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Cannot detect post media type. skip #6243

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MohakAoki opened this issue Jun 23, 2021 · 14 comments · Fixed by #6202 or #6346 · May be fixed by #6340
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Cannot detect post media type. skip #6243

MohakAoki opened this issue Jun 23, 2021 · 14 comments · Fixed by #6202 or #6346 · May be fixed by #6340

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@MohakAoki
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Hi.
Im working on windows and python 3.9 and latest instapy version.
my code:

from instapy import InstaPy

session = InstaPy(username="", password="")
session.login()
session.like_by_tags(["tag"], amount=1)
@Lrnvrybthksa
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try using

with smart_run(session):

instead of session.login()

@kabelklaus
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I have the same problem. I use smart_run. That's not the problem. I read, you must change everything in the like_util.py

@Desantnikov
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Had same issue

https://github.com/timgrossmann/InstaPy/pull/6143/commits/2b3ab2d99e5a9f9ec8130a26823851203faa38db
This worked well for me

@pascalkania pascalkania mentioned this issue Aug 4, 2021
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@kharazian
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kharazian commented Oct 3, 2021 •
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It has solved, how ever it is appear recently again.
#6277 (comment)
could you plz check it again and help me to find out the problem.
thanks

@MohakAoki
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It has solved, how ever it is appear recently again. #6277 (comment) could you plz check it again and help me to find out the problem. thanks

Sorry but i finished the project. i have no access to it right now.

@kharazian
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some instapy\like_util.py could change the problem. The class of the line 866 should change fro u7YqG to CzVzU

                if len(post_elem) == 2:
                    # Carousel or Video
                    post_category = element.find_element_by_xpath(
                        "//a[@href='/p/"
                        + post_href.split("/")[-2]
                        + "/']/child::div[@class='CzVzU']/child::div/*[name()='svg']"
                    ).get_attribute("aria-label")

@dannyarcher
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@MohakAoki @kharazian removing the class pedicate also works #6340

@fiederich12345
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Hey everyone,
I'm still not able to get InstaPy to work, I'm still getting this 'Cannot detect post media type' error. I have a very basic code setup that shall just like some posts based on a hashtag.

I've tried what you suggested in this forum post:

-Installed instapy using pip3
-copied the instapy folder to the location where I have my python script (I run Jupyter Notebook)
-Changed the line that @kharazian suggested (from u7YqG to CzVzU)
-I run the following code:

from instapy import InstaPy
from time import sleep
session = InstaPy(username="XXX", password="XXX")
sleep(7)
session.login()
session.like_by_tags(['xxx_hashtag'], amount=5, media='Video')

-I then accept 'All cookies' once Firefox opens
-In firefox, instagram then goes to my profile first, then to the first hashtag page, but stops there. This is when the error "Cannot detect post media type" shows up in Jupyter and the post, just like any further posts, are skipped.

I'm on Catalina 10.15.6 - thankful for any help..

@dannyarcher
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Try #6340

@fiederich12345
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Thanks, I've tried #6340 but it still didn't work. Here's a screenshot:
Screenshot 2021-10-08 at 13 27 31
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@kharazian
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Thanks, I've tried #6340 but it still didn't work. Here's a screenshot: Screenshot 2021-10-08 at 13 27 31 :

what is your code? your hashtags? do you test there are reachable manually?

@dannyarcher
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@kharazian @fiederich12345 Did your browser openduring these sessions?

@fiederich12345
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Hello again,
thanks for your quick help, I actually got it to work now. Something seemed to be wrong with that hashtag, it now indeed works with a different hashtag. No idea why..

In case it doesn't work for you and you want a test hashtag that worked for me, try this:
session.like_by_tags(['funnyvideos'], amount=5, media='Video')

Best!

@elulcao
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elulcao commented Oct 11, 2021

The xpath has been updated, IG can do this all the time,
New formats has been added also, not only photos or carousel,

post_category = element.find_element_by_xpath(
                            "//a[@href='/p/"
                            + post_href.split("/")[-2]
                            + "/']/child::div[@class='u7YqG']/child::div/*[name()='svg']"
                        ).get_attribute("aria-label")

after fixing the xpath we should see something like:

INFO [2021-10-10 22:48:44] [internet]  Getting billie.vibes image list...
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:12] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:12] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:12] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Carousel
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Carousel
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Carousel or Video
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post category: Clip
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Verifying media type: ['Photo', 'Carousel']
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Found media type: Photo
INFO [2021-10-10 22:49:13] [internet]  Post [1/5]

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Update like_util.py #6143
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Update like_util.py Read media type of the post #6202
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Change get_links in like_util to look for "aria-label" without @class… #6340
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Merge pull request #6346 from timgrossmann/InstaPy-6243
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Cannot detect post media type: #6243
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