Guide to Configure Instagram as an OAuth/OpenId Connect Server with Drupal-7 Client

Step 1: Configure Instagram as an OAuth/OpenId Connect Server

  • Go to https://www.instagram.com/developer and Sign Up/Login to register a new app.
  • Click on Register Your Application button.
    • Instagram_sso_Register Your Application
  • Enter your website URL and phone number under the Your Website and Phone Number text fields respectively. Click on the Sign-Up button to continue.

    This step completes your sign up to a developer account.

    Instagram_sso_Sign Up button
  • Click on Register your Application button again and then go to Manage Clients Register a New Client as shown in the image below:

    Instagram_sso_Register your Application button
  • Enter your Application Name, Description, Company name, website URL, Contact Email etc. Copy the Redirect/ Callback URl from your miniOrange OAuth Client module and save it under the Valid Redirect URLs text field. Finally, click on the Register button to save your configurations.

    Instagram_sso_Save your configurations
  • Click on the Manage button to view your Client ID and Client Secret.

    Instagram_sso_Click on the Manage button
  • Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and save it in your miniOrange OAuth Client Client ID and the Client Secret text fields respectively.

    Instagram_sso_miniOrange OAuth Client
  • Click on the Security tab and uncheck the Disable Implicit OAuth option. Click on the Update Client button to save your changes.

    Instagram_sso_Disable Implicit OAuth

You have successfully completed your Instagram OAuth Server-side configurations. Still, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on info@miniorange.com

Step 2: Configure miniOrange Drupal 7 OAuth Client module.

  • Click on the link here to download the miniOrange OAuth Client module.
  • Scroll down and download module by clicking in the zip option under Downloads.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal go to link
  • Login in your Drupal 7 site’s admin console and click on Modules from the top navigation bar.
  • Select the Install new module option to install a new module on your Drupal 7 site.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal install module
  • Upload the downloaded zip file of the Module and click on the Install button to continue.
  • Click on Modules from the top navigation bar again and scroll down till you find miniOrange OAuth 2.0 Client. Click on the checkbox next to it and click on the Save Configuration button to enable the module.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal navigation bar
  • Now next to the miniOrange OAuth 2.0 Client, you will find an option to Configure the Module. Click on it to continue to the configuration page of the module.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal configuration page
  • Register/Login to your miniOrange account.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal register login
  • Click on the Configure OAuth tab and select your OAuth Provider from the Select Application dropdown. In case you do not find your OAuth Provider listed in the dropdown, please select Custom OAuth Provider and continue.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal custom auth provider
  • Enter your OAuth Provider information in their respective fields and click on the Save button to continue. Also, copy the Callback/Redirect URL and save it on your OAuth Provider.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal click on save
  • Now click on the Test Configuration option. This Test Configuration link will give you the list of the attributes that are coming from your OAuth Provider.
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal test configuration
  • Copy the email and the name attributes and save them under the Attribute & Role Mapping tab in the Email Attribute and Name Attribute text field respectively.

    • Please note: This step is mandatory for your login to work. Click on the Save button on the bottom of the page to save your attribute configurations.

    Instagram_sso_Drupal click on save
  • Now logout and go to your Drupal 7 site’s login page, you will automatically find a Login withyour OAuth Providerlink there. If you want to add your login link to other pages as well, please follow the steps given in the below image:
    • Instagram_sso_Drupal logout
  • If you want to check out our complete list of features and our various licensing plans, you can go to the Licensing Plan tab in the module.
  • Still, if you are facing any difficulty or if you have any questions in mind, you can reach out to us by submitting a query in the Support tab of a module or by sending us a mail at info@miniorange.com.

    • Congratulations, you have successfully configured the miniOrange Drupal 7 OAuth Client module.