Instagram bug

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Checklist

• I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest version of yt-dlp.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest stable version of Seal or any later preview versions.
• I've read the Contributing guidelines and Code Of Conduct.
• I've checked that the site i'm trying to download from is in the Supported Sites list from yt-dlp
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Describe the bug

App version: 1.13.1 (11312)
Device information: Android 14 (API 34)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2026.03.21.233500

URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWYMGDVkzb1/?igsh=bWE0cTg2dHdwbGM5
WARNING: [Instagram] DWYMGDVkzb1: General metadata extraction failed (some metadata might be missing).
WARNING: [Instagram] unable to extract shared data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [Instagram] Main webpage is locked behind the login page. Retrying with embed webpage (some metadata might be missing).
WARNING: [Instagram] unable to extract additional data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
ERROR: [Instagram] DWYMGDVkzb1: Requested content is not available, rate-limit reached or login required. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies

To Reproduce

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Error reports

App version: 1.13.1 (11312)
Device information: Android 14 (API 34)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2026.03.21.233500

URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWYMGDVkzb1/?igsh=bWE0cTg2dHdwbGM5
WARNING: [Instagram] DWYMGDVkzb1: General metadata extraction failed (some metadata might be missing).
WARNING: [Instagram] unable to extract shared data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [Instagram] Main webpage is locked behind the login page. Retrying with embed webpage (some metadata might be missing).
WARNING: [Instagram] unable to extract additional data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
ERROR: [Instagram] DWYMGDVkzb1: Requested content is not available, rate-limit reached or login required. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies

Screenshots & Screen Records

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Additional context

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[github-actions]

This issue has been closed and labeled as duplicate. Please see issue #1399 for more details. If you believe this is not the case, you can reopen this issue.