I am having a LOT of hard blocks since 2 days. Might have something to do with the scrape issues.
However, what are your experiences with hard blocks for EB or API?
Because I am running all accounts on EB and transferred a few accounts to API, but one of the transferred accounts is also already hit with hard block today.
This is not a difficult answer, it is a long one!!
You can find the reasons here:
IP --> IG tracks the actions performed by each IP, cross the limit and you get 7 days. (Is this IP used by more users? how many accounts? how many users? etc etc.
Location -> This is tricky, IG tracks your location and if it changes from action to action you get 7 days
Device --> IG tracks the device where you are performing the actions, if for some reason 2 devices perform an action at the same time you get 7 days. (Device is not only a real phone, also a browser or any software doing the emulation of them)
Actions --> IG track the number of actions and type, this is the most controversial, as different limits are used for different accounts. Also each type of action has its own limit, again link to the account. Cross the limits and you get 7 days.
Proxy --> I left this one for the last because there are a lot of wrong info out there, when you use a proxy, you have at a given time one IP, so the limits are still there. Most of the proxies can be detected so you are also sending the signal to IG “Hey I’m trying to hide”, so they will just mark you as suspicius activity account. Can you get 7 days for it? absolutely!
This was just a simple list, I’m sure I left out many things.
I’m having the same issue. Got the “account compromised” notification, even though I don’t use any automated service for likes or follows. I do a lot of likes though, mainly though Telegram pods. I changed password and updated the app, and now I received a block: cannot like, comment, follow or use hashtags, but I can still send direct messages and post stories and pictures. Any ideas on what could have caused it? Thanks
When you are talking about hard blocks, mean that the user can do any action right? Because I can do everything but I can’t follow, this is during for 4 days, the message that appears doesn’t tell the day that the follow block will expire, I don’t now how many days I need to wait… I still do posts, likes and so on… This situation happens when the follow list had disappeared from the API and I did some follows with the browser… After 15 follow I got the message… Is anyone in the same situation?
Yes this seems to be new.
Random follow blocks some with expiration date and some without date.
But other tools at not affected. Unfollow, like, comment and posting is still possible.
I got the same on multiple clients a few days ago