# Instagram token

> Instagram token: PUT /v1/connections/instagram/token. Stores the Meta API token for Instagram (encrypted). The token is verified with Meta before it is saved.

Source: https://praeko.app/docs/en/api/connections/instagram-token

`PUT /v1/connections/instagram/token` · minimum scope: admin

Stores the Meta API token for Instagram (encrypted). The token is verified with Meta before it is saved.

> **Headers** `Authorization: Bearer praeko_…` and `X-Praeko-Contract: en`. Always send both.

Legacy Portuguese alias (still answered, marked as deprecated): `/v1/conexoes/instagram/token`.

## Request body

JSON. Required fields must be sent; the others can be left out. The token in the example is only a placeholder: use your own. The server verifies the token with Meta before storing it.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `token` (required) | string | Meta API access token (Instagram). 20 to 4000 characters. |
| `userId` (required) | string | Numeric id of the Instagram account. Up to 40 characters. |
| `host` (optional) | string | Meta server. Values: https://graph.facebook.com, https://graph.instagram.com; default: https://graph.facebook.com. |
| `username` (optional) | string | Username, used only if Meta does not return the name. |
| `type` (optional) | string | Account type. Default: BUSINESS. |

**Body example**

```json
{
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}
```

## Example

**curl**

```bash
curl -X PUT "https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRAEKO_KEY" \
  -H "X-Praeko-Contract: en" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}'
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const res = await fetch("https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token", {
  method: "PUT",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.PRAEKO_KEY}`,
    "X-Praeko-Contract": "en",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "userId": "17841400000000000",
    "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());
```

**Node**

```js
import { Praeko } from "@praeko/sdk";

const praeko = new Praeko({ url: "https://praeko.app", key: process.env.PRAEKO_KEY });
const resultado = await praeko.channels.sendInstagramToken({
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
});
console.log(resultado);
```

**Python**

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.put(
    "https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['PRAEKO_KEY']}",
        "X-Praeko-Contract": "en",
    },
    json={
        "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "userId": "17841400000000000",
        "host": "https://graph.instagram.com",
    },
)
print(resp.status_code, resp.json())
```

**PHP**

```php
<?php
$corpo = <<<'JSON'
{
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}
JSON;

$ch = curl_init('https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'PUT',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("PRAEKO_KEY"),
        'X-Praeko-Contract: en',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $corpo,
]);
$resposta = curl_exec($ch);
echo curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE), " ", $resposta, PHP_EOL;
curl_close($ch);
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", "https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("PRAEKO_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("X-Praeko-Contract", "en")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(resp.Status, string(out))
}
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "net/http"
require "uri"

uri = URI("https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token")
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV['PRAEKO_KEY']}"
request["X-Praeko-Contract"] = "en"
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request.body = <<~'JSON'
  {
    "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "userId": "17841400000000000",
    "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
  }
JSON

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |http| http.request(request) }
puts response.code, response.body
```

**C#**

```csharp
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;

using var client = new HttpClient();
using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Put, "https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token");
request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PRAEKO_KEY"));
request.Headers.Add("X-Praeko-Contract", "en");
request.Content = new StringContent("""
    {
      "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "userId": "17841400000000000",
      "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
    }
""", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine($"{(int)response.StatusCode} {await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()}");
```

**Java**

```java
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String body = """
            {
              "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
              "userId": "17841400000000000",
              "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
            }
            """;
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token"))
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + System.getenv("PRAEKO_KEY"))
            .header("X-Praeko-Contract", "en")
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .method("PUT", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        System.out.println(response.statusCode() + " " + response.body());
    }
}
```

**HTTPie**

```bash
http PUT "https://praeko.app/v1/connections/instagram/token" \
  "Authorization: Bearer $PRAEKO_KEY" \
  "X-Praeko-Contract: en" \
  "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --raw='{
  "token": "IGAAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "userId": "17841400000000000",
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}'
```

> Official SDK for Node: Install it with `npm install @praeko/sdk` (see [SDK and CLI](https://praeko.app/docs/en/sdk)).

## Response

| Success status | When |
|---|---|
| `200` | Success. |

**Response 200**

```json
{
  "connected": true,
  "username": "dev.ocioso",
  "followers": 1842,
  "mediaItems": 37,
  "host": "https://graph.instagram.com"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | `empty_body` | The request body is empty. |
| 400 | `invalid_json` | The request body is not a JSON object. |
| 413 | `body_too_large` | The request body is larger than 1 MB. |
| 422 | `invalid_field` | Invalid token, `userId` or `host`. |
| 502 | `instagram_error` | Meta rejected the token. |

### Errors on any route

| Status | code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | `unauthorized` | The `Authorization: Bearer …` header is missing. |
| 401 | `invalid_api_key` | The key does not exist. |
| 401 | `revoked_api_key` | The key has been revoked. |
| 401 | `expired_api_key` | The key has expired. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The key's scope is not enough for this route (see the scope badge). |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | The per-minute request limit was exceeded. |

The body of every error is `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`. See [all error codes](https://praeko.app/docs/en/guides/errors-and-limits).

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