Migrate off the shut-down Instagram Basic Display API to Instagram API with Instagram Login

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Steps

  1. Confirm per developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2024/09/04/update-on-instagram-basic-display-api that Meta announced the shutdown on September 4, 2024, effective December 4, 2024 (a 90-day window)
  2. Verify all Instagram Basic Display API requests have failed since December 4, 2024 — there is no grace period after that date
  3. Choose the correct replacement product name exactly: "Instagram API with Facebook Login" or "Instagram API with Instagram Login" (not "Instagram Login API")
  4. Confirm your Instagram account is upgraded to a professional (business or creator) account, since Instagram API with Instagram Login requires this and personal-account use cases have no direct replacement
  5. Rebuild the auth flow from scratch rather than adapting the old one, since scopes and login flows diverge meaningfully between Facebook Login and Instagram Login paths

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