curl (6) couldn't resolve host (on windows for instagram API)

Question

I am trying to obtain an access token for the Instagram API, but when I run this code in the CMD window on windows:

curl -F 'client_id=IDNUMBER' curl -F 'client_secret=CODE' curl -F 'grant_type=authorization_code' curl -F 'redirect_uri=URL' curl -F 'code=CODE' https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token

as outlined here:

https://instagram.com/developer/authentication/

I get this error:

curl (6) couldn't resolve host

What could be the issue?

You are replacing access_token in the url 'https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token' with your token correct? You will also want to do all of the cURL calls in one. — Brennan Mcdonald, Jul 31 '15 at 14:31
what should the full request be like then so I get this right thanks — user1937021, Jul 31 '15 at 14:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 24 '16 at 13:36

You got the program call wrong.

curl -F 'client_id=IDNUMBER' curl [...]

That is, you have given curl as a parameter to curl, which thinks it should look up a host named curl.

Remove all extra "curl" and write:

curl -F 'client_id=IDNUMBER' -F 'client_secret=CODE' -F 'grant_type=authorization_code' -F 'redirect_uri=URL' -F 'code=CODE' https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token

curl (6) couldn't resolve host (on windows for instagram API)

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