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tkf/instagram-api-helper
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A Helper for the Instagram API

2.0.0(6y ago)047MITPHP

Since Oct 24Pushed 6y agoCompare

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Instagram API Helper plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
=============================================

[](#instagram-api-helper-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

A Helper for the Instagram API

[![Screenshot](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.0.0-beta.23 or later.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require tkf/instagram-api-helper

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Instagram API Helper.

Instagram API Helper Overview
-----------------------------

[](#instagram-api-helper-overview)

This plugins mirrors the endpoints accessible in sandbox-mode from the instagram-API to your server and keeps your API Keys secure. It also caches the responses so you don't hit the polling Limit.

Configuring Instagram API Helper
--------------------------------

[](#configuring-instagram-api-helper)

1. Insert your Instagram API Token
2. Enter your Instagram User Id
3. Define the path prefix (Defaults to /api)

Endpoints
---------

[](#endpoints)

```
/me.json => user information
/media.json => get recent media

```

Instagram API Helper Roadmap
----------------------------

[](#instagram-api-helper-roadmap)

map response to twig

Brought to you by [Jan Thoma](https://t-k-f.ch)

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~427 days

Total

3

Last Release

2270d ago

Major Versions

1.0.5 → 2.0.02020-02-26

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/83346fd1af658ba5a5b3b965945e2332951d5687c7b3cb83409fa73bd115775c?d=identicon)[jan\_thoma](/maintainers/jan_thoma)

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Top Contributors

[![jan-thoma](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24450307?v=4)](https://github.com/jan-thoma "jan-thoma (30 commits)")

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Tags

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