Fix Instagram posting: new token, error logging, publish delay

.github/workflows/dev.yml

@@ -29,5 +29,4 @@ jobs:
           BLUESKY_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
           BLUESKY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          #In order to create posts on the test accounts remove the --debugposters debug flag
-          python ./main.py --debugsources --debugposters
+          python ./main.py --debugsources

main.py

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ def create_posters(debug=False):
         return [PosterDebug()]
 
     from social_posters.instagram import PosterInstagram
-    from social_posters.bluesky import PosterBluesky
+    # from social_posters.bluesky import PosterBluesky
 
     posters = []
-    posters.append(PosterBluesky())
+    # posters.append(PosterBluesky())
     posters.append(PosterInstagram())
     return posters
 

social_posters/instagram.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 
 import requests
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def platform_name(self) -> str:
 
     def authenticate(self) -> bool:
         if not self._is_available:
+            print("Instagram: credentials not set (INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID or INSTAGRAM_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN missing)")
             return False
         try:
             response = requests.get(
@@ -32,7 +34,13 @@ def authenticate(self) -> bool:
             response.raise_for_status()
             self._authenticated = True
             return True
-        except Exception:
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as exc:
+            body = exc.response.text if exc.response is not None else "no response body"
+            print(f"Instagram auth failed (HTTP {exc.response.status_code}): {body}")
+            self._authenticated = False
+            return False
+        except Exception as exc:
+            print(f"Instagram auth failed: {exc}")
             self._authenticated = False
             return False
 
@@ -51,14 +59,25 @@ def publish(self, post: Post) -> PostResult:
 
         try:
             container_id = self._create_media_container(post)
+            # Instagram needs time to process the uploaded image before publishing.
+            # Publishing immediately returns "Media ID is not available" (error 9007).
+            time.sleep(10)
+
             media_id = self._publish_media(container_id)
             return PostResult(
                 success=True,
                 post_id=media_id,
                 post_url="https://www.instagram.com/cute.pets.boston/",
             )
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as exc:
+            body = exc.response.text if exc.response is not None else "no response body"
+            error = f"Instagram publish failed (HTTP {exc.response.status_code}): {body}"
+            print(error)
+            return PostResult(success=False, error_message=error)
         except Exception as exc:
-            return PostResult(success=False, error_message=str(exc))
+            error = f"Instagram publish failed: {exc}"
+            print(error)
+            return PostResult(success=False, error_message=error)
 
     def _create_media_container(self, post: Post) -> str:
         """Create a media container and return its ID."""
@@ -75,6 +94,7 @@ def _create_media_container(self, post: Post) -> str:
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()["id"]
 
+
     def _publish_media(self, container_id: str) -> str:
         response = requests.post(
             f"{GRAPH_API_BASE}/{self.account_id}/media_publish",

test_meta.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""Test script to verify Meta/Instagram API access."""
+
+import requests
+
+USER_TOKEN = "EAAeTXquCfa0BQZCslgXMt0CCMZATqzmOtf9BZAvROb16VDOdqONm4g3hnJ9iYnZAa2LSwmqlB4AB56Wd0dQkGlgQP5ZCBclci4CHEOkgpZAVMNVLq7f6NXQ301GPuk9PPEH0EenVdAJdxwjKqgHbw8ASBVkUtfZBN9qxJg9tAZBrlNpHKyMpvfY9iDFBvPDhwStnhQGePZAQ0BSYaUtiBho7i0SwJLmC3mjYBZCIDIoQ22QBBZBostZCLxtaZAobx5mGNPSEoq9XTeZCA3ZAodUhtyEk4iwEq5N1gZDZD"
+PAGE_ID = "987663194437618"
+
+# Step 1: Query the page directly for linked Instagram account
+print("=== Instagram Business Account ===")
+ig_url = f"https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/{PAGE_ID}"
+response = requests.get(ig_url, params={
+    "fields": "instagram_business_account,name",
+    "access_token": USER_TOKEN,
+})
+print("Status:", response.status_code)
+print(response.json())