This appears to have been last addressed a year ago here:
Accessing Spotify Metadata API from within a Spotify app?
It seems that the cocoalibspotify API has been worked on a lot since then, but can someone confirm that we still have to fall back to using the Spotify web API in iOS for users without Spotify accounts to be able to search and view metadata for albums and artists?
Everything appears to work when a user is logged via the API (using [SPSession attemptLoginWithUserName]), but when doing for example, [SPAsyncLoading waitUntilLoaded] on an SPTrack, it times out unless you're logged in.
No, for CocoaLibSpotify to work at all, you need to have a logged-in user. The Web API is the only way to access metadata without this.
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I'm just wondering if there is some service out there, where I can send an e-mail to with an image attached and that service posts this image to my Instagram account?
If you check out the API endpoints you can see that they are quite limited. Facebook made changes to Instagram's API last summer which did away with lots of features; having an endpoint for posting may have been one of them. Either way, it is no longer around, and seeing as Facebook does not want to encourage using their services outside of their own sites and apps, it is unlikely you'd be able to find the service you are looking for.
I am learning React Native by creating a clone of Instagram (Strictly Local Development). I want to use the Instagram API to get some real time data for my app. I tried registering as Instagram Developer but its asking me for the website and policy page of the website, which I don't have. Is it possible to use Instagram API for learning purpose, if so can you give me the steps for ding it??
Yes, you can. I think you're already in the right way. All you need to do is just integrate things up and follow all the steps in the Instagram Developer website.
You are not required to have policy page or anything to use the sandbox, but you will need it later on if you want to use the API in the production state of your app.
You will need to create an app in the developer site, and generate your access token. Then, add a sandbox user (your Instagram account) and start to use the User Endpoint to retrieve your user data (such as your bio, follower count, etc.) and media (this is what you want, your Instagram post feed).
Hope this helps.
I just noticed that new Instagram API's sandbox has too many restrictions and I would need to submit review to build my app. I googled to see if there's a way around but looks like using their API would be better than anything.
The app I was going to build requires all the API endpoints that Instagram doesn't allow Sandbox users to access (such as hashtag search and get recent tags). Do I just build one assuming I can get responses from the endpoints? I am pretty confused. Anything would help. Thanks!
You think you have two options:
Since, instagram allows you get the contents from the user's in the sandbox mode.
Create an App using link and submit for review to get experience with public data available in instagram.
I am working at a agency that used to add Instagram hashtag & user feeds on websites. My old applications still work until june this year (https://www.instagram.com/developer/changelog/). Then they will need to be approved by Instagram to get out of sandbox mode.
I understand that we need an valid access token with: public_content permission scope. I read many people having their applications denied by Instagram.
When I read their permissions review (https://www.instagram.com/developer/review/) on the developer part of their site I came across this question:
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.
Do they approve applications that reuses its client_id for several projects? For example if I would want to develop an application/client which whole purpose would be to show one public instagram hashtag feed on websites. Would that get approved by Instagram if I reused the applications client_id over several projects?
Your use case is not approved. So your client will not get approved to "go live". You can still make these tag requests in Sandbox mode, but you will only get results from your last 20 posts. This short article explains how the Instagram API works since June 1st.
If you can work around the 20-post restriction, you can use this tool to manually generate an Instagram API token with the necessary public_content scope.
I don't think so.
I have requested public_info permission for an application simialr to yours but "DECLINED"
Try to request the permission with a good screencast video on how to use it and might be work. who knows.
Regards.
Can I get likes by specific user using Instagram API? I saw this in Windows Phone app, but I can't find it in API docs.
Is it possible?
If I understand this correctly, you wish to get the most recently liked photos of a particular user.
This can be done using the Instagram API - but only when that particular user has authenticated your app.
You can use the following endpoint:
GET /users/self/media/liked
Here the API call would be :
https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/self/media/liked?access_token=ACCESS-TOKEN
This will give you the list of recent media liked by the owner of the ACCESS-TOKEN.
More details on the Instagram API here :
https://www.instagram.com/developer/endpoints/users/#get_users_feed_liked
Unfortunately no, you can't.
This feature is only available on the Instagram app following this steps
To view the 300 most-recent posts you've liked, go to your account
settings in the app and then tap Posts You've Liked. You won't be able
to view posts you've liked on the web.