In the history of Instagram, there have been three logos. Yes, three. Not two like most of us may believe. Majority of people don’t remember the very first Instagram logo, the original icon of the app: a detailed polaroid camera fluctuating on a white background. The elements included in the design were so detailed that […]
Best Graphic Designers on Instagram You Need to Follow
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media hubs out there and we have a pretty good idea why. Remember the time you used to snap Polaroid photos and hand them out to friends and or hang them on the mirror. How cool was that, uh? Even if you’re not a proud 60’s kid, […]
Connecting with API Data from Instagr.am using PHP
The process of connecting into API data via OAuth is tricky. Some of the more notable social networks which have adopted this technology include Foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook. But Instagram is a very popular mobile app which has grown tremendously fast. Their recent API v1.0 release has some really neat features where you can pull popular photos, recent users, follower lists, and a whole bunch more.
I don’t want to overwhelm anyone by offering too much information in a single tutorial. Thus I’ve broken this process into segments where the final script will output some user profile data from your Instagram account via OAuth connection. For an example you can try to login yourself or check out my screenshot at the bottom of this article.