Businesses on Instagram Will Still Be Able to Search Hashtags on a Limited Basis

An API change restricts the number of uniques and pieces of content

As part of changes to the Instagram Graph API (application-programming interface) that were announced in January and go into effect Dec. 11, the ability for businesses to search hashtags via the API is being removed, but the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network announced a scaled-down version of that capability Wednesday.

Software engineer Namrita Pandita revealed in a blog post that a new hashtag search function was added to the Instagram Graph API, giving businesses the ability to find public photos and videos that were tagged with hashtags that are relevant to their business profiles.

However,

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