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Can I push content to Instagram API?

Currently I am pushing content from my server to Twitter and FB using there API. CAn I do the same with Instagram API. The documentation is very unclear if this is possible..Thx!

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    In the past Instagram offered an API but then they disabled it. RIght now there is a closed beta for content publishing API (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/content-publishing)

    However, there are unofficial libs on GitHub:

    1. PHP - https://github.com/mgp25/Instagram-API
    2. Python - https://github.com/LevPasha/Instagram-API-python

    EDIT:
    So to answer your question - indeed there is a way to publish content on Instagram programmatically.

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      Do you know why they closed it? I was tasked with creating a prototype app that was going to rely on their API back in February of this year, and I was super bummed they had their App approval process, and not just an open API

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        Unfortunately, I have no idea.

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      Thx! Any Java libs?

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    Even though it isn't possible, there are a few work-arounds that companies can use. One of the most popular is to give users a "Instagram" button that will download the desired content from your site (something like a square-shaped image). I've had clients use this in the past fairly successfully - but there might be better solutions out there as well!