Node-instagram NPM

node-instagram

Instagram api client for node that support promises and typescript.

You can find examples in the examples directory.

Install

npm install --save node-instagram

yarn add node-instagram

Usage

import Instagram from 'node-instagram';
// or
const Instagram = require('node-instagram').default;

// Create a new instance.
const instagram = new Instagram({
  clientId: 'your-client-id',
  clientSecret: 'your-client-secret',
  accessToken: 'user-access-token',
});

// You can use callbacks or promises
instagram.get('users/self', (err, data) => {
  if (err) {
    // an error occured
    console.log(err);
  } else {
    console.log(data);
  }
});

// Get information about the owner of the access_token.
const data = await instagram.get('users/self');
console.log(data);

// Handle errors
instagram
  .get('tags/paris')
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(err => {
    // An error occured
    console.log(err);
  });

Streaming

This lib have a stream method. It is used to receive new post as events. Streaming can only be used on all endpoints taking MIN_TAG_ID as parameter. Inside it is running setInterval.

const stream = instagram.stream('tags/:tag-name/media/recent');

stream.on('messages', messages => {
  console.log(messages);
});

// handle stream error
stream.on('error', err => {
  // An error occur
  console.log(err);
});

Server side authentication

Two steps are needed in order to receive an access_token for a user.

Get an authentication url from instagram and redirect the user to it
Exchange the code for an access_token

You can find a working example with express here.

To see more info about server side authentication take a look at the instagram documentation.

// Example with express

// Your redirect url where you will handle the code param
const redirectUri = 'http://localhost:3000/auth/instagram/callback';

// First redirect user to instagram oauth
app.get('/auth/instagram', (req, res) => {
  res.redirect(
    instagram.getAuthorizationUrl(
      redirectUri,
      {
        // an array of scopes
        scope: ['basic', 'likes'],
      },
      // an optional state
      (state: 'your state')
    )
  );
});

// Handle auth code and get access_token for user
app.get('/auth/instagram/callback', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    // The code from the request, here req.query.code for express
    const code = req.query.code;
    const data = await instagram.authorizeUser(code, redirectUri);
    // data.access_token contain the user access_token
    res.json(data);
  } catch (err) {
    res.json(err);
  }
});

Endpoints

To see all endpoint available take a look at instagram developer documentation.

// Get information about current user
instagram.get('users/self', (err, data) => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get information about a user.
instagram.get('users/:user-id').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get the most recent media published by the owner of the access_token.
instagram.get('users/self/media/recent').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get the most recent media published by a user.
instagram.get('users/:user-id/media/recent').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get the list of recent media liked by the owner of the access_token.
instagram.get('users/self/media/liked').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get a list of users matching the query.
instagram.get('users/search', { q: 'paris' }).then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get information about this media.
instagram.get('media/:media-id').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get a list of users who have liked this media.
instagram.get('media/:media-id/likes').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Set a like on this media by the currently authenticated user.
instagram.post('media/:media-id/likes').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Remove a like on this media by the currently authenticated user.
instagram.delete('media/:media-id/likes').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get information about a tag object.
instagram.get('tags/:tag-name').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Get a list of recently tagged media.
instagram.get('tags/:tag-name/media/recent').then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Search for tags by name.
instagram.get('tags/search', { q: 'paris' }).then(data => {
  console.log(data);
});

It is also possible to send the access_token along as a parameter when you call an endpoint. For example:

// Get information about current user
instagram.get('users/self', { access_token: accessToken }, (err, data) => {
  console.log(data);
});

// Search for tags by name.
instagram
  .get('tags/search', { access_token: accessToken, q: 'paris' })
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  });