Instagram request limits

FOXLair

FOXLair

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Does anyone know the limits for Instagram requests (for sending DMs, viewing followers, commenting, liking, etc.)? We tried to parse the group members, but Instagram blocked our request, and we got banned.
 
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FOXLair said:
Does anyone know the limits for Instagram requests (for sending DMs, viewing followers, commenting, liking, etc.)? We tried to parse the group members, but Instagram blocked our request, and we got banned.
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ınstagram hasn't published exact limits but users report roughly 50,100 DMs 300,500 likes, 180,200 comments and 150,200 follows per day. Hitting too many actions too quickly can get your account blocked.Its very good.
 
In terms of sending dms (cold dms) per account; a safe limit would be somewhere between 5-10.
 
FOXLair said:
Does anyone know the limits for Instagram requests (for sending DMs, viewing followers, commenting, liking, etc.)? We tried to parse the group members, but Instagram blocked our request, and we got banned.
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From what I’ve seen ınstagram’s limits are pretty inconsistent and change often. Going slow and spacing actions out usually avoids blocks better than trying to hit max numbers every day.
 
Instagram doesn’t publish exact limits, so hitting them can happen fast when you automate too much. It’s safer to slow down your actions and spread them out, because large spikes in requests almost always trigger blocks.
 
Spacing out dm's, likes, follows and comments throughout the day helps prevent blocks and maintains account stability.
 
If you need to analyze or scrape data from Instagram at scale, there's no "safe" way outside of the official APIs. Instagram's limits are low and subject to change; any bulk actions, especially automated scripts for direct messages or member analytics, run the risk of being banned.
 
Instagram doesn't publish official limits, as they are dynamic and adjust based on your account's age, activity, and trust. However, for safety, a common guideline is:
  • Following/Liking: 100-150 actions per hour.
  • DMs: 30-50 per hour for new conversations.
  • Comments: 50-100 per hour.
Getting banned means you vastly exceeded these. You must use proxies and automate slowly, mimicking human behavior with significant random delays between actions.
 
Instagram has strict rate limits for actions like sending DMs, commenting, and liking, typically ranging from 20 to 60 actions per hour, but these limits can vary based on account activity and age
 
Depends of the quality of your accounts, age, how many posts you have, if you're using proxies and what type, what device your using as well. Give us more details and we can give you a more detailed answer!
 
I think it depends on the account’s age and activity, like for an old, active, and trusted account, sending 20–30 DMs a day is usually safe.
 
Instagram doesn’t publish exact limits, but doing too many actions in a short time (DMs, follows, likes, scraping, etc.) triggers their anti-spam system. It’s best to slow down your actions and avoid heavy automation.
 
Are you using automation tools? That's the usual ban trigger.
There are no fixed public limits, they vary by account age and activity. For safety, keep manual actions under 15-30 hourly across all activities and spread actions naturally throughout the day.
 
Instagram doesn’t publish exact limits so for safety, keep manual actions under 15-30 hourly.
 
Wei Jianhong said:
Instagram has strict rate limits for actions like sending DMs, commenting, and liking, typically ranging from 20 to 60 actions per hour, but these limits can vary based on account activity and age
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Thanks for sharing these limits. For your initial warmup phase (days 1-3), are you doing any following/liking at all, or strictly just scrolling and consuming content? I'm trying to fine-tune my RPA scripts on GeeLark to look as human as possible without triggering the temporary action blocks.
 
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