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Display an Instagram feed
Pull a public Instagram feed into a playlist with the Instagram app.
The Instagram Feed app shows posts from chosen Instagram accounts and/or hashtags on your displays. You need an Instagram Business Account.
Steps
- Open App Store in the sidebar.
- Hover the Instagram card and click Add this App.
- Name your feed.
- Click Login with Facebook and sign into the Facebook account connected to your Instagram Business Account.
- Pick the Instagram Business Account → Next.
- Pick the connected Facebook Page → Next.
- Review the permissions screen. Choosing NO to any permission may break the feed; YES is recommended. Click Done, then OK.
- Pick the page again on the confirmation screen → Save.
- Add the accounts and/or hashtags to display:
- Use
@accountfor accounts and#tagfor hashtags. - Use the blue + button to add more, the red trash icon to remove.
- You can also exclude hashtags.
- Use
- Pick a layout and configure:
- Seconds per post / per set.
- Number of posts.
- Whether to show your handle at the bottom.
- Click Add App. The new feed appears under App Store → My Apps.
Preview & deploy
- In App Store → My Apps, hover the saved feed and click Preview to see what it’ll look like.
- Add the feed to a Playlist (see
06-playlists/STEPS.md) to push it to your displays.
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