This python module requires httplib2, simplejson and six.
Instagram API uses the OAuth2 protocol for authentication, see docs.
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Python 2.7.13 (v2.7.13:a06454b1afa1, Dec 17 2016, 20:42:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> from instagram.client import InstagramAPI
>>> dir(InstagramAPI)
['__class__', '__delattr__', '__dict__', '__doc__', '__format__', '__getattribute__', '__hash__',
'__init__', '__module__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__',
'__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', '__weakref__', '_make_relationship_shortcut',
'_make_subscription_action', 'access_token_field', 'access_token_url', 'api_name',
'approve_user_request', 'authorize_url', 'base_path', 'block_user', 'change_user_relationship',
'create_media_comment', 'create_subscription', 'delete_comment', 'delete_subscriptions',
'exchange_code_for_access_token', 'exchange_user_id_for_access_token',
'exchange_xauth_login_for_access_token', 'follow_user', 'geography_recent_media',
'get_authorize_login_url', 'get_authorize_url', 'host', 'ignore_user_request', 'like_media',
'list_subscriptions', 'location', 'location_recent_media', 'location_search', 'media',
'media_comments', 'media_likes', 'media_popular', 'media_search', 'media_shortcode', 'protocol',
'redirect_uri', 'tag', 'tag_recent_media', 'tag_search', 'unblock_user', 'unfollow_user',
'unlike_media', 'user', 'user_followed_by', 'user_follows', 'user_incoming_requests',
'user_liked_media', 'user_media_feed', 'user_recent_media', 'user_relationship', 'user_search',
'x_ratelimit', 'x_ratelimit_remaining']Then fill the issue about your website the phone number and what do you want to build for your application check your agreement with Instagram.
Now you need to use Register Your Application and finally on Register a New Client.
About Register Your Application you need to fill them with data for your application ( basic info: Description, Company Name, Website URL, Contact email).
Select the tab Security and disable the Disable implicit OAuth.
About the token authorizations:
Is given to you with this words:
basic – to read a user’s profile info and media
or needs additional permission:
public_content – to read any public profile info and media on a user’s behalf
follower_list – to read the list of followers and followed-by users
comments – to post and delete comments on a user’s behalf
relationships – to follow and unfollow accounts on a user’s behalf
likes – to like and unlike media on a user’s behalf
The next step is to get access token then you need to add http://localhost link into Security tag from Manage Client.
Use this URL to get the access token by pasting it into your web browser.
https://instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=[CLIENT_ID_HERE]&redirect_uri=http://localhost&response_type=token&scope=public_content
Into the browser, you will see one page with one button for Authorizing access.
Press this button and into your browser address bar you will get the access token like:
http://localhost/#access_token=################
A simple python script to test it.
from time import sleep
from instagram.client import InstagramAPI
client_id="zzzzz"
client_secret="sssssssssssss"
redirect_uri= "http://xxxxx"
access_token="eeeee"
api = InstagramAPI(client_id=client_id, client_secret=client_secret)
print dir(api)
print api.api_nameThe main reason comes from errors and the Instagram API development way.
Some simple tasks are very hard to do.