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.

Answer 2

I had the same problem. In my case I sent post requets from server side (google app engine) and now I am sending post requests from client (with js) and it works well.

Answer 3

While API request with access token is 5000 (any API call), certain API like follow, unfollow, like, comment are limited to 350 an hour.