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https://github.com/agilie/instagram_api_gem

A Ruby wrapper for the Instagram API
https://github.com/agilie/instagram_api_gem

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A Ruby wrapper for the Instagram API

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/agilie/instagram_api_gem
Owner: agilie
License: mit
Created: 2017-06-08T21:09:53.000Z (over 7 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2018-01-25T05:27:09.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-12-18T16:15:15.801Z (7 days ago)
Topics: api-client, api-wrapper, gem, instagram, instagram-api, instagram-client, rails, ruby
Language: Ruby
Homepage: https://agilie.com
Size: 35.2 KB
Stars: 105
Watchers: 12
Forks: 11
Open Issues: 4
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# InstagramApi

 

    



A Ruby wrapper for the Instagram API. You can see the api endpoints here https://www.instagram.com/developer/endpoints/

## Installation

Install gem in your ruby project

```ruby

gem install instagram_api_client

```  

or just add to it your `Gemfile`

```

gem 'instagram_api_client'

```

if you are on the Rails and run `bundle`

## Usage

Before you start making the requests to instagram API provide the `access_token` using the configuration

wrapping. If you are going to use **Subscriptions** you should add client_id and client_secret.

```ruby

InstagramApi.config do |config|

  config.access_token = 'put your token here'

  config.client_id = 'put your client ID here'

  config.client_secret = 'put your client secret here'

end

```

As for now Instagram access token doesn't change or expire, so you can use this simple-to-use service

to generate it http://services.chrisriversdesign.com/instagram-token/

I the nearest future the OAuth authorization for access token fetching will be implemented.

## Resources

The main module of the gem is `InstagramApi`. It provides a series of methods, regarding each Instagram resource. They are: 

`Users`, `Media`, `Comments`, `Likes`, `Tags` and `Locations`. So the `Users` resource methods can be accessed by `InstagramApi.user`

method, `Tags` by `InstagramApi.tag` and so on.

The main methods of each resource are `show`, `index`, `create`, `destroy` and `search`. The methods and API endpoints 

correspondence is as follows 

 |  Gem Action  |  API Endpoint  | 

 | -------- | ----- | 

 |  **User Resource** |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.show | GET /users/self | 

 |  InstagramApi.user(**user_id**).show | GET /users/**user_id** | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.recent_media | GET /users/self/media/recent | 

 |  InstagramApi.user(**user_id**).recent_media | GET /users/**user_id**/media/recent | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.liked_media | GET /users/self/media/liked | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.search(**search_query**) | GET /users/search | 

 |  *Relationship Endpoints block* |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.follows | GET /users/self/follows | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.followed_by | GET /users/self/followed-by | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.requested_by | GET /users/self/requested-by | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.check_relationship(**user_id**) | GET /users/**user_id**/relathionship | 

 |  InstagramApi.user.change_relationship(**user_id**) | POST /users/**user_id**/relathionship | 

 |  **Media Resource** |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(**media_id**).show | GET /media/**media_id** | 

 |  InstagramApi.media.short_code(**short_code**) | GET /media/shortcode/**shortcode** | 

 |  InstagramApi.media.search(**search_query**) | GET /media/search | 

 |  *Likes Endpoints block* |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).likes | GET /media/**media_id**/likes | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).add_like | POST /media/**media_id**/likes | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).delete_like | DELETE /media/**media_id**/likes | 

 |  *Comment Endpoints block* |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).comments | GET /media/**media_id**/comments | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).add_comment | POST /media/**media_id**/comments | 

 |  InstagramApi.media(media_id).delete_comment(**comment_id**) | DELETE /media/**media_id**/comments/**comment_id** | 

 |  **Tag Resource** |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.tag(**tag_name**).show | GET /tags/**tag_name** | 

 |  InstagramApi.tag(**tag_name**).recent_media | GET /tags/**tag_name**/media/recent | 

 |  InstagramApi.tag.search(**search_query**) | GET /tags/search | 

 |  **Location Resource** |  | 

 |  InstagramApi.location(**location_id**).show | GET /locations/**location_id** | 

 |  InstagramApi.location(**location_id**).recent_media | GET /locations/**location_id**/media/recent | 

 |  InstagramApi.location.search(**search_query**) | GET /locations/search | 

Each method from the list above accepts a hash as a second argument with additional params according to official 

[instagram developers documentation](https://www.instagram.com/developer/endpoints/) i.e.

```ruby

InstagramApi.user.search('mell', {count: 10})

InstagramApi.user('my_user_id').recent_media({min_id: '22721881'})

```

Search method can get either a query string or a hash. It depends on API requirements, i.e.

```ruby

InstagramApi.user.search('mell')

InstagramApi.location.search({lat: 33.10, lng: 15.40})

```

Response is a `Hashie::Mash` object

## Subscriptions

Subscriptions is a useful feature which allows to receive notifications when people who authenticated your app

post new media on Instagram. You can find more information on https://www.instagram.com/developer/subscriptions/

#### Creating a subscription

Creating subscription is very simple. Just refer to the [original documentation](https://www.instagram.com/developer/subscriptions/) to

check the options available

```ruby

InstagramApi.subscription.create({

    object: 'user',

    aspect: 'media',

    callback_url: 'http://your.callback/url'

})

```

This method automatically generates `verify_token`. However, you can pass your own, if you prefer

```ruby

InstagramApi.subscription.create({

    object: 'user',

    aspect: 'media',

    callback_url: 'http://your.callback/url',

    verify_token: 'MyCustomVerifyToken'

})

```

#### Validating subscription

When you add a subscription, Instagram will send a GET request to your callback URL to verify the existence of the URL.

When Instagram has new data, it'll POST this data to your callback URL. To validate the subscription your callback action

should validate verify_token from instagram request and response with a `hub.challenge` parameter value.

You can easily implement it with a single line

```ruby

# CallbackController

# GET callback url action

def index

    render plain: InstagramApi.subscription.validate(params)

end

```

or

```ruby

# CallbackController

# GET callback url action

def index

    render plain: InstagramApi.subscription.validate(params, 'MyCustomVerifyToken')

end

```

if you are using your own `verify_token`

#### Managing subscriptions

You can easily get the list of your subscriptions

```ruby

InstagramApi.subscription.index

```

or destroy them if you prefer

```ruby

InstagramApi.subscription.destroy({object: 'all'})

InstagramApi.subscription.destroy({id: 1})

```

## TODOS

1. OAuth authorization for access token fetching

2. Incode Documentation

3. Cover functionality with tests

## Troubleshooting

Problems? Check the [Issues](https://github.com/agilie/instagram_api_gem/issues) block to find 

the solution or create an new issue that we will fix asap. Feel free to contribute.

This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration.

## Author

This gem is open-sourced by [Agilie Team](https://www.agilie.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Git_Ruby&utm_term=instagram_api_gem) ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]))

## Contributor

[Sergey Mell](https://github.com/SergeyMell)

## Contact us

If you have any questions, suggestions or just need a help with web or mobile development, 

please email us at . You can ask us anything from basic to complex questions.

We will continue publishing new open-source projects. Stay with us, more updates will follow!

## License

The gem is available as open source under the [MIT](LICENSE.md) License (MIT) Copyright © 2017 [Agilie Team](https://www.agilie.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Git_Ruby&utm_term=instagram_api_gem)