instagram.md

Instagram

Sync overview

This source can sync data for the Instagram Business Account available in the Facebook Graph API: User, Media, and Stories. It can also sync Media/Story and User Insights.

Output schema

This Source is capable of syncing the following core Streams:

• User
  • User Insights
• Media
  • Media Insights
• Stories
  • Story Insights

For more information, see the Instagram API and Instagram Insights API documentation.

Data type mapping

Integration Type	Airbyte Type	Notes
string	string
number	number
array	array
object	object
Namespaces	No

Features

Feature	Supported?(Yes/No)	Notes
Full Refresh Sync	Yes
Incremental Sync	Yes	only User Insights

Rate Limiting & Performance Considerations

Instagram, like all Facebook services, has a limit on the number of requests, but Instagram connector gracefully handles rate limiting.

See Facebook's documentation on rate limiting for more information.

Getting started

Requirements

• A Facebook App
• An Instagram Business Account
• A Facebook Page linked to your Instagram Business Account
• A Facebook API Access Token

Setup guide

Facebook App

If you don't have a Facebook App

Visit the Facebook Developers App hub and create an App and choose "Manage Business Integrations" as the purpose of the app. Fill out the remaining fields to create your app.

Facebook Page

See the Facebook support for information about how to add an Instagram Account to your Facebook Page.

Instagram Business Account

Follow the Instagram documentation for setting up an Instagram business account. We'll need this ID to configure Instagram as a source in Airbyte.

API Access Token

To work with the Instagram connector, you need to generate an Access Token with the following permissions:

• instagram_basic
• instagram_manage_insights
• pages_show_list
• pages_read_engagement
• Instagram Public Content Access

More details how to get a User's Access Token you can find in the following docs: Access Tokens and User and Page Access Tokens

With the Instagram Account ID and API access token, you should be ready to start pulling data from the Facebook Instagram API. Head to the Airbyte UI to setup your source connector!

Changelog

Version	Date	Pull Request	Subject
0.1.8	2021-08-11	5354	added check for empty state and fixed tests.
0.1.7	2021-07-19	4805	Add support for previous format of STATE.
0.1.6	2021-07-07	4210	Refactor connector to use CDK: - improve error handling. - fix sync fail with HTTP status 400. - integrate SAT.