Generate Instagram Access Token and Get User ID

You can use this token:

To get images from Instagram using PHP. Read more here.
You can also do it with JavaScript or jQuery.

Instagram has shut down the registration of new Client IDs. So this tool may not work for you anymore. Sorry! ;(

But you can still use my plugin if you want to get photos of any user or by hashtags. The plugin works without Instagram API.

How to Get Instagram Client ID and Client Secret?

Watch this video or read the instructions with screenshots below.

Go to app registration page and click . If you never visit Instagram API page, it may ask you some questions before you can create an app.

On the "Register new Client ID" page specify any app name, any description and any website, but in the Valid redirect URIs field you should input the URL of this tool page – https://rudrastyh.com/tools/access-token. Once you generate your token, you can change it if you want.

On the register new client ID page you should provide app name, description, website URL and specify the URL of my tool in Valid Redirect URIs field.

After clicking the button you will be redirected to Manage Clients page with all your apps where you will find your Client ID.

Here is your app Client ID. Click MANAGE button to obtain your Client Secret.

And the final step — click on the Manage button to get your Client Secret.

Here we go.

Comments — 16

Misha

Hi Guys,

Instagram closed the registration of new client IDs. So this tool may not work for you anymore. Sorry ;(

If you need it just to get the photos by a user, or by a tag, you can check my plugin which works without Instagram API out of the box.
Emiliano bucci
Hi! I see that, sadly, this token expires. I see that there’s a way to dynamic generate the access token using this method:
https://api.instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=CLIENT-ID&redirect_uri=REDIRECT-URI&response_type=code
though he wants a redirect (which is a bit absurd if i want to show my instagram photos). Do you know if there’s a way to do it server side without any redirect? Thanks!
- Misha
  
  Hi,
  
  The first step is to redirect to Instagram to the URL you provided, once you got there, Instagram will ask for your permission and then sends you to an URL, which can fetch an access token from the code variable, provided by Instagram.
  
  Something like this…
Rob

Hey I keep getting NULL in the return? I followed all steps correctly :/
- Ben
  
  I also get NULL :(
mxra8

I receive this message: This request requires scope=public_content, but this access token is not authorized with this scope. The user must re-authorize your application with scope=public_content to be granted this permissions.
hi

Thanks man!
Faye

This prompts me to login to instagram. I don’t have access to my client’s instagram account. Maybe things have changed?
- Misha
  
  You have to login to get the token, it is correct.
loganb

Hi! Thanks for this helpfull solution ! Just one question, this also work after 2020 update ? Same for your WP plugin ? Thanks
- Misha
  
  Hi,
  
  Not sure about this tool, but my plugin are going to continue working ;)
Don

Work, perfect!
Thanks!
DB

Hi – this post looked very much like what I may need to use php to pull photos and hashtags of those photos on to a website’s page I am creating. However the “Register New Client” button is now not working :(. Do you happen to know if I need to create an App – when I do so it seems to want me to select a product to integrate with and then go through the process of getting approval. That seems overly complicated for just wanting to pull data one way and not in any way shape or form manage the data and do anything other than sort it on my end. Any help or further suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Murillo Silva

New registrations not supported anymore.

Can’t register anymore ):
- Misha
  
  That’s true… Instagram shut it down.
  - Misha
    
    Or just to wait 1 month 😁

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