Not getting message reply data

[Andres Espinosa]

I'm not receiving text replies when new direct messages arrive through realtime. I have already upgraded the APP_VERSION in the instagram-private-api package and I receive these messages when requesting them from there.

Here's my code:

const ig = withRealtime(new IgApiClient());
ig.realtime.on('message', data => console.log(data));
await ig.realtime.connect({ irisData: await ig.feed.directInbox().request() });

[nerix]

Currently, there's a property missing in the iris data with the app version.

[Andres Espinosa]

Do you know how to fix it? I can do it

[Andres Espinosa]

The problem is not solved, the message still comes without the repliedMessage attribute.

[nerix]

But which text replies? Replies to a story? Never the less, please provide logs or similar.

[Andres Espinosa]

I'm referring to direct message's replies, those that look like this:

When getting a thread from the HTTP API the items come with a repliedToMessage attribute with the item which was replied. I'm using appVersion 169.1.0.29.135. When using an older version such as 130 this attribute does not come with the items.

[Andres Espinosa]

I looked at the messages received on Instagram web (that are a reply to another message) and here is an example:

3��/ig_message_sync�
[{
  "event":"patch",
  "data": 
[{
"op":"add",
"path":"/direct_v2/threads/340282366841710300949128150183054920436/items/29708450331468083091593423560376320",
"value":"{
  \"item_id\": \"29708450331468083091593423560376320\",
  \"user_id\": 34668226400,
  \"timestamp\": 1610498319527770,
  \"item_type\": \"text\",
  \"text\": \"Bla\",
  \"client_context\": \"6754919542955933588\",
  \"replied_to_message\": {\"item_id\": \"29708449394376085138062594514354176\", \"user_id\": 34668226400, \"timestamp\": 1610498268727911, \"item_type\": \"text\", \"text\": \"Fldkccdc\", \"client_context\": \"6754919329962863312\", \"show_forward_attribution\": false, \"is_shh_mode\": false},
  \"show_forward_attribution\": false,
  \"is_shh_mode\": false}"}],
"message_type":1,"seq_id":30800,"mutation_token":"6754919542955933588","realtime":true}]

As you can see, it includes a replied_to_message attribute.

I tried replacing irisData in realtime.client.ts with the following without luck:

data: {
  seq_id,
  snapshot_at_ms,
  snapshot_app_version: 'web',
  subscription_type: 'message'
},

That's the irisData that is sent through the web app.

So maybe the problem is not the app version, or the app version is sent in another request that we haven't figured out yet.

[Andres Espinosa]

I noticed that the request url on Instagram web is edge-chat.instagram.com/chat, while on this library it seems like it's edge-mqtt.facebook.com. Maybe the endpoint changed in newer versions of Instagram, but I don't know how to check it on the mobile app.

[nerix]

Great research, but you have to keep in mind that Instagram Web isn't like the app. The mqtts client is similar but the connection process isn't. You may also lack a QE (not sure if that's checked on the server).

[Andres Espinosa]

What is a QE?

[Andres Espinosa]

I'm so sorry, the app version was not set right because I was not using the correct version of instagram-private-api. So your commit did solve the bug. Thanks @Nerixyz !