[instagram] An unexpected error occurred: KeyError - "name='csrftoken', domain=None, path=None"

[renamed1337]

I changed my notebook and after installing python3 and the pip version of gallery-dl, i cant download any more. I pretty sure the error lays on my side, but i cant solve this alone.

The user and password are correct.

PS C:\Temp> gallery-dl -u *** -p *** https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/ --sleep 15 --verbose
[gallery-dl][debug] Version 1.17.5
[gallery-dl][debug] Python 3.9.5 - Windows-10-10.0.19043-SP0
[gallery-dl][debug] requests 2.22.0 - urllib3 1.25.8
[gallery-dl][debug] Starting DownloadJob for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/'
[instagram][debug] Using InstagramUserExtractor for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/'
[instagram][debug] Using InstagramPostsExtractor for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/posts/'
[instagram][info] Logging in as ***
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (1): www.instagram.com:443
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "GET /accounts/login/ HTTP/1.1" 200 20173
[instagram][debug] Sleeping for 4.999 seconds
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "GET /web/__mid/ HTTP/1.1" 200 28
[instagram][error] An unexpected error occurred: KeyError - "name='csrftoken', domain=None, path=None". Please run gallery-dl again with the --verbose flag, copy its output and report this issue on https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues .
[instagram][debug]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\users\xyz\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\gallery_dl\job.py", line 74, in run
for msg in self.extractor:
File "c:\users\xyz\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\gallery_dl\extractor\instagram.py", line 43, in items
self.login()
File "c:\users\xyz\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\gallery_dl\extractor\instagram.py", line 125, in login
self._update_cookies(self._login_impl(username, password))
File "c:\users\xyz\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\gallery_dl\cache.py", line 115, in call
value = self.func(*args, **kwargs)
File "c:\users\xyz\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\gallery_dl\extractor\instagram.py", line 142, in _login_impl
headers["X-CSRFToken"] = response.cookies["csrftoken"]
File "C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\site-packages\requests\cookies.py", line 328, in getitem
return self._find_no_duplicates(name)
File "C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\site-packages\requests\cookies.py", line 399, in _find_no_duplicates
raise KeyError('name=%r, domain=%r, path=%r' % (name, domain, path))
KeyError: "name='csrftoken', domain=None, path=None"

Can somebody help me out?

[rod-giovany]

try to use double-quotes, example: -u "user901" -p "cont4325"
try to update requests, with:

pip install --upgrade requests

or try to use cookies as in: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl#cookies, https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/docs/configuration.rst#extractorcookies
Get cookies.txt
note: you must login first to have the correct "login" cookies

[renamed1337]

Thank you for your fast answer:

try to use double-quotes, example: -u "user901" -p "cont4325"
I tried it, doesn't change the output.
try to update requests, with:
Done, didn't help.
or try to use cookies as in: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl#cookies, https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/docs/configuration.rst#extractorcookies
Get cookies.txt
note: you must login first to have the correct "login" cookies
I installed the addon and creates a cookie.txt file, but loading it into the program fails?
PS C:\ABC\GD> gallery-dl --cookies "C:\ABC\cookies.txt" instagram
[gallery-dl][error] No suitable extractor found for 'instagram'

Same for instagram.com

[rod-giovany]

I installed the addon and creates a cookie.txt file, but loading it into the program fails?
PS C:\ABC\GD> gallery-dl --cookies "C:\ABC\cookies.txt" instagram
[gallery-dl][error] No suitable extractor found for 'instagram'

No no no.
using Get cookies.txt, in instagram extract cookies like this:

or

the file is downloaded as: instagram.com_cookies.txt, and you will use it like this, specifying the path of the downloaded file or its location.
example:

C:\Users\Jonathan>gallery-dl --cookies "C:\Users\Jonathan\Documents\gall\instagram.com_cookies.txt" "https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/"

or in the configuration file (gallery-dl.conf):

[rod-giovany]

still try clearing the cache.

gallery-dl --clear-cache "instagram"

and do the following to see if it gave the same result:

C:\Users\Jonathan>gallery-dl --ignore-config  https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/ --verbose -u "/*secret*/" -p "/*secret*/" --no-download --sleep "15"
[gallery-dl][debug] Version 1.17.5
[gallery-dl][debug] Python 3.9.5 - Windows-10-10.0.19043-SP0
[gallery-dl][debug] requests 2.25.1 - urllib3 1.26.4
[gallery-dl][debug] Starting DownloadJob for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/'
[instagram][debug] Using InstagramUserExtractor for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/'
[instagram][debug] Using InstagramPostsExtractor for 'https://www.instagram.com/euro2020/posts/'
[instagram][info] Logging in as /*secret*/
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (1): www.instagram.com:443
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "GET /accounts/login/ HTTP/1.1" 200 20152
[instagram][debug] Sleeping for 5.0 seconds
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "GET /web/__mid/ HTTP/1.1" 200 28
[instagram][debug] Sleeping for 5.0 seconds
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "POST /accounts/login/ajax/ HTTP/1.1" 200 109
[instagram][debug] Sleeping for 4.856 seconds
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] https://www.instagram.com:443 "GET /euro2020/ HTTP/1.1" 200 77343
# .\gallery-dl\instagram\euro2020\2597522892941305610.jpg
# .\gallery-dl\instagram\euro2020\2597515052990197579.jpg
................

The only thing I can think of is that the cache.sqlite3 file is corrupted or does not exist directly, which is rare since it is created and modified automatically.
I don't know what to do in that case.
try uninstalling and reinstalling gallery-dl:

pip uninstall gallery-dl
-------------
pip install gallery-dl

or try clearing the cache specifying to instagram, like my example.

[mikf]

Instagram has changed its login procedure, it seems. Any new login ([instagram][info] Logging in as ***) now fails with the error reported above, or at least this also happens for me.
Using cookies directly, as rod-giovany already pointed out, should still work.

[renamed1337]

Okay, the cookies method works :)

Another noob question, is the gallery-dl.conf created while installing gallery-dl or do i need to create and fill it out myself?

[rod-giovany]

Okay, the cookies method works :)

nice

is the gallery-dl.conf created while installing gallery-dl or do i need to create and fill it out myself?

not.
The gallery-dl.conf file is created and configured manually, but I recommend that you see other issues where I think that several have already had doubts about the same problem, or open a new issue asking.

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I recommend you close this one and start a new one about your doubts.
name example:
[Q] "gallery-dl" configuration file format

[mikf]

is the gallery-dl.conf created while installing gallery-dl or do i need to create and fill it out myself?

You have to create it yourself. You can use this as a template, though.