How To Find Your Instagram Access Token?

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We all know that an Instagram access token is vital when you want the usage of the most Instagram-based applications. Instagram plugins use the special API that requires authentication on behalf of users. So, consider this article to know how to get complete access using graph API.

Step By Step Guide To Get Instagram Access Token

First, you need to visit Facebook for developers page and go to My Apps navigation and click “+” create App. To know more see the below image for more understanding. Follow this link to get there.

After clicking on “Get Started” the below page will open. Click on the continue button to create a new app.

Click on “create app” like the above image.

Choose the best suitable option “consumer” for your audience like the below image.

Click on the continue button to continue with the process. Add a display name for your app and after adding the required details click on the “Create App” button. 

See the below image for more understanding.

Re-enter your password to submit and save changes. 

Once, you click on the “Create App” button, the below page will open.

To set up the Instagram access token, click on “Set up” from the Instagram basic display section.

Click on “Create new app” from the Instagram Basic display.

Create a new Instagram app ID by adding a display name. See the above image. 

Enter app display name in the blank field and click on create an app.

Now, check all the fields on the web page and fill in the required details. For various URLs, you can add your website domain URL like https://www.yourdomain.com

Being an admin, you will have a right to add developers, testers, and analytic users. Like the image below, you can easily add and manage them.

For example, if you want to add an Instagram tester, see below a series of images and fill in all the asked details of the tester. 

Note: Please make sure to use your Instagram account details instead of Litho demo details.

After adding tester detail, log in to the Instagram account using credentials and be directed to Apps and Websites to accept invites. See the below image for more understanding.

Note: After accepting the invitation, go back to the developer web page and from there you will see an update on Instagram tester approval. See the image for a reference.

Now, this is the time to generate a token. For that, you first need to select “Instagram” under the products category. See the left corner in the image below. After that, click on “Basic Display” and your web page is like the image below.

When you click on “Generate token” under the user token generator section, one popup will open like in the image below. You have to click on “Authorize” to approve the authorization request.

And now, you are all done. The Instagram token is generated. To protect your security, mark the “checked” I understand box and copy the generated access token to use it for Instagram photo display on your website.

To know more, see the image below.

This way you can generate an Instagram access token.

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