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If you read the deprecation notice, this will not be possible anymore after December, 11, 2018.
tl;dr: Instagram is significantly tightening up access to their platform. The existing API is being deprecated in favor of a heavier permissions based system, and functionality available to all today, will be restricted to medium-to-large businesses down the road.
This is relevant to the HN community: builders who have enjoyed access to Instagram will now be severely restricted, which will limit future applications.
Finally: this is probably not a huge surprise. LinkedIn did this a couple of years ago, and of course Facebook has been tightening up access for years.
If you read the deprecation notice, this will not be possible anymore after December, 11, 2018.