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I've installed iscrape (and re-installed it today to ensure it's the most up-to-date version). I've opened these libraries:
library(stringr)
library(devtools)
library(dplyr)
library(httr)
library(iscrape)

Then, no matter what account I try, I can't get the page_user function to pull properly. For example:
get_page_user("joebiden")

Here's the error I get:

Warning message:
In get_page_user("joebiden") :
Username joebiden did not return a valid web page.

I've double checked that the spelling is correct by logging in to the Instagram platform itself, and I've tried several different accounts with the same results.

Hello! I found this library a while back and have been using it to scrape Instagram followers from about 15 accounts. In the last several months, several (4) accounts that I track have started not working properly.

This one is working and returns a value (as of today) of 3,436 followers:

url <- get_page_user('tuftsmedicalcenter')
fw <- get_count_follower(url)

This one returns the following error after running the get_page_user function. I've checked that I have the account name correct and I do (https://www.instagram.com/cancercenter/?hl=en).
Warning message: In get_page_user("cancercenter") :
Username cancercenter did not return a valid web page.

url <- get_page_user('cancercenter')
fw <- get_count_follower(url)

This one returns the following error after running the get_count_follower function. The get_page_user function seems to have worked properly.
Error in if (stringr::str_detect(count_value, "k")) mlpy <- 1000 :
missing value where TRUE/FALSE needed

url <- get_page_user('brighamandwomens')
fw <- get_count_follower(url)

Formerly, I had the tutorial script up and running, but now it returns errors:

get_page_info(c("instagram","travelandleisure","minimalism"))
username posts followers following
1 instagram NA NA NA
2 travelandleisure NA NA NA
3 minimalism NA NA NA
Warning messages:
1: In get_count_post(pu) :
Userpage did not return a post count. Instagram format may have changed.
2: In get_count_follower(pu) :
Userpage did not return a follower count. Instagram format may have changed.
3: In get_count_following(pu) :
Userpage did not return a following count. Instagram format may have changed.

It makes one wonder if Instagram closed up shop after the bad week that Facebook has had (?).