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# How to get Instagram Access Token
Starting from **March 2020**, Facebook requires users to create a Facebook app with Instagram Basic Display API to get a long-live Instagram Access Token. Follow our instructions on this section to get your own Instagram Access Token and paste it back on the **Appearance ▸ Customizing ▸ API keys ▸ Instagram Access Token**
You will need:
* A Facebook account.
* An Instagram account with media.
## Step 1: Create App
Go to [developers.facebook.com](https://developers.facebook.com/), click My Apps, and create a new app.
Once you have created the app and are in the App Dashboard, navigate to Settings > Basic, scroll the bottom of the page, and click Add Platform.
Choose Website, add your website’s URL, and save your changes.
## **Step 2: Configure Instagram Basic Display**
Click **Products**, locate the **Instagram** product, and click **Set Up** to add it to your app.
Click **Basic Display**, scroll to the bottom of the page, then click **Create New App**.
In the form that appears, complete each section using the guidelines below.\
\&#xNAN;***Display Name***\
Enter the name of the Facebook app you just created.
***Valid OAuth Redirect URIs***
Enter your website’s URL.
For example:
After you enter a URL, save your changes and check the URL again; Instagram may have appended a trailing forward slash depending on your URL structure.
***Deauthorize Callback URL***
Enter your website’s URL again.
***Data Deletion Request Callback URL***
Enter your website’s URL once again.
#### App Review
Skip this section for now since you will not be switching the app to Live Mode during the tutorial.
Save your changes before heading to the next step.
## **Step 3: Add an Instagram Test User**
Navigate to Roles > Roles and scroll down to the Instagram Testers section. Click Add Instagram Testers and enter your Instagram account’s username and send the invitation.
Open a new web browser and go to [www.instagram.com](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2F\&h=AT3IpFSLdh5MMecvubFoSiffDnOhipinduFlVQEukLk8fH553_YldBY9hlCWjLXyqVPYOBc6r4J7QjpF-q9Ys1RUW64vHJQlFdq8WjVDluEBjJf-rh-qsD1QNxXUiZuthm82NTKAIZjyCFL24-lQHw) and sign in to your Instagram account that you just invited. Navigate to (Profile Icon) > Click on the **cogwheel** icon next to **“Edit Profile”** button > **Apps** and **Websites** > **Tester** Invites and accept the invitation.
Your Instagram account is now eligible to be accessed by your Facebook app while it is in Development Mode.
## **Step 4: Generate Access Token for Test User**
Navigate to **App Dashboard** > **Products** > **Instagram** > **Basic Display** page and scroll down to **User Token Generator** section. Click on **“Generate Token”** button.
Log in with your Instagram account. Allow the app to access your Instagram account data
Click on “I understand” checkbox then copy your Instagram Access Token.
## Step 5: Add Token to your site
Paste your Instagram Access **Token on Appearance ▸ Customizing ▸ API keys ▸ Instagram Access Token**