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8 years 8 months ago #62627 by geodun
It seems for new users when they attempt to register using Instagram they are required to sign in with an existing account or create a new account.

The following message appears after clicking Instagram to sign in:
"Thanks for signing in using Instagram. Do you already have an account on this site, or would you like to create one?"

Can it not work like the Facebook login where it creates an account for you if you don't have one?
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8 years 8 months ago #62631 by alzander
Replied by alzander on topic Instagram Registration
Instagram's API does not return the user's email address. This is a limitation in their API and not something we can work around. The only option JFBConnect has is to bring them to the login/register page and allow them to fill out their email address. Other details can still be automatically imported.

Twitter used to be this way as well, but thankfully added email as a field that could be fetched about a year ago. If Instagram ever changes their API to allow email to be imported, you can be sure we'll support it as soon as we can.

I hope that helps explain,
Alex
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