It is taking me more than 3 days for instagram to review my app.
I submitted my app on tuesday. And it is now friday.
How long am I expected to wait?
If my video quality is not good etc. Is instagram just going to leave us hanging forever? How do I know if i am rejected? Is there a support email that I could inquire my instagram review about?
Instagram & facebook paused reviewing for new apps for time being, here goes their official statement on the same matter.
Pause app review:
We paused app review last week while we implement new changes to our platform.
https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2018/03/26/facebook-platform-changes/
Facebook and Instagram made major changes to their APIs in an effort to protect your data and privacy.
As per Instagram Help Center :-
Starting October 1st, only submissions for basic permissions on
the existing Instagram API will be reviewed. We will not be
accepting submissions for public_content, follower_list,
comments, relationship, or likes permission scopes. Developers are encouraged to build on the new Instagram Graph API.
So if you are using any of the above mentioned permissions, your app will keep showing REVIEW STATUS :Pending Review forever.
The new Instagram Graph API
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api
Here is link with all the details you might want to know.
https://later.com/blog/instagram-api/
My apps are recently approved. Looks like it took them ~ 4 months
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Hello we are a small team looking to implement a Gupshup/Whatsapp bot.
We are wondering how long does it take for this kind of bot to setup and have in working order?
apologies if is not a technichal question, but we are not sure where else to ask.
You can ask Gupshup directly and they will be able to help better. From WhatsApp's perspective, once you create your account on Facebook Business Manager and add your WhatsApp number, it goes through an account review which typically takes around 2-3 days and once that is approved, you can start sending messages right away. However, some of these businesses like Gupshup have sandbox experiences at times that give you this experience within minutes without having to go through the entire flow.
There are two parts to the implementation. One is business registration with Whatsapp linked with vendor like Gupshup and the other is coding implementation.
These both can be achieved anywhere from one to two months depending on the use case.
Because I don't really have access to my online bank account for a while. I wanted to see how much money I have made and how much I gave out and want to create an app to keep track of that.
My problem is my income goes direct into my bank account and my payments are trough PayPal. So my question is how can I get my past PayPal transactions?
I don't really find anything about that and the PayPal Documentation just confuses me
Thanks for the Help
The Transaction Search API is quite limited in its capabilities and use cases.
Instead, log in to https://www.paypal.com/signin and click on the Reports tab. Use the Activity Download, and choose csv format if desired
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I am not a developer.
I host an easy iPhone application where users can choose between a registration through Facebook or Instagram. Almost 90% choose the Instagram way and I don't collect any special data. Only the Firstname and Lastname. Most of the things need to be filled out anyway (like the Instagram name because I do not get this from the token or the email address).
Now my developer team told me that Instagram will stop working and we need to remove this from the app. All users most login with Facebook from now on. I am using a Flutter App which works on Android and Apple.
My App is only for a specific kind of people and I felt better to use their Instagram token for a registration because it's like a "fake check" when people know, that their "real" Instagram is connected.
4 Questions:
is it really true that Instagram shuts down this "login with Instagram" functionality?
what happens to all the people who registered with the Instagram token? if they switch from Instagram to the Facebook login it would mean that there is no link to their profile any more and they do need to register almost from scratch.
the company offered me to create a own registration/user Form but I was quite happy with the Instagram way because I do not need to save a username and a password for my app.
I also received a mail from Apple that they want to use every iPhone app to use "login with apple" functionality. Will this also be mandatory in the future?
For me the situation is very bad because it will cost a lot of money to redo everything and I would appreciate to get some help or tips how I can handle the situation.
From the docs:
Q: Why should I migrate to the Instagram Graph API platform?
A: In January 2018, we publicly announced our plans to shut down the Instagram Legacy API platform through a sequenced approach. We plan to disable the final permission remaining on the Legacy API ("Basic Permission") on June 29, 2020 and any existing apps using the Legacy API will no longer have access. We encourage you to apply for permissions to Instagram Basic Display API and migrate Legacy API calls before June 29 to avoid interruption of service to your app and business. Note that App Review submissions can take up to a week or longer to process. Refer to the developer documentation to learn more.
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In short, it looks like you need to migrate to the Graph API. If your developer believes there is a reason why you cannot use Instagram at all, perhaps he/she could ask a specific question about that, indicating what specific problem is being encountered.
Are these tasks still possible after instagrams 10/15/19 api changes?
Connecting our platform to the users Instagram account.
User posting a picture through our platform to Instagram.
Pulling the number of likes on that picture on our platform.
Thank you in advance for your answers. I appreciate the help big time.
I am in the middle of the review process for Instagrams new API permissions. We have followed all of their guidelines and fall into one of their valid use cases. Unfortunately we have been denied now 3 times with the only explanation that we don't fall under a valid use case. I would be ok with this response if our software wasn't exactly what they say is a valid use case. So far I am unable to find anyway to contact them or talk about this issue. It would be a lot more helpful if we didn't get a blanket response when getting denied. Anyone else having these issues or have been able to contact their review team?
Perhaps this helps. I have tried two times but our app was declined. I will write the submission text one more time. I also want to go more into detail as the new FAQ says that Instagram expects a very detailed submision.
Cheers,
Christian
FAQ
My submission was rejected but it was a valid use case. What should I do?
A common reason for rejecting a submission is that we do not have enough information to make an assessment of your app. This can happen if your submission was too short, if it missed important information, if you did not provide a good screencast, your website is not working, etc. Before you submit for review again, make sure to provide a long and clear explanation of what your app does and how you use every permission. Make sure also to provide a video screencast and to follow all our Platform Policies.
What should I write in the submission?
The submission should be long enough for us to understand exactly what your app does and why you need the permissions you are asking for. If your submission is too short or does not explain all parts of your integration, then we may not be able to understand and approve your app. For example, your submission should explain what does your app or company do, which of the approved use cases your integration falls into, who will be using your app, how do your user authenticate with your app, how you use the API to power your integration, how does your product use the data acquired from Instagram, etc.
What should I show in the video screencast?
The video screencast is a very important part of a submission and cannot be omitted. Please make sure that the video clearly shows how your application works, including any Instagram login experience and the usage of every permission you are requesting. Since your app may still be in sandbox mode, you can use data from sandbox users to showcase the integration.
My company is working with multiple clients, should I submit one app per project?
No, we do not approve apps that are created for one-off projects (e.g. a hashtag campaign, an event, a website). You should use a single client_id across all your integrations.
Can I revoke a submission if I made a mistake?
You can't cancel a submission that is in progress. You will need to wait until the submission has been reviewed before you can start a new one.
I also have just been denied in the same way. I gave them 20minutes of video and demonstrated everything my app does. I wrote about each action possible in the context of use case 2 and I clearly stated which calls I was making. Short of supplying the source I am not sure what else to tell them.