The latest articles on DEV Community by Yash Banait (@yashbanait). https://dev.to/yashbanait https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3286440%2Fe6fffcf9-a9c5-408a-8240-188e75a208f9.png https://dev.to/yashbanait en Yash Banait Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:06:30 +0000 https://dev.to/yashbanait/i-am-unable-to-access-posts-from-public-accounts-on-instagram-5104 https://dev.to/yashbanait/i-am-unable-to-access-posts-from-public-accounts-on-instagram-5104 <p>0</p> <p>I am encountering an issue during the execution of the following code.:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>import instaloader L = instaloader.Instaloader() username = input("Username: ") L.download_profile(username, profile_pic_only=False) </code></pre> </div> <p>Initially, when I implemented the code to retrieve all posts simultaneously, it functioned as anticipated.</p> <p>However, during the testing phase to achieve my desired objective, the following error has consistently occurred.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>JSON Query to graphql/query: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0) [retrying; skip with ^C] JSON Query to graphql/query: 401 Unauthorized - "fail" status, message "Please wait a few minutes before you try again." when accessing https://www.instagram.com/graphql/query?variables=%7B%22data%22%3A%7B%22count%22%3A12%2C%22include_relationship_info%22%3Atrue%2C%22latest_besties_reel_media%22%3Atrue%2C%22latest_reel_media%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22username%22%3A%22yashinrush9%22%2C%22__relay_internal__pv__PolarisFeedShareMenurelayprovider%22%3Afalse%7D&amp;doc_id=7898261790222653&amp;server_timestamps=true [retrying; skip with ^C] </code></pre> </div> <p>I would greatly appreciate your assistance with the situation at your earliest convenience.</p> python instaloader help programming