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---
swagger: '2.0'
################################################################################
# API Information #
################################################################################
info:
version: v1
title: Instagram API
description: |
The first version of the Instagram API is an exciting step forward towards
making it easier for users to have open access to their data. We created it
so that you can surface the amazing content Instagram users share every
second, in fun and innovative ways.
Build something great!
Once you've
[registered your client](http://instagram.com/developer/register/) it's easy
to start requesting data from Instagram.
All endpoints are only accessible via https and are located at
`api.instagram.com`. For instance: you can grab the most popular photos at
the moment by accessing the following URL with your client ID
(replace CLIENT-ID with your own):
```
https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/popular?client_id=CLIENT-ID
```
You're best off using an access_token for the authenticated user for each
endpoint, though many endpoints don't require it.
In some cases an access_token will give you more access to information, and
in all cases, it means that you are operating under a per-access_token limit
vs. the same limit for your single client_id.
## Limits
Be nice. If you're sending too many requests too quickly, we'll send back a
`503` error code (server unavailable).
You are limited to 5000 requests per hour per `access_token` or `client_id`
overall. Practically, this means you should (when possible) authenticate
users so that limits are well outside the reach of a given user.
## Deleting Objects
We do our best to have all our URLs be
[RESTful](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer).
Every endpoint (URL) may support one of four different http verbs. GET
requests fetch information about an object, POST requests create objects,
PUT requests update objects, and finally DELETE requests will delete
objects.
Since many old browsers don't support PUT or DELETE, we've made it easy to
fake PUTs and DELETEs. All you have to do is do a POST with _method=PUT or
_method=DELETE as a parameter and we will treat it as if you used PUT or
DELETE respectively.
## Structure
### The Envelope
Every response is contained by an envelope. That is, each response has a
predictable set of keys with which you can expect to interact:
```json
{
"meta": {
"code": 200
},
"data": {
...
},
"pagination": {
"next_url": "...",
"next_max_id": "13872296"
}
}
```
#### META
The meta key is used to communicate extra information about the response to
the developer. If all goes well, you'll only ever see a code key with value
200. However, sometimes things go wrong, and in that case you might see a
response like:
```json
{
"meta": {
"error_type": "OAuthException",
"code": 400,
"error_message": "..."
}
}
```
#### DATA
The data key is the meat of the response. It may be a list or dictionary,
but either way this is where you'll find the data you requested.
#### PAGINATION
Sometimes you just can't get enough. For this reason, we've provided a
convenient way to access more data in any request for sequential data.
Simply call the url in the next_url parameter and we'll respond with the
next set of data.
```json
{
...
"pagination": {
"next_url": "https://api.instagram.com/v1/tags/puppy/media/recent?access_token=fb2e77d.47a0479900504cb3ab4a1f626d174d2d&max_id=13872296",
"next_max_id": "13872296"
}
}
```
On views where pagination is present, we also support the "count" parameter.
Simply set this to the number of items you'd like to receive. Note that the
default values should be fine for most applications - but if you decide to
increase this number there is a maximum value defined on each endpoint.
### JSONP
If you're writing an AJAX application, and you'd like to wrap our response
with a callback, all you have to do is specify a callback parameter with
any API call:
```
https://api.instagram.com/v1/tags/coffee/media/recent?access_token=fb2e77d.47a0479900504cb3ab4a1f626d174d2d&callback=callbackFunction
```
Would respond with:
```js
callbackFunction({
...
});
```
termsOfService: http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/api
################################################################################
# Host, Base Path, Schemes and Content Types #
################################################################################
host: api.instagram.com
basePath: /v1
schemes:
- https
produces:
- application/json
consumes:
- application/json
################################################################################
# Tags #
################################################################################
tags:
- name: Users
- name: Relationships
description: |
Relationships are expressed using the following terms:
**outgoing_status**: Your relationship to the user. Can be "follows",
"requested", "none".
**incoming_status**: A user's relationship to you. Can be "followed_by",
"requested_by", "blocked_by_you", "none".
- name: Media
description: |
At this time, uploading via the API is not possible. We made a conscious
choice not to add this for the following reasons:
* Instagram is about your life on the go – we hope to encourage photos
from within the app.
* We want to fight spam & low quality photos. Once we allow uploading
from other sources, it's harder to control what comes into the Instagram
ecosystem. All this being said, we're working on ways to ensure users
have a consistent and high-quality experience on our platform.
- name: Commnts
- name: Likes
- name: Tags
- name: Location
- name: Subscribtions
################################################################################
# Security #
################################################################################
securityDefinitions:
oauth:
type: oauth2
flow: implicit
authorizationUrl: https://instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=CLIENT-ID&redirect_uri=REDIRECT-URI&response_type=token
scopes:
basic: |
to read any and all data related to a user (e.g. following/followed-by
lists, photos, etc.) (granted by default)
comments: to create or delete comments on a user’s behalf
relationships: to follow and unfollow users on a user’s behalf
likes: to like and unlike items on a user’s behalf
key:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: access_token
security:
- oauth:
- basic
- comments
- relationships
- likes
- key: []
################################################################################
# Parameters #
################################################################################
parameters:
user-id:
name: user-id
in: path
description: The user identifier number
type: number
required: true
tag-name:
name: tag-name
in: path
description: Tag name
type: string
required: true
################################################################################
# Paths #
################################################################################
paths:
/users/{user-id}:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/user-id'
get:
security:
- key: []
- oauth:
- basic
tags:
- Users
description: Get basic information about a user.
responses:
200:
description: The user object
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
$ref: '#/definitions/User'
/users/self/feed:
get:
tags:
- Users
description: See the authenticated user's feed.
parameters:
- name: count
in: query
description: Count of media to return.
type: integer
- name: max_id
in: query
description: Return media earlier than this max_id.s
type: integer
- name: min_id
in: query
description: Return media later than this min_id.
type: integer
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
/users/{user-id}/media/recent:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/user-id'
get:
tags:
- Users
responses:
200:
description: |
Get the most recent media published by a user. To get the most recent
media published by the owner of the access token, you can use `self`
instead of the `user-id`.
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
parameters:
- name: count
in: query
description: Count of media to return.
type: integer
- name: max_timestamp
in: query
description: Return media before this UNIX timestamp.
type: integer
- name: min_timestamp
in: query
description: Return media after this UNIX timestamp.
type: integer
- name: min_id
in: query
description: Return media later than this min_id.
type: string
- name: max_id
in: query
description: Return media earlier than this max_id.
type: string
/users/self/media/liked:
get:
tags:
- Users
description: |
See the list of media liked by the authenticated user.
Private media is returned as long as the authenticated user
has permissionto view that media. Liked media lists are only
available for the currently authenticated user.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
parameters:
- name: count
in: query
description: Count of media to return.
type: integer
- name: max_like_id
in: query
description: Return media liked before this id.
type: integer
/users/search:
get:
tags:
- Users
description: Search for a user by name.
parameters:
- name: q
in: query
description: A query string
type: string
required: true
- name: count
in: query
description: Number of users to return.
type: string
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
/users/{user-id}/follows:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/user-id'
get:
tags:
- Relationships
description: Get the list of users this user follows.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
/users/{user-id}/followed-by:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/user-id'
get:
tags:
- Relationships
description: Get the list of users this user is followed by.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
/users/self/requested-by:
get:
tags:
- Relationships
description: |
List the users who have requested this user's permission to follow.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: integer
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
/users/{user-id}/relationship:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/user-id'
post:
tags:
- Relationships
description: |
Modify the relationship between the current user and thetarget user.
security:
- oauth:
- relationships
parameters:
- name: action
in: body
description: One of follow/unfollow/block/unblock/approve/ignore.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- follow
- unfollow
- block
- unblock
- approve
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
/media/{media-id}:
parameters:
- name: media-id
in: path
description: The media ID
type: integer
required: true
get:
tags:
- Media
description: |
Get information about a media object.
The returned type key will allow you to differentiate between `image`
and `video` media.
Note: if you authenticate with an OAuth Token, you will receive the
`user_has_liked` key which quickly tells you whether the current user
has liked this media item.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
/media1/{shortcode}: #FIXME: correct path is /media/{shortcode}
parameters:
- name: shortcode
in: path
description: The media shortcode
type: string
required: true
get:
tags:
- Media
description: |
This endpoint returns the same response as **GET** `/media/media-id`.
A media object's shortcode can be found in its shortlink URL.
An example shortlink is `http://instagram.com/p/D/`
Its corresponding shortcode is D.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
/media/search:
get:
tags:
- Media
description: |
Search for media in a given area. The default time span is set to 5
days. The time span must not exceed 7 days. Defaults time stamps cover
the last 5 days. Can return mix of image and video types.
parameters:
- name: LAT
description: |
Latitude of the center search coordinate. If used, lng is required.
type: number
in: query
- name: MIN_TIMESTAMP
description: |
A unix timestamp. All media returned will be taken later than
this timestamp.
type: integer
in: query
- name: LNG
description: |
Longitude of the center search coordinate. If used, lat is required.
type: number
in: query
- name: MAX_TIMESTAMP
description: |
A unix timestamp. All media returned will be taken earlier than this
timestamp.
type: integer
in: query
- name: DISTANCE
description: Default is 1km (distance=1000), max distance is 5km.
type: integer
maximum: 5000
default: 1000
in: query
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
description: List of all media with added `distance` property
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/definitions/Media'
-
properties:
distance:
type: number
/media/popular:
get:
tags:
- Media
description: |
Get a list of what media is most popular at the moment.
Can return mix of image and video types.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
/media/{media-id}/comments:
parameters:
- name: media-id
in: path
description: Media ID
type: integer
required: true
get:
tags:
- Comments
description: |
Get a list of recent comments on a media object.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Comment'
post:
tags:
- Comments
- Media
description: |
Create a comment on a media object with the following rules:
* The total length of the comment cannot exceed 300 characters.
* The comment cannot contain more than 4 hashtags.
* The comment cannot contain more than 1 URL.
* The comment cannot consist of all capital letters.
security:
- oauth:
- comments
parameters:
- name: TEXT
description: |
Text to post as a comment on the media object as specified in
media-id.
in: body
schema:
type: number
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: object
delete:
tags:
- Comments
description: |
Remove a comment either on the authenticated user's media object or
authored by the authenticated user.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: object
/media/{media-id}/likes:
parameters:
- name: media-id
in: path
description: Media ID
type: integer
required: true
get:
tags:
- Likes
- Media
description: |
Get a list of users who have liked this media.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Like'
post:
tags:
- Likes
description: Set a like on this media by the currently authenticated user.
security:
- oauth:
- comments
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: object
delete:
tags:
- Likes
description: |
Remove a like on this media by the currently authenticated user.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: number
data:
type: object
/tags/{tag-name}:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/tag-name'
get:
tags:
- Tags
description: Get information about a tag object.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
$ref: '#/definitions/Tag'
/tags/{tag-name}/media/recent:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/parameters/tag-name'
get:
tags:
- Tags
description: |
Get a list of recently tagged media. Use the `max_tag_id` and
`min_tag_id` parameters in the pagination response to paginate through
these objects.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Tag'
/tags/search:
get:
tags:
- Tags
parameters:
- name: q
description: |
A valid tag name without a leading #. (eg. snowy, nofilter)
in: query
type: string
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
meta:
properties:
code:
type: integer
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Tag'
/locations/{location-id}:
parameters:
- name: location-id
description: Location ID
in: path
type: integer
required: true
get:
tags:
- Location
description: Get information about a location.
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
$ref: '#/definitions/Location'
/locations/{location-id}/media/recent:
parameters:
- name: location-id
description: Location ID
in: path
type: integer
required: true
get:
tags:
- Location
- Media
description: Get a list of recent media objects from a given location.
parameters:
- name: max_timestamp
in: query
description: Return media before this UNIX timestamp.
type: integer
- name: min_timestamp
in: query
description: Return media after this UNIX timestamp.
type: integer
- name: min_id
in: query
description: Return media later than this min_id.
type: string
- name: max_id
in: query
description: Return media earlier than this max_id.
type: string
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Media'
/locations/search:
get:
tags:
- Location
description: Search for a location by geographic coordinate.
parameters:
- name: distance
in: query
description: Default is 1000m (distance=1000), max distance is 5000.
type: integer
- name: facebook_places_id
in: query
description: |
Returns a location mapped off of a Facebook places id. If used, a
Foursquare id and lat, lng are not required.
type: integer
- name: foursquare_id
in: query
description: |
returns a location mapped off of a foursquare v1 api location id.
If used, you are not required to use lat and lng. Note that this
method is deprecated; you should use the new foursquare IDs with V2
of their API.
type: integer
- name: lat
in: query
description: |
atitude of the center search coordinate. If used, lng is required.
type: number
- name: lng
in: query
description: |
ongitude of the center search coordinate. If used, lat is required.
type: number
- name: foursquare_v2_id
in: query
description: |
Returns a location mapped off of a foursquare v2 api location id. If
used, you are not required to use lat and lng.
type: integer
responses:
200:
description: OK
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Location'
/geographies/{geo-id}/media/recent:
parameters:
- name: geo-id
in: path
description: Geolocation ID
type: integer
required: true
get:
description: |
Get recent media from a geography subscription that you created.
**Note**: You can only access Geographies that were explicitly created
by your OAuth client. Check the Geography Subscriptions section of the
[real-time updates page](https://instagram.com/developer/realtime/).
When you create a subscription to some geography
that you define, you will be returned a unique geo-id that can be used
in this query. To backfill photos from the location covered by this
geography, use the [media search endpoint
](https://instagram.com/developer/endpoints/media/).
parameters:
- name: count
in: query
description: Max number of media to return.
type: integer
- name: min_id
in: query
description: Return media before this `min_id`.
type: integer
responses:
200:
description: OK
################################################################################
# Definitions #
################################################################################
definitions:
User:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
username:
type: string
full_name:
type: string
profile_picture:
type: string
bio:
type: string
website:
type: string
counts:
type: object
properties:
media:
type: integer
follows:
type: integer
follwed_by:
type: integer
Media:
type: object
properties:
created_time:
description: Epoc time (ms)
type: integer
type:
type: string
filter:
type: string
tags:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Tag'
id:
type: integer
user:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
users_in_photo:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
location:
$ref: '#/definitions/Location'
comments::
type: object
properties:
count:
type: integer
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Comment'
likes:
type: object
properties:
count:
type: integer
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
images:
properties:
low_resolution:
$ref: '#/definitions/Image'
thumbnail:
$ref: '#/definitions/Image'
standard_resolution:
$ref: '#/definitions/Image'
videos:
properties:
low_resolution:
$ref: '#/definitions/Image'
standard_resolution:
$ref: '#/definitions/Image'
Location:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
name:
type: string
latitude:
type: number
longitude:
type: number
Comment:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
created_time:
type: string
text:
type: string
from:
$ref: '#/definitions/MiniProfile'
Like:
type: object
properties:
user_name:
type: string
first_name:
type: string
# x-go-name: NoName
last_name:
type: string
type:
type: string
id:
type: string
Tag:
type: object
properties:
media_count:
type: integer
name:
type: string
Image:
type: object
properties:
width:
type: integer
height:
type: integer
url:
type: string
MiniProfile:
type: object
description: A shorter version of User for likes array
properties:
user_name:
type: string
full_name:
type: string
id:
type: integer
profile_picture:
type: string
|
