A simple PHP implementation of the Instagram Basic Display API
This implementation does the following:
- index.php provides a link to authorize the implementation
- If authorizes, we'll be taken back to /callback.php with an attached Oauth code
- We then exchange the code, with a short-lived access token, then in the same step, we exchange that short-lived access token with a long-lived access token
- Once we have our access tokens, we write a fake "user" to a very fake "database"
- We redirect to view.php, where we look for new posts then display them
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| callback.php | Part of Step 2, this function receieves the authorization code and starts the process of getting a long-lived token we can use to fetch the fun stuff |
| config.php | This is where your APP ID, APP Secret, and Callback URLS are defined. See config.php.sample for example |
| config.php.sample | ^ |
| fake_database.txt | We're literally just writing JSON to a file. Like I said, it's a very simple integration |
| http.php | Utility class to handle curl GET and POST requests. I re-use this class a lot |
| index.php | Part of Step 1, this page provides the authorization URL to get started |
| settings-functions.php | This is the beef of the program. Defines our API endpoints, make sure our configuration is intact, makes all API calls, and adds a few helper functions |
| view.php | Part of Step 5, this would be like the "logged in" view and shows the retrieved users posts |
Set up config.php with variables from API setup
The final result
