API rate limiting issue

Question

I am always and constantly getting the following error when trying to follow a user via instagram although the 5000 request limit hasn\'t been exceeded. Why is this?

Answer 1

It depends on your request. Instagram has a new API limit, 100 likes/hr, 60 follow/unfollow/hr IF you authenticate server side and sign your headers, check out the Instragram authentication for developers.

I'm currently running a website: http://instapromobiz.com that automates likes/follows/unfollows using these restrictions. It works great, check it out.