Activate your Instagram integration

For the Professional and Premium pricing plans, we can populate your newsfeed with all your recent Instagram posts. Fully automated.

STEP 1: Accept the tester invitation

  1. Go to instagram.com and log in with your event's official account.

  2. Go to Settings → Apps and Websites and select the Tester Invites tab.

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  3. Accept the invitation from Appmiral.

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STEP 2: Authorize Appmiral to embed your Instagram posts

Follow this guideline closely to link your Instagram handle to your app.

  1. Log in to the Appmiral CMS and select your most recent edition.

  2. In the menu, under Tools and click on Data Importers.Screenshot 2023-07-06 at 13.33.52

  3. Open the Instagram Cards Importer
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  4. Scroll down to the Configure section, the Instagram User will already be filled in and should match your event's Instagram account.

  5. Click on the Authenticate Instagram Account button. You will be redirected to Instagram. You may be asked to choose an Instagram account, be sure you are logged in with your event's Instagram account and not a personal one!



  6. Click on the Authorize button. You will be redirected back to the Appmiral CMS where you will see a message saying "Instagram Access Token created". You should now see a long code in the Instagram Access Token field which indicates that the authorization was successful.
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    Great job, that means we're all set now 👍

Warning: if the password for this linked Instagram account changes, you have to complete this process again!

 

If you have a Foundation app and want to automate your newsfeed as well, get in touch with us at hello@appmiral.com to discuss an upgrade.