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Logstash input plugin for Instagram Streaming API

I want to read events from the Instagram. I was wondering if I can do it using Logstash similar to reading events from Twitter using Twitter input plugin, but there is no input plugin for Instagram. Is there any other way to collect Instagram data using Logstash?

Thanks!

Solution

  • Instagram has an API so you can definitely attempt something with the http_poller plugin.

    Something like this:

    input {
   http_poller {
      urls => {
         search => {
            method => get
            url => "https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/search?lat=48.858844&lng=2.294351&access_token=ACCESS-TOKEN"
         }
      }
      request_timeout => 60
      interval => 60
      codec => "json"
   }
}
output {
   stdout {
       codec => rubydebug
   }
}