Instagram API about simpleauth HOT 4 CLOSED

Not to speak for @calebd, but I think the library is more so for authenticating users and getting their access tokens. To make an API call to Instagram that does not require a user token, you can add your clientID in the API call (via NSURLRequest), using NSURLConnection, AFNetworking, or any other HTTP library of choice.

For example https://api.instagram.com/v1/tags/cats/media/recent?clientID=myClientID to get you the most recent images tagged as cat, requires no authentication. :)

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Got it. Yeah I was assuming the main reason for the library was the authentication of users, as you said. I just didn't know if it would work just find in the case you decide authentication is not needed.

I'm working on something where it could go either way, and just wanted the flexibility to use SimpleAuth either way. And it not automatically pop up the user authentication view if it was not needed. But I couldn't tell if it was an all or nothing proposition.

Thanks so much for chiming in on this!

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You guys got it. It's just for authentication, which you can then use to make authenticated API calls later 😄

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Thanks for the response Caleb

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