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Hi,

So I've got a problem I don't know how to go about since it's a bit hard to google it up.

I'm currently working with a service where we handle other customers Instagram accounts but there is a special customer right now who wants us to help him post things through his private instagram account but through a way where we don't need to log in (he wants to keep his password secret), and that we won't be able to see his private messages, in other words ONLY posting things and commenting through his Instagram account.

Is this possible? I've personally never heard about it before.

Thanks in advance!

ChrisWang said:

Hi,

So I've got a problem I don't know how to go about since it's a bit hard to google it up.

I'm currently working with a service where we handle other customers Instagram accounts but there is a special customer right now who wants us to help him post things through his private instagram account but through a way where we don't need to log in (he wants to keep his password secret), and that we won't be able to see his private messages, in other words ONLY posting things and commenting through his Instagram account.

Is this possible? I've personally never heard about it before.

Thanks in advance!

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There are many third party apps which work on basis of 2fa or 0auth. For an instance hootsuite can be used to get authorized by IG and further used for posting.

proxified said:

There are many third party apps which work on basis of 2fa or 0auth. For an instance hootsuite can be used to get authorized by IG and further used for posting.

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Thanks for the reply.

What is 2fa or 0uath?
Hootsuite sounds good, I'll check them out.

they are ways of authenticating API access, the poster is advising you to use an API based system such as Hootsuite to access the account.

Just like @proxified said,use Hootsuite,it does the job pretty well and you don't need your clients password

ChrisWang said:

Thanks for the reply.

What is 2fa or 0uath?
Hootsuite sounds good, I'll check them out.

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Just wondering how you are offering IG services without knowing about these!

Kuz32 said:

they are ways of authenticating API access, the poster is advising you to use an API based system such as Hootsuite to access the account.

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Oh, thank you!

SpezzNacci said:

Just like @proxified said,use Hootsuite,it does the job pretty well and you don't need your clients password

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Yes, thank you!

proxified said:

Just wondering how you are offering IG services without knowing about these!

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I usually handle the content, and the customers usually give me their account so I can log in.

Instagram uses Oauth to authenticate users via apps and mobile app. If you can get his token, you can import it or manage it manually as you desire.
Another reason is to get his access token and use this to post via API.
Or if he can login to a rooted android device, he can use titanbackup and backup the app, send you the backup files and then you can import it to another rooted device.
Or he can login to instagram via browser, give you the browser cookies, then add them to your tools such as Jarvee.

Plenty of alternatives for you.

Or like the first poster mentioned, he can use 2FA (two factor authentication) which requires approval from another source such as SMS or Google Authenticator but that still requires his password once.
2FA is a 2 way login mechanism, works like this:
First way: Login with password
Second way: Enter code sent by text

I don't know what 0auth is but I assume he meant Oauth.