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
The user name field was also removed to protect users’ privacy
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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.
