429 Error - Please wait a few minutes before you try again.

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Question

I was wondering how instagram throws this error when creating an account? I am using HTTP proxies (yes, they are valid), but every single request returns a 429 error. I’ve waited a few minutes, even changed my account data, but the response is still the same.

Code

ProxyHandler is a class I wrote to manage a list of proxies for rotating. I’ve censored any personal information by replacing it with *******

const { IgApiClient } = require('instagram-private-api');
const ProxyHandler = require('./helpers/ProxyHandler.class');

function sleep(ms){
    return new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms));
}

(async ()=>{
    const Proxy = new ProxyHandler();
    await sleep(1000);
    const ig = new IgApiClient();

    let proxy = Proxy.randomProxy();
    let username = '*******';

    ig.state.generateDevice(username);

    ig.state.proxyUrl = `http://${proxy.host}:${proxy.port}`;

    await ig.account.create({username: username, password: '*******', email: '*******', first_name: '*******'})
    .catch(console.log);
})();

Error and Output

IgResponseError: POST /api/v1/accounts/create/ - 429 -; Please wait a few minutes before you try again.

[mdings]

What worked for me is going to the web interface and logging in again with the same account that you’re using with the api. It’s probably just completely arbitrary but it worked for me so thought I’d share it here as well.

Edit: Never mind, it appeared to be a lucky shot. Failing again with the same error…

[restyler]

I got the same issue recently. Most of HTTP proxies are already flagged by Instagram as proxies, so they throw 429 on literally first call. For POST operations your best bet is using your own home network or better residential proxies. For GET operations on public accounts, proxy-balancing solution is available: https://rapidapi.com/restyler/api/instagram40 , it is used it in this downloader: https://github.com/restyler/instaloader