We would like to use the Instagram API to harvest comments from a Brand page into a CRM Solution.
From this CRM Solution, agents will consult and possibly reply to Instagram Posts.
I think the most appropriate use case for what we plan to do is this one:
"My product helps brands and advertisers understand, manage their audience and media rights"
Here my question:
During the submission review, we need to join a Video Screencast of our project.
This part is really annoying for us as:
We don't want to share on a public platform (like youtube) the details of our project and CRM solution
Is there any workaround to this ?
You don't need to "join" video screencast, you need to submit a video of product functionality (use quicktime screen record), upload the video on google drive and share the link, only instagram will be seeing it, only the people u send link will be able to get to the video, it will not be public when sharing from Google Drive, there are varrious settings while sharing. You need to show login flow and all API functionality of app. This worked for me. The usecase looks correct for your app.
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My team needs to download images linked to a hashtag on Instagram. However, it seems that this is not allowed via the Instagram API as the user that posted the image needs to give permission first. This is not a good user experience for the app that needs to be built. Does anyone know of an alternative way to get around this?
My iOS app needs to use Instagram API to load some images, user feedback based on geo location. I requested public_content permissions from Instagram team but got rejected with explanations below even though I filled out as much info as possible. Note I have my app in development only and website looks very minimal but some designs and lots of description was submitted for review.
How to resolve this issue of getting these basic permissions? I googled and I notice this is a common problem.
General issues: Invalid Use Case: The use case descrbied in your submission notes, screencast and website is not a valid use case that
we allow on our Platform. Please see our Permissions Review and valid
use cases description (https://www.instagram.com/developer/review/)
for more information.
public_content: This permission (public_content) does not support the use case you described in your submission notes, screencast and
website. Please review Login Permissions
(http://instagram.com/developer/authorization/) for a comprehensive
list of permissions and valid use cases.
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'm trying to make the app that will just post videos and images to Instagram BUT this will not be done automatically. It will be like normal post dialog like in Instagram app.
However my question is if I'm going to use that will it be attempt to replace the essential user experience of Instagram.com or the Instagram apps.
Regards, divjad---
Here's a link to the api docs for Instagram, though on quick inspection, it looks like it can handle uploads of images, though it doesn't mention video. Either way, it should tell you everything you need to know in here.
Please see links below
Instagram Developer's page for the api
Instagram Developer's page specific to iOS and Android
I have already follow this guide from https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin for Social sharing for Cordova application. It is working fine for FB,Twitter.
But I am in need of share to Pinterest and Instagram
Please help me. Any help would be appreciated.
For Instagram try https://github.com/vstirbu/InstagramPlugin which loads a canvas image into the instagram editor.
For Pinterest try https://github.com/realizedmobile/cordova-Pinterest
But this means you will have a few plugins different for sharing, when ideally these would be wrapped together in EddyVerbruggen's plugin.
Not sure about Pinterest, but Instagram does not allow content (media) to the published via the API directly, only comments/likes etc. You can launch the Instagram app on a device to publish media, but from the description of your project that doesn't sound like what you want to do
An account manager that I work with has come up to me and insists that the Foursquare API can be used to "checkin" to a website, so basically saying one could checkin to www.somewebsite.com (this differs from checking into a venue via a website). Admittedly the language on the brand page creative use FAQ on foursquare.com reads a little odd:
Building “check-ins” into your own application or website
Has the FS API been used to do such a thing? I couldn't see how, or why FourSquare would allow this capability. I do see they have Brand pages which looks nothing more that what Twitter might accomplish.
On another note, where does someone contact FS regarding a branded promotion like the one they have done for SuperBowl Sunday? There is nothing on the site to let someone know where to contact them.
Foursquare check-ins are to venues, and venues always have a physical location associated with them. So no, you can't check in to www.somewebsite.com. What you can do is use the API to check in from www.somewebsite.com.
To contact foursquare about partnership opportunities, e-mail partners#foursquare.com
The foursquare API is for checking into locations. What the FAQ is telling you is that you can make an application that allows people to check in to a location from that application.
Let me give you a potential example.
A restaurant has a loyalty club where you register online and can check into the restaurant when you arrive, for coupons. But the restaurant also allows you to link your restaurant account with your foursquare account. So the next time you show up at the restaurant, you enter your phone number and presto, you're also checked into foursquare.
It might not be a great application, but it's an example of something that could be done and the type of application to which the FAQ was referring, not checking into a website itself.
as for the branding question, check out their Merchant Platform page.