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Original story (published on October 06, 2022) follows:
Instagram has been one of the most popular social networking platforms ever since its inception. It keeps adding new features every now and then to enrich users’ experience.
However, for the past few days, Instagram has been facing multiple login-related issues. For instance, a number of users were unable to log in after recent server outage.
We also highlighted how Instagram kept logging out when searching or clicking ‘#Embeded’ or ‘Embedded’.
Lately, many Instagram users (1,2,3,4,5) have been reporting that they get an ‘Ingress timeout, stream ID’ error while try to log into their accounts.
It seems that the error is only preventing users from accessing their accounts as they are visible to everyone else.
Even though users’ accounts are inaccessible or won’t load anything, they are still receiving their DM notifications.
Some of the users have tried logging in through other devices and web browsers too but to no avail. Changing the account password doesn’t help them either.
However, those affected can try some basic troubleshooting steps like updating or reinstalling the app, clearing cache, and so on.
Potential workaround
Fortunately, We have come across a workaround that you can try for a potential fix.
Since there’s no official acknowledgment of the issue where Instagram is showing an ‘Ingress timeout, stream ID’ error, users will have to wait until the developers come up with a definitive fix.
We’ll keep tabs on further developments and update the article as and when something noteworthy comes up.
Update 1 (Oct. 10, 2022)
05:37 pm (IST): Here’s another workaround suggested by one of the affected users that might help you resolve the ‘Ingress timeout stream ID’ bug.
Update 2 (Oct. 13, 2022)
18:14 pm (IST): Some users (1,2) claimed that the account is just temporarily banned and those affected might just have to wait for a few days to get it back automatically.
Update 3 (Oct. 17, 2022)
16:45 pm (IST): A few reports (1,2,3) have emerged on Twitter that point to the fact that users’ accounts were removed because they posted something that is against Instagram’s community guidelines.
However, Instagram is simply showing an ‘Ingress timeout’ error instead of a ‘Your story violates our community guidelines’ message.
Update 4 (Oct. 18, 2022)
01:00 pm (IST): A user has shared a workaround that helped fix the issue for them. It involves going to ‘Account Status’ and hitting ‘Request Review’ multiple times.
Do note that in certain cases, users are unable to find or click the ‘Account Status’ option. This is preventing them from using this workaround.
Update 5 (Oct. 20, 2022)
05:10 pm (IST): A few other users (1, 2) have confirmed that they were able to fix the issue with the following steps:
It’s similar to the workaround we shared earlier. So we’d suggest giving it a shot if you haven’t already.
Update 6 (October 31, 2022)
09:46 pm (IST): One of our readers has suggested a potential workaround that fixed this issue. Follow the steps given below:
Thanks for the tip: Honza Masař!
Update 7 (November 3, 2022)
05:54 pm (IST): Instagram Ingress timeout issue continues to persist even after the recent iOS and Android update, according to the reports on Twitter.
Update 8 (November 10, 2022)
16:50 pm (IST): Some Instagram users (1,2,3) report that the workaround provided in Update [1] hasn’t worked for them. It rather gives a ‘sorry, there was a problem please try again’ error.
However, users should get it working after sometime. Some have even tried refreshing the page for over 4 hours before finding any success.
Update 9 (November 11, 2022)
17:57 pm (IST): Something very common among the reports requesting help to resolve Instagram errors (such as ‘Ingress timeout, stream ID’) are responses recommending contacting another profile.
We strongly recommend that you ignore those answers, as most of them are just bots looking to scam you and get your personal data (or even money).
For reference, the responses from these bots often look like the following:
Update 10 (November 22, 2022)
02:58 pm (IST): According to one of our YouTube viewers, the ‘Ingress timeout, stream ID’ error started appearing after posting a video of Andrew Tate (public figure banned on Instagram).
This suggests that posting videos or multimedia content related to public figures banned from Instagram could be a violation of the community guidelines, resulting in limitations to your account.
Thanks for the tip, Youngz beard nation!
Update 11 (November 25, 2022)
06:00 pm (IST): Instagram recently received a new update (a week or two ago) on both iOS and Android. However, it doesn’t seem to fix the Ingress timeout glitch as fresh reports continue to pour in (1,2,3,4,5).
Update 12 (November 29, 2022)
07:09 pm (IST): Even though it’s been several weeks since widespread reports about the issue started popping up, Instagram support is yet to respond to any user directly.
And while fresh reports (1, 2, 3, 4) are still coming in, the only workaround that has been working has been mentioned above in the article.
Update 13 (December 9, 2022)
06:01 pm (IST): It seems that the recent Instagram update on both iOS and Android hasn’t fixed the Ingress timeout issue as some users (1,2,3) continue to face it.
Update 14 (December 13, 2022)
04:15 pm (IST): Sometimes, the ‘Ingress timeout’ error can be caused by posting or sharing content that goes against Instagram’s rules (check Update 10). For those cases, there are alternatives that could help you fix it.
If you have an idea of the potentially flagged post, delete it like this:
You can also try submitting an appeal for the potential flagged post by following these steps:
Source
Another option is to try using Instagram from another device, as the platform might have flagged the one you normally use.
Update 15 (December 20, 2022)
06:55 pm (IST): Instagram app has recently bagged a new update on both iOS and Android. Hence, users can install it and see if this issue still persists.
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