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Firsh - justifiedgrid.com
Firsh - justifiedgrid.com

Reputation: 5666

Why do I get the 'Oops' error from Instagram API location search (when using coordinates)?

I'm tring to search locations with the Instagram API in my application but also when testing with Apigee, I get 500 Internal server error, and Oops, an error occurred.

Apigee: https://apigee.com/console/instagram

Authenticate yourself and add this URL: https://api.instagram.com/v1/locations/search?lat=40.758896&lng=-73.985131

It should return Time Square locations. It worked a few times in the past, but currently it doesn't.

It would be an overkill to use the Foursquare api to search for locations, then pass the location id to Instagram. Is that the only way to get around this? Because once you know the location's ID it works ok.

My possible solution would be to let the user find the desired location here: http://worldc.am/id/47383924f964a520444c1fe3 And use the v2 foursquare API location ID for Instagram.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 6632

Answers (1)

George B
George B

Reputation: 2712

The Instagram API is pretty bad in that regards - it often just says "Oops an error occured!", without giving you any more info.

I believe their servers have a really low time out limit. Add the parameter distance=500, or even less, and you won't get this error any more. Basically, in a high density area (like a big city), you need to specify a small distance number, otherwise Instagram's server just times out while serving your request.

Upvotes: 3

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