Instagram authorization fails with Meta app errors
Authorizing Instagram fails with Meta developer-app errors such as insufficient developer role, app not active, or cannot call API.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
13 public reports · first reported 25 October 2019 · last reported 5 January 2024
What's going wrong
Many site owners using this WordPress photo feed plugin cannot connect their Instagram account. The authorization step returns Meta errors such as insufficient developer role, app not active, app still under development, or cannot call API. Some owners are sent to a page that is unavailable, or to an access denied screen after approving the connection. Reports span from 2019 to 2024, so the connection keeps breaking as Meta changes its requirements. Owners are left without a working token and without clear steps. A managed setup service that handles the Meta app configuration and token exchange could solve this for owners without developer knowledge.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget.
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Who has this problem
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