Instagram API changes 2018: get ready for new Instagram Graph API

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Post by goberoi » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 12:07 AM UTC

Instagram API changes 2018: get ready for new Instagram Graph API
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Re: Instagram API changes 2018: get ready for new Instagram Graph API

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Post by goberoi » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 12:20 AM UTC

tl;dr: Instagram is significantly tightening up access to their platform. The existing API is being deprecated in favor of a heavier permissions based system, and functionality available to all today, will be restricted to medium-to-large businesses down the road.

This is relevant to the HN community: builders who have enjoyed access to Instagram will now be severely restricted, which will limit future applications.

Finally: this is probably not a huge surprise. LinkedIn did this a couple of years ago, and of course Facebook has been tightening up access for years.

Re: Instagram API changes 2018: get ready for new Instagram Graph API

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Post by kcsm » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 5:33 PM UTC

The article mentions : These are the Instagram plugins you can rely on: Instagram Feed – the best plugin to create galleries and portfolios with pictures from Instagram;

If you read the deprecation notice, this will not be possible anymore after December, 11, 2018.