This connector captures data from Instagram into Flow collections.
This Instagram article talks about how to connect a Facebook page to your Instagram business account.
It is available for use in the Flow web application. For local development or open-source workflows, ghcr.io/estuary/source-instagram:dev provides the latest version of the connector as a Docker image. You can also follow the link in your browser to see past image versions.
This connector is based on an open-source connector from a third party, with modifications for performance in the Flow system.
You can find their documentation here, but keep in mind that the two versions may be significantly different.
Supported data resources
The following data resources are supported through the Instagram APIs:
For more information, see the Instagram Graph API and Instagram Insights API documentation.
By default, each resource is mapped to a Flow collection through a separate binding.
Prerequisites
- Meta for Developers account
- Instagram business account to your Facebook page
- Instagram Graph API to your Facebook app
- Facebook OAuth Reference
- Facebook ad account ID number
Configuration
You configure connectors either in the Flow web app, or by directly editing the catalog specification file. See connectors to learn more about using connectors. The values and specification sample below provide configuration details specific to the Instagram source connector.
Properties
Endpoint
| Property | Title | Description | Type | Required/Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/client_id | Client ID | The Client ID of your Instagram developer application. | string | Required |
/client_secret | Client Secret | The Client Secret of your Instagram developer application. | string | Required |
/access_token | Access Token | The value of the access token generated with instagram_basic, instagram_manage_insights, pages_show_list, pages_read_engagement, Instagram Public Content Access permissions. | string | Required |
/start_date | Replication Start Date | UTC date and time in the format YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z. Any data before this date will not be replicated. | string | Required |
Bindings
| Property | Title | Description | Type | Required/Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/stream | Stream | Resource of your Instagram project from which collections are captured. | string | Required |
/syncMode | Sync Mode | Connection method. | string | Required |
Sample
captures:
${PREFIX}/${CAPTURE_NAME}:
endpoint:
connector:
image: ghcr.io/estuary/source-instagram:dev
config:
client_id: <your client ID>
client_secret: <secret>
access_token: <secret>
start_date: 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z
bindings:
- resource:
stream: stories
syncMode: full_refresh
target: ${PREFIX}/stories
{...}