I tried the following endpoint:
GET https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/search?access_token=<token>&q=emilia_clarke
but what I got was :
{"meta": {"code": 200}, "data": []}
the token has public scope. what did I miss? Thanks
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The /users/search endpoint searches users by name. I guess that emilia_clarke is not the name (it's probably Emilia Clarke) but the ID. In this case when you know the ID already, you need the /users/{user-id} endpoint, e.g. https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/emilia_clarke/?access_token=<token>
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If you are on Sandbox mode, you can only search on sandbox users. To search among all users, you should go live.
Edit your clients and invite a few users into your sandbox. And then you give it a try.
Sandbox mode is the first status of any Instagram apps. Until you go live, you will encounter some limitations. More Information about Sandbox https://www.instagram.com/developer/sandbox/
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I can search all sandbox users, or just sandbox user registered to my app? – musicsquad May 09 '16 at 09:43
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Just sandbox user registered to your app. – Ali Emre Çakmakoğlu May 11 '16 at 08:46