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[GH-ISSUE #539] Some Instagram Reels aren't downloadable on main instance #6161
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Originally created by @ethrydevelops on GitHub (Jun 5, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/539
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Instagram Reels regularly show the "i don't see anything i could download by your link. try a different one!" when you try to download them with Cobalt. I've been experiencing this for ~3 days now.
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2024):
some reels aren't viewable without an account. we implemented (seemingly) all possible ways of accessing the instagram api with authentication, but dummy accounts get rate limited pretty quickly. not sure what else we can do at this point :(
@greatestradioshow commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2025):
Would it be possible to overcome this by being logged on in the browser and therefore us my own account for the authentication?
For example, the reel works without account:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE5HF-gIbjC/
But this reel not, because it is 18+:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DD3YQ0dJ1lo/
On the other hand, I just came across this image which I can't download even when it is accessible without account:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDu4GG4iiY9/
@ethrydevelops commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2025):
Processing is server-side, this wouldn't be possible.