Using min_id in the Instagram API

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Just the fact that I can find no-one else having this problem with the Instagram API indicates to me that I am doing something wrong.

If I was to enter: https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/334250900/media/recent/?client_id=xxx&min_id=678453535718114828_919796408 and 678453535718114828_919796408 was the very latest post ID for that user, I should get nothing back, right?

Well I don't. I get one post back - the one in the min_id parameter.

The documentation states:

MIN_ID - Return media later than this min_id.

but the behaviour seems to be to return media LATER OR EQUAL TO this min_id.

If I specify a min_id that is the THIRD most recent post, I should get TWO posts back, but no, I get three.

Sure, I can throw away the last result in the returned array, or do some checking to see whether I already have it - but that kinda defeats the purpose of the parameter.

Is it just me?

You are right, it is returning the min_id and later, you may have to throw away the last — krisrak, Mar 18 '14 at 05:53
I guess my ulterior motive is to have the folk at IG actually change the API to suit the documentation (and hopefully not vice versa, which might be easier!). In the meantime, I am just dealing with it. — Dave Spencer, Mar 18 '14 at 08:15
You should submit a bug report to Instagram :) Little things like that tend to irritate developers and we don't like that haha — Sébastien Richer, Mar 18 '14 at 20:48
I did that. I've not heard anything, however. Not sure if I'm supposed to? — Dave Spencer, Apr 01 '14 at 11:40
Is it an open bug reporting system that you can share a link to? — LeonardChallis, Jul 04 '15 at 19:04

Using min_id in the Instagram API

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