Did Instagram change API rate limits on Mar 30, 2018?

Question

I use some self developed script to get info about my posts and followers. Recently I discovered that Instagram changed rate limits for my app. I see following info in heade

Answer 1

Yes,

The limit has been reduced.

Here are some reference links for detailed documentation:

Instagram API limit reduced to 200 from 5000

https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/02/instagram-api-limit/

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/overview/#rate-limiting

Hope it helps

Thanks

Answer 2

Here's our answer: https://www.instagram.com/developer/changelog/

The API deprecated immediately. So really the limits probably don't matter that much anymore. I really don't see myself building another app based on their API...

Answer 3

Some perspective:

This 200 per hour call has been in the Graph API documentation for at least a month (according to wayback machine).

Facebook must have panicked over the weekend and pressed the "require Graph API permissions" button, thus our current situation. :\

Answer 4

Yes It is, Although no official communication. I also experienced that. I found this in their documentation.

The Instagram API uses the same rate limiting as the Graph API (200 calls per user per hour) with one exception: the /media/comments edge limits writes to 60 writes per user per hour. Please refer to the Graph API's rate limiting documentation for more information.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/overview/#rate-limiting

https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/02/instagram-api-limit/ Hope this will be helpful.

Update:-

Further on 4th April few more APIs deprecated by Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/developer/changelog/

Answer 5

Here is The New Instagram's Public Api Update , unfortunately Limit rates are worthless for some Features in Instagram . April 4, 2018

The following endpoints are deprecated immediately:
Follows and Relationships
GET /users/self/follows
GET /users/self/followed-by
GET /users/self/requested-by
GET /users/{user-id}/relationship
POST /users/{user-id}/relationship
Commenting on Public Content
GET /media/{media-id}/comments (Deprecation not relevant when fetching comments for self media)
POST /media/{media-id}/comments
DEL /media/{media-id}/comments/comment-id
Media
GET /media/{media-id}
GET /media/shortcode/{shortcode}
Likes
GET /media/{media-id}/likes
POST /media/{media-id}/likes
DEL /media/{media-id}/likes
User Search
GET /users/{user-id}
GET /users/{user-id}/media/recent
GET /users/self/media/liked
GET /users/search
Subscriptions - to receive notifications when media is posted
Some information on Public Content returned through hashtag and location search will be removed - Name, Bio, Comments, Commenters, Follower Count, Following Count, Post Count, and Profile Picture