mstubna/instagram-example

A demo of a simple app that uses the Instagram gem

Example Instagram Application

A demo of a simple app that uses the Instagram gem

This app demonstrates fetching several users' recent feeds, organizing each user's images by their most popular hashtags, and displaying the images in a simple gallery.

Steps to Run

1. Set up the configuration file

    cp config/application.example.yml secrets/application.yml
   

2. Edit application.yml to reflect the appropriate Instagram configuration values for your app, specifically, the client_id, client_secret, and access_token. See steps below for steps for obtaining these.

3. Run these commands to try it out

    bundle
    rake db:setup
    rails s
   

Steps for Obtaining Instagram App Configuration Values

1. Register your app with Instagram - this will provide you with your client_id, client_secret, and redirect_url

2. Generate an authorization code:

    https://instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?
    client_id=your_client_id&
    redirect_uri=your_redirect_url&
    response_type=code
   

3. Generate an access token:

    curl \-F 'client_id=your_client_id' \
      -F 'client_secret=your_client_secret' \
      -F 'grant_type=authorization_code' \
      -F 'redirect_uri=your_redirect_url' \
      -F 'code=your_code'
    \https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token