Introduction
Hi there everyone, in this post, I want to talk about how many Instagram accounts I was able to run per proxy and go over my setup, while proposing some new strategies I am willing to test out with the help of your feedback before I start testing.
Background Information:
As we all know, back when people we using API bots like Jarvee (And still are), most people were buying static residential proxies from various suppliers which were cheap and allowed many people to run 1-3 accounts per proxy. Overtime, things change and so did the Instagram algorithm, which introduced the ability for them to ban certain static Ip addresses to prevent any accounts on the network to preform spammy actions. Moving forward, many of you all came up with the idea of using 4G proxies, and for those that dont know what that is, it basically using a an Ip address that is shared by many people (up to thousands) who are connected on the same cell tower as you in your local area. For obvious reasons, instagram cannot just blacklist those cell tower Ip addresses. For example, just because 1 out of a 1000 accounts working on that Ip are doing spammy actions, that is not a good enough reason to screw the rest of the 999 people who are on that IP using it appropriately. If the previous information I said is true, Instagram just goes ahead and restricts that specific accounts ability to preform certain actions to avoid blacklisting any ip just because 1 account is not following the rules. That being said, if there are 1000's of people on a single 4g IP address doing actions at a normal human interaction speed, this means that as long as the accounts you want to automate are doing reasonable amount of actions per day, they can possibly blend in with the other accounts on that 4G ip address and avoid detection! This brings me to my next topic.
General Idea
Going off of the information said in the previous paragraph above, it makes sense to run up to 20, 30 or even 50 accounts per 4G Ip proxy, only if you are able preform a reasonable amount of actions across each account to avoid spammy behaviors; avoid fingerprint detection by using applications like app cloner to change fingerprints and prevent many accounts from running at the same time to limit the chance of linking the accounts. However, the Instagram algorithm is advance and if you don't proceed with caution, they will catch on and ban the accounts. For example, one time I had a setup where I would run 20 accounts per proxy, but I would rotate the IP address every time I would switch accounts. Some days, I would be go through 6 cycles, which means that I each Instagram account was having their IP changed up to 6 times a day. At first glance, I thought this was genius because by rotating the IP address for each account, would mean that the 20 accounts would never get linked. Wrong! Instagram knows that a normal human does not get there Ip changed up to 6 times in a day, and if someone does end up doing that, its normally a 1 or 2 time thing, not something that happens on a consistent basis like how I was doing it. Long story short, the accounts ended up getting an action block every time I would do an action, giving me a good indication that the account got flagged for suspicious behavior.
Strategies:
In this section, I am going to go over time strategies that I am willing to test out to see what is an optimal number of accounts I can run per proxy, keeping longevity in mind. On top of that, I am going to list a couple different techniques that I have heard work, but not entirely sure how efficient the method actually is long term. If anyone has any suggestions I should add to these methods I am testing, let me know because there are more experienced people in this field. The goal of this experiment is to help get an idea on how many accounts can be ran per proxy so that many of can be more cost efficient with out spending when it comes to purchasing services that provide 4G Ip addresses.
1. One Device + 3 Cloned apps on that Device + 3 Instagram accounts per clone = 9 Accounts per 4g STATIC Proxy
This strategy is where we have a single device which has 3 cloned apps, and inside each app contains 3 accounts. Each cloned application will run for 8 hour shifts (8 x 3 = 24 hours). This means that there will be 9 accounts running at different times a day on a static 4g IP address. This also means that those 9 accounts will always have the same IP address everyday. In your opinion, is having 9 accounts ran on a 4g static 4g proxy safe? Or will Instagram catch on?
2. One Device + 3 Cloned apps on that Device + 3 instagram accounts per clone = 9 Accounts per 4g ROTATING Proxy
In this example, everything is the same as strategy 1, but in this case, the Ip address will rotate in intervals of 8 hours. So basically, once 1 cloned app (which contains 3 accounts) has done all their operations within an 8 hour time frame, the IP will rotate moving on to the next cloned app for the next session. Now, this means that the Ip will change once a day, but, 3 accounts will always have the same ip address. Let me know your thoughts on the safety of this method.
3. Three Devices + 3 Cloned Apps per Device + 3 Instagram accounts per clone = 27 Accounts per 4g STATIC Proxy
Now, this method is slightly different. In this technique, the setup will be the same as the first method (One Device + 3 Cloned Apps+ 3 Instagram accounts per clone), but instead, there will be three devices total, which means that there are 27 accounts associated with a single proxy, but only 3 accounts are concurrently!!! running at the same time. If thats a bit confusing to understand, please re-read it again so it makes sense. The question is, is it safe to have the proxy static? This means that there would be 27 accounts linked to 1 proxy everyday, but those 27 accounts will be running in groups of 9 (because three devices), and only 3 devices would every technically be running concurrently at a time.
4. Three Devices+ 3 Cloned Apps per Device + 3 Instagram accounts per clone = 27 Accounts per 4g ROTATING Proxy
This is the same method as number three, but in this case, the Ip is rotating every 8 hour intervals. Which means that 9 accounts will always have the same Ip if we were to rotate the IP address in intervals of 8 hours. The concern I have with this method is, would IG catch on by the fact that 9 accounts have the same IP address everyday?
My Concerns:
I hope that I may have provided some information that may be insightful, but at the same time, there are some concerns I have with these methods I have listed. I guess my biggest question is whether its safer to rotate the proxy or keep it static. If the Ip is being rotated, that means there will be a certain number of accounts that will always have the same Ip no matter what, and in our case, the minimum number is 9 accounts. The concern I have is, overtime, will IG catch on to the fact that 9 accounts are always linked to the same 4g IP address, and flag that as suspicious? Keeping in mind, these accounts will not be engaging in overlay spammy behavior, just your simple, 30-50 follows and 70-100 likes per day. However, the other question I have is, could it be safer to just keep the 4G ip Static and have up to 27 accounts run at different times (3 concurrently running accounts at a time max) so that the trust score builds up, because I assume Instagram doesn't like it when Ip changes often, as it is a sign of a red flag. That is why many home Ip's can have up to 50 accounts with no problem, as long as the people using the accounts on that Ip are actually using it like regular people, not for the purpose of automation. However, a 4g ip is not the same as a home ip, and I am sure Instagram knows that, therefore, it could be odd if 27 accounts are kept static because in a real life situation, people are always moving to different areas and connecting to different cell towers when they commute to work and back.
Final Words
This is what I had to say for this topic, I really hope some of you have learned something new, and for the experts out there, let me know your feedback, I am open to hearing any tips you guys have more to add to my testing. Thank you everyone for reading this article. plese
