Login is erroring (_sharedData)

[MGDproductions]

This api has been working fine for over a year for me now but since yesterday i have been getting this error:

/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109
        html => html.split('window._sharedData = ')[1].split(';</script>')[0]
                                                      ^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'split')
    at /home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109:55
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Instagram.login (/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:100:26)

I fixed it myself (somehow) by setting _sharedData to false at line 48 of /lib/index.js
I don't know what this does or if it is important to have on so might as well make an issue.

[dreimert]

Same problem. Fix _sharedData = false works for me too.

[AlexXmartlabs]

Same here. This workaround will let us login, but if we want to use getPhotosByUsername we still need the sharedData value...

[batuhan-demir]

i have same issue and changing sharedvalue to false is fixing only login issue. i cant still fetch user profiles and etc

[TotalLag]

I think instagram moved the object from being loaded with the page to now being lazy loaded, I'm not sure. The object still exists to the browser.

EDIT:

Looks like a problem with x-instagram-gis being undefined.

for (;;);{"__ar":1,"error":1357004,"errorSummary":"Sorry, something went wrong","errorDescription":"Please try closing and re-opening your browser window.","payload":null,"hsrp":{"hblp":{"consistency":{"rev":1005633177}}},"lid":"7105580147317749642"}

rhx_gis does not seem to be part of _sharedData anymore.

[PradyumnaCharate]

@MDproductions-dev
Hello sir,I was also having same issue(_sharedData) and you solved my issue.Thank you so much.You seem expert in this.
Also I was having one more issue.Do you have any solution on challenge urls?
when i am getting followers list sometimes it asks me challenge and then i have to manually enter otp by going to challenge url in browser...
Please help me if you can.I will be very thankfull

[PradyumnaCharate]

This api has been working fine for over a year for me now but since yesterday i have been getting this error:

/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109
        html => html.split('window._sharedData = ')[1].split(';</script>')[0]
                                                      ^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'split')
    at /home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109:55
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Instagram.login (/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:100:26)

I fixed it myself (somehow) by setting _sharedData to false at line 48 of /lib/index.js I don't know what this does or if it is important to have on so might as well make an issue.
Hello sir,I was also having same issue(_sharedData) and you solved my issue.Thank you so much.You seem expert in this.
Also I was having one more issue.Do you have any solution on challenge urls?
when i am getting followers list sometimes it asks me challenge and then i have to manually enter otp by going to challenge url in browser...
Please help me if you can.I will be very thankfull

[PradyumnaCharate]

I think instagram moved the object from being loade

Sir do you have any idea then how can we get likes by photos if shared data is false?

[galinowski]

If you don't want to modify the source code, you may call login with {_sharedData: false} as an argument:

const Instagram = require('instagram-web-api')
const client = new Instagram({username, password})
await client.login({ username: username, password: password }, { _sharedData: false })

[batuhan-demir]

client.login({ username: username, password: password }, { _sharedData: false })

This allows to login but we cant still use functions like GetUserByUsername

[alemens]

This api has been working fine for over a year for me now but since yesterday i have been getting this error:

/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109
        html => html.split('window._sharedData = ')[1].split(';</script>')[0]
                                                      ^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'split')
    at /home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109:55
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Instagram.login (/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:100:26)

I fixed it myself (somehow) by setting _sharedData to false at line 48 of /lib/index.js I don't know what this does or if it is important to have on so might as well make an issue.

Unfortunately you didn’t fix anything you just do not load data. Instead lib needs edits accordingly to the new Instagram GraphQL API format. In fact if you do a View Page Source on a instagram profile and search for _sharedData you do not get any result.

@jlobos Lobito are you still interested in this library? We need your support to update it

[farizstuff]

This api has been working fine for over a year for me now but since yesterday i have been getting this error:

/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109
        html => html.split('window._sharedData = ')[1].split(';</script>')[0]
                                                      ^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'split')
    at /home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:109:55
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Instagram.login (/home/container/node_modules/instagram-web-api/lib/index.js:100:26)

I fixed it myself (somehow) by setting _sharedData to false at line 48 of /lib/index.js I don't know what this does or if it is important to have on so might as well make an issue.

I tried this approach but sadly its not working, any updates from you @jlobos ?

[7ruth]

+1

[SirMacke]

Same issue...

[CryptoDevWill]

Still no answer to this?

[cruzjone-flexion]

+1