Install Instagram Connector on Windows

To install the Instagram Connector on Windows, use the following procedure.

To install the Instagram Connector

  1. Run the Instagram Connector installation program.

    The installation wizard opens.

  2. Read the installation instructions and click Next.

    The License Agreement dialog box opens.

  3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click I accept the agreement and click Next.

    The Installation Directory dialog box opens.

  4. Choose an installation folder for Instagram Connector and click Next.

    The Service Name dialog box opens.

  5. In the Service name box, type a name to use for the connector’s Windows service and click Next.

    The Service Port and ACI Port dialog box opens.

  6. Type the following information, and click Next.

    Service port The port used by the connector to listen for service actions.
    ACI port The port used by the connector to listen for actions.

    The License Server Configuration dialog box opens.

  7. Type the following information, and click Next.

    License server host The host name or IP address of your License server.
    License server port The ACI port of your License server.

    The IDOL database dialog box opens.

  1. In the IDOL Database box, type the name of the IDOL database that you want the connector to index data into, and click Next.

    The Proxy Server dialog box opens.

  2. If you have installed the connector on a machine that is behind a proxy server, type the following information and then click Next.

    Proxy host The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
    Proxy port The port of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
    Proxy username The user name to use to authenticate with the proxy server.
    Proxy password The password to use to authenticate with the proxy server.

    The Select Instagram Task dialog box opens.

  3. Choose how to retrieve information from Instagram.

    • To retrieve content from a specific user, click Process content from a specific user, and click Next. Then, type the User ID of the user to retrieve information from and click Next.
    • To retrieve content that has a specific tag, click Search for content from a specific tag, and click Next. Then, type both the name of a tag and the account ID of the user performing the search, and click Next.

    The Instagram Configuration dialog box opens.

  4. Choose whether to ingest the comments and likes that are associated with Instagram posts, and whether to retrieve the images or videos and use these as the document content. Then, click Next.

    The OAuth Authentication dialog box opens.

  5. Type the following information, and then click Next.

    AppKey The application key that was provided when you set up an application to represent the connector.
    AppSecret The application secret that was provided when you set up an application to represent the connector.
    Redirect URL The URL at which the OAuth tool will run. For example, http://localhost:7878/oauth.

    The CFS dialog box opens.

  6. Choose whether to install a new CFS.

    • To install a new CFS, select the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

      The Installation directory dialog box opens. Go to the next step.

    • To use an existing CFS, clear the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

      The CFS dialog box opens. Type the Hostname and Port of your existing CFS. Click Next and go to step 18.

  1. Choose an installation folder for the Connector Framework Server and then click Next.

    The Installation name dialog box opens.

  2. In the Service name box, type a unique name for the Connector Framework service and click Next. The name must not contain any spaces.

    The CFS dialog box opens.

  3. Type the following information, and click Next.

    Service port

    The port used by CFS to listen for service actions.

    ACI port The port used by CFS to listen for actions.
  4. Type the following information and click Next.

    IDOL Server hostname The host name or IP address of the IDOL server that you want to index documents into.
    ACI port The ACI port of the IDOL server.

    The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens.

  5. Review the installation settings. If necessary, click Back to go back and change any settings. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

    The connector is installed.

  1. Complete the installation procedure. You can run the OAuth tool, which obtains the access token necessary to retrieve information from Instagram.

    • To run the OAuth tool, select the Run OAuth tool check box, and click Next.

      Your default web browser opens to the web site, so that you can authorize the connector to access Instagram.

      After you authorize the connector, the OAuth tool obtains the access token from Instagram and creates a file named oauth.cfg, in the connector's installation folder. This file contains the token required by the connector to retrieve information from Instagram. The default configuration automatically uses the token to authenticate with Instagram because the parameters in oauth.cfg are included in the connector configuration (for information about how to include configuration parameters from other files, see Include an External Configuration File).

      You can now configure fetch tasks. For information about how to do this, see Use the Connector.

    • To finish installing the connector without running the OAuth tool, clear the Run OAuth tool check box and click Finish. For information about how to run the OAuth tool at a later time, see Configure OAuth Authentication.