Connect Instagram to sanda: what to prepare, the fields the connection form asks for, and how its data lands in your warehouse.
Connect Instagram
- Open the catalogue. In the console, go to Data · Connections and press New connection.
- Choose Instagram. It is listed under marketing and analytics; you can also search for it by name.
- Fill in the form. Enter the fields below. Credentials go straight to sanda’s sync engine and are never stored in sanda’s database.
- Choose what to sync. Pick the streams you want, and a sync mode for each. See choose what to sync.
- Run the first sync. sanda tests the connection, then lands each stream as a table in your warehouse.
Configuration fields
What the connection form asks for. Required fields are marked; the rest are optional.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Token | string, secret | Yes | The value of the access token generated with instagram_basic, instagram_manage_insights, pages_show_list, pages_read_engagement, Instagram Public Content Access permissions. |
| Client Id | string, secret | No | The Client ID for your Oauth application. |
| Client Secret | string, secret | No | The Client Secret for your Oauth application. |
| Number of concurrent threads | integer | No | The number of worker threads to use for the sync. Default 20. |
| Start Date | string | No | The date from which you'd like to replicate data for User Insights, in the format YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z. All data generated after this date will be replicated. If left blank, the start date will be set to 2 years before the present date. |
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