Instagram API: The access_token provided is invalid

Question

I have registred a sandbox user. Now I am trying to use it, but I recieve \"The access_token provided is invalid\". Sample request:

https://api.instagram.com/v1/use

Answer 1

I found it when solving the same problem with access by access_token

Here is official faq how to get access_token

You just should go through following steps (link to Instagram API documentation https://www.instagram.com/developer/authentication/):

1.Request the CODE

https://api.instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=CLIENT-ID&redirect_uri=REDIRECT-URI&response_type=code

change CLIENT_ID to you client id (you could get it here https://www.instagram.com/developer/clients/manage/ )

change REDIRECT-URI to your redirect_uri from tab security in client settings(open link above and tap to 'manage' button). I Used this one https://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/ Encode url here and paste te result instead REDIRECT-URI

After you prepared it cope ready link to adress bar in your browser and run

2. Get the CODE

Browser ask you a premissons and redirect you to callback url with the code in the end. It will be look like this in adress bar:

http://yoursite.some/?code=d8af5619af6853d4ad11b4dd5f1ef17e

In this example your code is d8af5619af6853d4ad11b4dd5f1ef17e Save it. You should use it in access_token request below

3. Make an access_token request

Open terminal and use curl:

curl -F 'client_id=CLIENT_ID' \
-F 'client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET' \
-F 'grant_type=authorization_code' \
-F 'redirect_uri=AUTHORIZATION_REDIRECT_URI' \
-F 'code=CODE' \
https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token 

Change CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, AUTHORIZATION_REDIRECT_URI and CODE to your own data and run it.

Curl return you JSON with access_token like this:

{
    "access_token": "fb2e77d.47a0473320504cb3ab4a1f626d174d2d",
    "user": {
        "id": "1576583",
        "username": "some",
        "full_name": "Some",
        "profile_picture": "..."
    }
}

Well done! In this example fb2e77d.47a0473320504cb3ab4a1f626d174d2d is your access_token. Copy access_token value, use it in your app and enjoy you coding! :)