Getting information about a user
You may specify the ID of a specific user, but most likely you won't have access to request information about other users that the authenticated user. By not specifying a user ID (or setting it to 0), equals requesting information about the authenticated user.
@using Skybrud.Social.Instagram.BasicDisplay.Exceptions
@using Skybrud.Social.Instagram.BasicDisplay.Fields
@using Skybrud.Social.Instagram.BasicDisplay.Options
@using Skybrud.Social.Instagram.BasicDisplay.Responses.Users
@inherits WebViewPage<Skybrud.Social.Instagram.BasicDisplay.InstagramBasicDisplayService>
@{
try {
// Initialize the options for the request
InstagramGetUserOptions options = new InstagramGetUserOptions {
UserId = 1234,
Fields = new InstagramFieldList {
InstagramUserFields.Username,
InstagramUserFields.AccountType,
InstagramUserFields.MediaCount
}
};
// Make the request to the API
InstagramUserResponse response = Model.Users.GetUser(options);
<table class="table details">
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<td>@response.Body.Id</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Username</th>
<td>@response.Body.Username</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Account type</th>
<td>@response.Body.AccountType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Media count</th>
<td>@response.Body.MediaCount</td>
</tr>
</table>
} catch (Exception ex) {
<pre>@ex.GetType()</pre>
if (ex is InstagramHttpException http) {
<pre>@((int) http.Response.StatusCode) @http.Response.StatusCode</pre>
<pre>@http.Error.Type</pre>
<pre>@http.Error.Message</pre>
}
}
}