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L-Samuels
L-Samuels

Reputation: 2832

Instagram API. Can only return info about myself but nothing else

api.instagram.com/v1/users/search?access_token=[MY-ACCESS-TOKEN]&q=[lofarabia]

Hi there. I authenticated myself to use the Instagram api and i when i call the above rest endpoint using my profile name as the accountName i can get account detail information returned about my own profile.

{
"meta": {
    "code": 200
},
"data": [
    {
        "username": "lofarabia",
        "bio": "Java, Java Java",
        "website": "http://www.javarocks.co.uk",
        "profile_picture": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/blahblah.jpg",
        "full_name": "Lawrence of Arabia ",
        "id": "390070249"
    }
]

}

But when i try and make the same call but pass in someone elses profile name as the accname i get back the following

 {
"meta": {
    "code": 200
},
"data": []
}

What am i missing or doing wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 69

Answers (1)

L-Samuels
L-Samuels

Reputation: 2832

This has answered my question

https://medium.com/@emersonthis/instagram-on-websites-the-new-landscape-62c91d733894#.1qaslwuft

Upvotes: 1

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