How to read JSON file with PHP from instagram __a=1 page

Asked May 29 '22 at 09:21

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I’m trying to call a URL and read its content using php. when I place the url directly in the browser It works, but when I use php it returns empty string. here’s my code:

$url = "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/?__a=1"
$json = file_get_contents($url);
$res= json_decode($json);
var_dump($res);

Does anyone have an idea why I can’t read the file with PHP? Thank you,

edited May 29 '22 at 10:12

asked May 29 '22 at 09:21

Anass Hl

There is a CORS issue no? – JoelCrypto May 29 '22 at 10:02
no, there's error just empty string – Anass Hl May 29 '22 at 10:13
Your questions looks duplicate, I hope you find answers there Please take a look https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1975461/how-to-get-file-get-contents-to-work-with-https – Vaso Gamdelidze May 29 '22 at 13:41

How to read JSON file with PHP from instagram __a=1 page

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