/Instagram-Basic-Display-API-Simple-Integration

A simple PHP implementation of the Instagram Basic Display API

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Instagram Basic Display API Simple Integration

A simple PHP implementation of the Instagram Basic Display API

This implementation does the following:

  1. index.php provides a link to authorize the implementation
  2. If authorizes, we'll be taken back to /callback.php with an attached Oauth code
  3. 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
  4. Once we have our access tokens, we write a fake "user" to a very fake "database"
  5. We redirect to view.php, where we look for new posts then display them

File Structure

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

Screenshots

Config

Set up config.php with variables from API setup

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The final result

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