instagram_private_api: error Bad Request

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• [x ] Updated to the lastest version v1.6.0
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• [x ] Reviewed the sample code in tests and examples

Which client are you using?

• [x ] app (instagram_private_api/)
• web (instagram_web_api/)

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Describe your Question/Issue:

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Hi, i’ve been usign this api for a few months now, i use it to schedule posts directly from my pc, all has been working fine until today. i’m getting a “Bad request” error, seems to be different from the usual instagram blocks, a friend of mine uses the same code and it also stopped working today. Instagram changed some stuff in the last update, could that be it? Is someone else having issues posting as well?

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Paste the output of python -V here: Python 3.7.3

Code:

def new_photo(api,photo,caption,loc,com,page_id):
	
	photo_data = open(photo, "rb").read()
	size = (1080, 1080)

	try:
		post = api.post_photo(photo_data, size=size, caption=caption, location=loc)
		print("\nPostado no Instagram!")
	except Exception as e:
		print("ALGO DEU ERRADO NA POSTAGEM!\n" + str(e))
		print ("Tentando de novo...")
		wait_for(30)
		print ("Nova tentativa:")
		post = api.post_photo(photo_data, size=size, caption=caption, location=loc)
		print("\nPostado no Instagram!")

Error/Debug Log:

Error parsing error response: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0) ALGO DEU ERRADO NA POSTAGEM! Bad Request