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Mamta
Mamta

Reputation: 921

Instagram API to fetch self data returning empty response

I am trying Instagram api to fetch followers list. I have generated client id, secret and access token.

https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/self/?access_token=7295104237.9baac5e.680b2694931642a18e3758b3cd8aff55

This API works properly. It shows follows count as 2.

But when I run below API with same access token, It does not return any data of the username, etc:

https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/self/follows?access_token=7295104237.9baac5e.680b2694931642a18e3758b3cd8aff55

Please could anyone help me with this. I've been searching for this since hours now.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 787

Answers (2)

Mamta
Mamta

Reputation: 921

Finally found an answer to this!

My app is in sandbox mode. Until one of your followers/someone you follow doesn't become your sandbox users, their data will not be listed by the followers/followed-by API, or any other API for that matter.

This is because this info is considered as public_content and will only completely accessible after app is live and completely given permission for by Instagram.

So.. Just add one of your followers/someone you follow to your sandbox users! And your sorted!!

Upvotes: 0

user8143839
user8143839

Reputation:

You may not have access to theses actions.

Go to the https://www.instagram.com/developer/

Click the settings icon. Find your api account and click Manage, after that click Permission. You'll see there about your api information.

Approved - featured - which you can use

N/A - featured - which you cannot use

Upvotes: 2

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