Rootjazz

This is the procedure that i do
i goto : instadub scraper feature
i copy and paste my target account in : Scrape Users tab
i set my custom search to : Followersof
i set my max to: 5000
i select my account
then i click scrape and this is what i get:


Search: https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en: 5000
Perform custom search
Setup custom search controller
One search stage detected, setting default per item per stage value to max: 5000
Custom search run: search: https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en
Perform custom search: #chain/total: 1/1 using: famosofficial
Start search: FollowersOf with: https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en using: famosofficial
Login: famosofficial
login: famosofficial:xxxxxxxxxx UA: Instagram 7.20.0 Android (22/6.01; 515dpi; 1440x2416; asus; Nexus 5; angler; angler; en_US)
Attempt Cookie login
Scraped: 9
Used cookies
Get ID for username: https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en
* ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Line 1, position 1.
No results returned

submit logs
HELP > LOGS > SUBMIT

then send your logs ID - the first 4 numbers is sufficient (displayed after successful uploading of logs)

i hope this is what you need
Search: https://www.instagram.com/fettywap1738/?hl=en: 5000
Performing search: https://www.instagram.com/fettywap1738/?hl=en of: SEARCH_USERS : SaveToDisk: True
Search attempt: 1
Login: famosofficial
login: famosofficial:2dayxxxxx UA: Instagram 7.20.0 Android (22/6.01; 515dpi; 1440x2416; asus; Nexus 5; angler; angler; en_US)
Attempt Cookie login
Scraped: 10
Used cookies
Scraped: 50
Total results: 5
Total results: 10
Total results: 15
Total results: 20
Total results: 25
Total results: 30
Total results: 35
Total results: 40
Total results: 45
Total results: 50
Username search: total scraped: 50
Saved to: C:\Users\AMOS\AppData\Roaming\rootjazz\Instadub\saved_data\search_users_httpswwwinstagramcomfettywap1738hlen_2016-07-11.txt

no, that shows everything working correctly : )

sorry the last example was without setting the custom search ( but still didn't scrape right as you can see)
but
here's an example with the custom search set at "followersof"
:
Search: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en: 5000
Perform custom search
Setup custom search controller
One search stage detected, setting default per item per stage value to max: 5000
Custom search run: search: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en
Perform custom search: #chain/total: 1/1 using: famosofficial
Start search: FollowersOf with: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en using: famosofficial
Login: famosofficial
login: famosofficial:2day******* UA: Instagram 7.20.0 Android (22/6.01; 515dpi; 1440x2416; asus; Nexus 5; angler; angler; en_US)
Attempt Cookie login
Scraped: 9
Used cookies
Get ID for username: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en
* ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Line 1, position 1.
No results returned

If this her scenario is correct i have it set to scrape 5000 of an account that has 85 million followers
so either way can't be right

famosofficial wrote:sorry the last example was without setting the custom search ( but still didn't scrape right as you can see)
but
here's an example with the custom search set at "followersof"
:
Search: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en: 5000
Perform custom search
Setup custom search controller
One search stage detected, setting default per item per stage value to max: 5000
Custom search run: search: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en
Perform custom search: #chain/total: 1/1 using: famosofficial
Start search: FollowersOf with: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en using: famosofficial
Login: famosofficial
login: famosofficial:2day******* UA: Instagram 7.20.0 Android (22/6.01; 515dpi; 1440x2416; asus; Nexus 5; angler; angler; en_US)
Attempt Cookie login
Scraped: 9
Used cookies
Get ID for username: https://www.instagram.com/famosofficial/?hl=en
* ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Line 1, position 1.
No results returned

as above, ISG didn't return results, more information is in your logs. Submit your logs
HELP > LOGS > SUBMIT

then send your logs ID - the first 4 numbers is sufficient (displayed after successful uploading of logs)

famosofficial wrote:If this her scenario is correct i have it set to scrape 5000 of an account that has 85 million followers
so either way can't be right

you will not be able to scrape 85million.

so are you saying that once you scrape a certain amount on an account it won't scrap anymore ?
so if you've scraped that account before it will will go over the same number but doesn't it account for new followers ? which Taylor Swift gets hundreds of new followers everyday?

no. I am saying that the program maybe the correct call, Instagram did not return the correct / expect results, they sent something else I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY SENT TO YOUR REQUEST, it will be in your logs.


It might say "we think you are a bot, so we are not sending the results", it could say "your request was wrong" I don't know. IT IS IN YOUR LOGS.

There isn't much point in me GUESSING what the issue is, the answer is in your logs. Guessing is a waste of time