How to get access token from Instagram API

Question

I've been following Instagram's basic guides here https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-basic-display-api/guides/getting-access-tokens-and-permissions

I added my personal Instagram account as a tester and I got the authorization code, but when I send the request to get the access token, this is my response:

{
    "error_type": "OAuthException",
    "code": 400,
    "error_message": "Missing required field client_id"
}

This is my input in POSTMAN:

Any help or possible tips will greatly be appreciated, thanks in advance!

Seems to me the error message is pretty clear. It says **Missing required field client_id**, and the input you're providing does not include a value for **client_id**. — Ken White, Dec 28 '20 at 01:46
I don't include it in the screenshot here bc i don't want to share my client id on stackoverflow @KenWhite hence the black box — murp, Dec 28 '20 at 17:49

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 28 '20 at 19:08

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I found the solution to my own question here Impossible to get an access_token for Instagram Basic Display API

When using Postman for Instagram's API, you should fill out the info required under the POST request's Body, NOT the Parameters. And when in the body, just select x-www-form-irlencoded

answered Dec 28 '20 at 19:08

murp

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Your a life saver mate – Vikranth May 21 '21 at 14:44
happy to help @Vikranth ! – murp May 22 '21 at 17:10
I put it in Body and it still says "Missing required field client_id". Any ideas? – Terry Windwalker Jun 09 '23 at 14:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '22 at 10:52

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Just a clarification, you also have to keep "#_ at the end of the code for it to work (contrary to what the doc says)

answered Jun 08 '22 at 10:52

Ubobby

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 10 '23 at 07:16

rather than encoding the body - can use this approach for python.

import urllib3

def make_post_request(url, fields):
    http = urllib3.PoolManager()
    response = http.request(
        'POST',
        url,
        fields=fields
    )
    return response.data.decode('utf-8')

url = 'https://api.instagram.com/oauth/access_token'
fields = {
    'client_id': '1234',
    'client_secret': 'ad09c61ac39488fc446b4bc0f05fddc9',
    'grant_type': 'authorization_code',
    'redirect_uri': 'https://www.blabla.app/auth/',
    'code': '1234'
}

response = make_post_request(url, fields)
print(response)

How to get access token from Instagram API

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