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IgNetworkError [TransformError] when making any simple igClient.request.send

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  • I’m using the latest version
  • I’m using Node.js version v15.0.1

Description

If I am not authenticated any url(no matter public user, or public post) except “/” results in IgLoginRequiredError. If I am authenticated any igClient.request.send() request always results in a [TransformError].

A relevant issue is #774 Where @realinstadude has closed the issue with the comment “This is a network related error”, I do understand that but how do I make it work? I also found some header that gives information whether a request is being sent from Europe(where I’m from) so I tried using a vpn provider to connect to a US server, but no luck, my ultimate goal is to be able to get single posts analyze them using cheerio to find the image source and download that, but I’m unsure as to how to properly send requests using this API’s architecture!

Code

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

const ig = new IgApiClient();

ig.state.generateDevice("username");
(async () => {
await ig.account.login("username", "password"); // Tried two different accounts, no success
ig.request
    .send({ url: "/" }) // url can be a user(try '/instagram'), a post(try '/p/CHDzGgCs568') It doesn't matter
    .then((value) => {
      console.log("SUCCESS, ", value);
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.error(err.name);
      console.error(err.message);
      console.error(err.stack);
      console.error(err.cause);
    });
})();

Error and Output

TransformError
[object Object]
TransformError: [object Object]
    at Request.faultTolerantRequest (some_dirs/ig_api_test/node_modules/instagram-private-api/dist/core/request.js:132:19)
    at async Request.send (some_dirs/ig_api_test/node_modules/instagram-private-api/dist/core/request.js:47:26)
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}

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  • State:closed
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Comments:6

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1reaction
Nerixyzcommented, Nov 2, 2020

So currently there is no way to make an authenticated custom instagram request with your libraries

You can take a look at the requests in the repositories, they’re all using this method.

1reaction
Nerixyzcommented, Nov 2, 2020

is the private API or the mobile version?

i.instagram.com is the base of the mobile version. And the private api emulates a mobile client.

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