Some time ago, I came up with an idea to create a website where people could build their own portfolio pages using their Instagram posts — inst.gallery
First of all, Instagram's documentation is very confusing and hard to understand. On top of that, they shut down the Instagram Basic API, which was exactly what I needed for my project.
As a result, out of three months of development, I spent about 30% of the time just trying to integrate the new Instagram API — only to find out later that I needed business verification for my app to actually work...
Alright, it's my fault for not studying the documentation thoroughly beforehand. So I had to quickly shut down that feature and rewrite the code to allow users to manually upload their portfolios instead.
My advice: Always read the documentation carefully before building anything that relies on it.
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