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Programatically upload pictures on Instagram workaround


How do services like posts.so, gramblr and picturelife post pictures on Instagram programatically?

I know the Instagram API is limited and doesn't let you do this, but is there a workaround? There must be since all these services are doing it.

Links to the services:

https://posts.so/

http://gramblr.com/uploader/

They possibly store your Instagram password in their database then use it to login and use the cookie? That sounds very scary and very illegal.


Solution

  • You cannot upload images via Instagram’s API.

    Per Instagram's API documentation:

    At this time, uploading via the API is not possible. We made a conscious choice not to add this for the following reasons...

    While it is possible to use Instagram's private API to upload photos (you'd need to capture this information using a proxy server) it is a very quick way to get you instantly banned for life from using the API.

    There are a handful of exceptions to this rule, Hipstamatic/Oggl being one of them. Whether or not posts.so is or not, I can't say, though I find it highly unlikely that they're authorized to do that they're doing. More-so with gramblr, their site is.. shady at best.

    You can read a similar post here: Uploading photos to Instagram via your own iOS app