Getting large thumbnail photos from Instagram is no longer working with “replace”

Question

For long time I use this "replace function" to get the thumbnails by Instagram API, it worked well but now they changed somethings and I no longer to use bigger thumbnails by this way.

src="<?= str_replace('s150x150/', 's320x320/', $post->images->thumbnail->url) ?>">

By default thumbnail, it works well. https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/94387bd7b8a247f3f4039f8789772142/5AEE2A9E/t51.2885-15/s150x150/e35/c0.135.1080.1080/26335890_2247807142112483_5882778660510892032_n.jpg

But replaced thumbnail size to bigger, it appears a msg: Invalid URL signature.

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/94387bd7b8a247f3f4039f8789772142/5AEE2A9E/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e35/c0.135.1080.1080/26335890_2247807142112483_5882778660510892032_n.jpg

Anyone can help to get bigger thumbnail of Instagram. They changed API and I feel so tired with Facebook, they have made many changes since sync with FB and everytime like this, the developers have to update with no instructions.

Answer 1

You can try with this trick

src="<?= str_replace('s150x150/', 's320x320/', str_replace('vp/', '', $post->images->thumbnail->url)) ?>">

or

src="<?= str_replace('s150x150/', 's640x640/', str_replace('vp/', '', $post->images->thumbnail->url)) ?>">

You have to replace (delete) also "vp/" on url, and works again. It's a really bad solution, but it's the only that i've found.

Answer 2

Copy the link of the profile pic after the "/s150x150/ xxxxxxxx......jpg " to the end of this:

" https://instagram.flju2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/e890a9f0b7b40abe5667b06d0fa750e5/ "

like: https://instagram.flju2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/e890a9f0b7b40abe5667b06d0fa750e5/ xxxxxxxx......jpg

Works right now.

Answer 3

A solution would be very nice! I have also done it like you the last few month.

I think one of the solutions is to use non-squared fotos from instagram (you get with "standard_resolution") and set it as a background-image and do the "square" via css and display cover…

This is my personal solution at the moment…

Answer 4

i opened instagram on google chrome selected the desired post, right-clicked to "save as". after opening the saved html doc. in chrome i right-clicked again to veiw page source. i scrolled down to line 217 of the page source and one of the links there gave me the picture i wanted. not sure that it is the same thing as before but it let me download the picture of the post in a .jpg format. hope this helps