Instagram Closing down its API & Media Json File

[GOSO]

I received this in the mail today, does this mean Powerlikes & botting will cease to exist?

To continuously improve Instagram users' privacy and security, we are accelerating the deprecation of Instagram API Platform, making the following changes effective immediately. We understand that this may affect your business or services, and we appreciate your support in keeping our platform secure.

The following capabilities will be disabled immediately (previously set for July 31, 2018 or December 11, 2018 deprecation):

• Follower List - to read the list of followers and followed-by users
• Relationships - to follow and unfollow accounts on a user’s behalf
• Commenting on Public Content - to post and delete comments on a user’s behalf on public media
• Likes - to like and unlike media on a user’s behalf
• Subscriptions - to receive notifications when media is posted
• Users Information - to search for and view users' public content
• Some information on Public Content returned through hashtag and location search - Name, Bio, Comments, Commenters, Follower Count, Following Count, Post Count, and Profile Picture

The following will be deprecated according to the timeline we shared previously:

• Public Content - all remaining capabilities to read public media on a user's behalf on December 11, 2018
• Basic - to read a user’s own profile info and media in early 2020

Additional resources for your reference:

• Facebook Platform changes
• New Instagram Graph API information
• Instagram API Platform information

Thanks,

The Instagram Platform Team

 

[Oz0102]

This is crazy

 

[Grimasaur]

There is a thread talking about that allready and no it doesnt mean anything bots dont use the oficial api

 

[223thaproducer]

There is a thread talking about that allready and no it doesnt mean anything bots dont use the oficial api

motherfkers

 

[dotc0m]

correct just about all actions are web based,

No biggie, the game changes and so do we.....

 

[Edvard Benk]

correct just about all actions are web based,

No biggie, the game changes and so do we.....

improvise. adapt. overcome.

 

[X]

The API has always been limited, so smart bot devs have been doing browser-based automation for a long time now. This does hurt some pretty cool online services, but doesn't mean anything as far as botting goes.

 

[u2u2u2]

I doubt serious botters using those public api.