me to Instagram's Twitter accounts (Instagramcomms and Instagram), even its founder, Adam Moseri. I was followed them all. This was 2 weeks ago when I aware of HTTP Error 429 issue. But, there was no answer from them, so I using Vivaldi Forum to resolve this together. Even, I followed the Vivaldi's Twitter account and it responded! (Thanks to your team!)

@yngve said in HTTP Error 429 Instagram:

It could very well be the tool that got your IP address blocklisted.

The tool that your mean is Vivaldi's Developer Tool (I'm using right-click, then Developer Tool, and then Inspect. Or, I simply press CTRL+Q direct to Inspect window)

yngve

I assumed, by this

I usually download content (photos of course) using tool.

you meant a separate (non-Vivaldi) tool to download a lot of images; I didn't catch the rest, sorry.

Still, Instagram seems to have some kind of detection method for such downloads (e.g that a resource is requested using a different set of HTTP headers than when loading images for their web view), and adds a temporary block when you cross some limit. I have no idea what that limit is.

frlvivaldi

@yngve said in HTTP Error 429 Instagram:

you meant a separate (non-Vivaldi) tool to download a lot of images

@yngve , not that. I'm using Vivaldi's Developer Tool. Not others.

@yngve said in HTTP Error 429 Instagram:

Still, Instagram seems to have some kind of detection method for such downloads (e.g that a resource is requested using a different set of HTTP headers than when loading images for their web view), and adds a temporary block when you cross some limit. I have no idea what that limit is.

But for this, this forum will open to everyone who see it and can answer/solve my problem, at least have same issue as me. I will wait for next week how this can be solved or -sorry- unsolved.

frlvivaldi

Hello, everyone!
It's me again, with Farel
I'm sorry because last week I'm so sick so I not write anything on this thread. I'm now on recovery mode, hoping to get well soon.
Now, I have some question to you (not only from Vivaldi's Team)

There is any website that can see Instagram without account (or for at least -for security reason- using account, but alternative to Instagram)?(This to accomodate me to see Instagram posts when I get HTTP Error 429 that usually last for 24 hours). Usually, I using Picuki (link: picuki.com) before I have my Instagram account.
(Note: Normally I don't access private accounts, so I access open one)
When I get HTTP Error 429 in the future, what I must do? (Usually, I panicked when I get this error code)
If you access Instagram on Vivaldi, what you do when accessing posts? Using same tab for see posts? Or "Open Link in New Tab" (in new tab)? (Usually I do latter)
I wait for your answer for one week I least, so I can considering when I resuming Instagram surfing using Vivaldi.
Thanks
Regards
Farel

frlvivaldi

Update:
Start tomorrow (or probably Saturday), I will use Picuki (link: picuki.com) temporarily to surfing on Instagram. I will try using that to try this is better than Instagram or reversely. I will update as soon as possible, at least after I using this.
Thank you for your attention
PS: I will wait for your reply, from Vivaldi team and everyone that read this topic/post.

frlvivaldi

Emergency update:
I think picuki.com always return with Error 500. So, I can't use it. How do you think?
Please answer me. The question that last week posted here still unanswered.
For time being, I will temporarily refrain from Instagram, except urgent and needed until a useful solution has reached.
Thank you for your attention.

frlvivaldi

@frlvivaldi
PS: I recently used it