Create nodes from instagram posts hashtags and profiles
The gatsby-source-instagram plugin offers a powerful way to integrate Instagram data into your Gatsby projects. Whether you’re looking to scrape posts from a public account or utilize the Instagram Graph API for more structured data, this plugin has you covered. With straightforward installation and flexible configuration options, developers can easily extract and manipulate Instagram content for their websites.
This plugin transforms how you manage and display Instagram posts by providing a seamless approach to retrieve photos, user profiles, and image data. If you’re building a site that would benefit from dynamic Instagram content, gatsby-source-instagram is definitely worth considering.
Public Scraping: Easily scrape the latest 50 photos from any public Instagram account by specifying the username ID.
Instagram Graph API Integration: Optionally use the Instagram Graph API with an access token for more structured data retrieval.
Flexible Querying: Retrieve common fields like likes, comments, and captions uniformly, regardless of the retrieval method.
Fallback Mechanism: If errors occur with the Graph API, the plugin will revert to public scraping seamlessly.
Image Processing Support: Utilize gatsby-transformer-sharp and associated plugins to perform image processing on the fetched Instagram images.
Customizable Parameters: Control the number of posts and hashtags retrieved with customizable query parameters, providing flexibility based on your data needs.
User Profile Information: Access additional data related to user profiles, enhancing the content you can present on your site.
Community-Driven Improvements: Participate in ongoing developments and improvements through community contributions and discussions on GitHub.
