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I'm trying to get medida data from Instagram via their REST service. I've got an access token and tried to get some media data, I'm using this query
https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/184692323/media/recent/?access_token=
I get this response
{"meta":{"error_type":"APINotFoundError","code":400,"error_message":"this user does not exist"}}
The user ID does exist, I actually tried to use Lady Gaga's user ID, which I got from here: http://jelled.com/instagram/lookup-user-id# When I use my user-id, it works. It just seems to not work with other user ids.
What can I do? Is this something related to these new "sanbox" rules?
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If you see a "user not found" message on Instagram, it could be one of several issues with an account. The account in question may be disabled or deleted, or it may have been banned. It's also possible you have been blocked by that user.
Restart your phone – Turning your phone off and on could resolve the problem. Update the app – Another reason you see the message could be because you're not using the latest version of the app. Try updating the app and then searching for the user's profile.
If the account is private and you can't find it, you've likely been blocked. If the account is public, and when visiting their page you can't see their profile image, post count, follower count, or following count, and the photo grid area reads "No Posts Yet," you have definitely been blocked.
the user exits, but you may be blocked by instagram for spamming, usually you get that response if spam was detected by an account, try with different user access_token, it should work.
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I think you are still running in Instagram Sandbox-mode: https://www.instagram.com/developer/sandbox/.
Citing their page: For example, if you query the /users/{user-id}/ endpoint and the {user-id} is a sandbox user, then you will get the normal API response; but if the {user-id} is not a sandbox user, you will get a APINotFound error.
I have the same issue for non-Sandbox users, which are public but nevertheless Instagram returns it's not a valid user. So the docs seem to be correct.
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