I'm working on a new kind of DAP (Digital Audio Player) with the focus being on a better visual experience to go alongside the music. Post going in-depth here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-181321780

Our app is used to authenticate users—specifically musicians—via the Instagram OAuth flow. We request access only to the instagram_business_basic permission and retrieve minimal public profile data, specifically the Instagram username. This information is used solely to associate an Instagram account with the corresponding user profile in our platform's database for identity verification purposes.

Our role as a Tech Provider is limited to enabling musicians to link their verified Instagram accounts as a form of professional identity on our platform. This helps to ensure authenticity and trust among users, particularly industry professionals engaging with our artist-focused services.

We do not collect, store, or process any private Instagram data. We do not publish content, provide analytics, or perform automated actions on behalf of users. The data retrieved is strictly limited to the public username field and is never shared with third parties.

The user journey is as follows:

1. The user visits [REDACTED] and clicks the Connect Instagram button.

2. They are redirected to the official Instagram OAuth dialog to authorize access to their public profile.

3. Upon successful authentication, they are redirected back to our app, which then makes a request to the Instagram Graph API endpoint https://graph.instagram.com/me using the access token.

4. We extract the username field from the response and associate it with the user’s profile in our database to complete the verification process.

Users have full control over their accounts and data. If a user wishes to remove their account and associated data from our platform, they can follow the instructions provided here: [REDACTED].

This implementation strictly follows Instagram's platform guidelines and privacy principles by minimizing data usage, requiring explicit user authorization, and ensuring transparency and user control.

1. How our business uses Platform Data to enable a product or service for our clients:

[REDACTED] uses Instagram Data to show that content on our platform has been provided by an official source.

More detailed info:

Our platform, [REDACTED], provides a service that allows musicians to authenticate their identity by linking their Instagram accounts. This process utilises the Instagram OAuth flow to obtain the instagram_business_basic permission, specifically retrieving the public Instagram username.

The data retrieved is used exclusively to associate an Instagram account with a user's profile on our platform, facilitating identity verification for musicians. This process ensures that the musicians' profiles are authentic and trusted by users engaging with our services.

Our role as a Tech Provider is to enable musicians to link their verified Instagram accounts as a form of professional identity on our platform. This helps to ensure authenticity and trust among users.

2. How our clients use our product or service:

Our clients are musicians with published music releases that the [REDACTED] service ties to additional content uploaded via our platform, including sleeve art image files, appropriate links and other contextual content. Our clients then share their profile and content with their fan base communities on social media, for users to experience an enhanced music release experience.

More detailed info:

Our clients are musicians who utilise our platform to manage their professional presence. By linking their verified Instagram accounts, they can:

Enhance their profile's credibility and visibility to industry professionals.

Provide a verified link to their public Instagram profile, showcasing their work and engagement with their audience.

Utilise our platform's features to manage their professional identity and interactions within the music industry.

This integration allows musicians to maintain a consistent and verified online presence, fostering trust and recognition within the industry.

Additional Information:

Data Handling: We do not collect, store, or process any private Instagram data. The data retrieved is strictly limited to the public username field and is never shared with third parties.

User Control: Users have full control over their accounts and data. If a user wishes to remove their account and associated data from our platform, they can follow the instructions provided here: Delete your artist account.

Compliance: This implementation strictly follows Instagram's platform guidelines and privacy principles by minimizing data usage, requiring explicit user authorization, and ensuring transparency and user control.

We passed the app verification and business verification fairly easily, but we're stuck getting access verification. It feels like Meta is automatically denying us access without telling us explicitly what they are looking for or what we are missing from our answers. We keep getting knocked back with the same reply asking for:

   1. Add details about how your business will use Platform Data (i.e., any info or data you obtain from us) to enable a product or service on behalf of your clients.

   2. Describe how your clients use your product or service.

Has anyone had experience with this and can shed some light on what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43895515

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For me, the unique thing about Bopping is that it creates a chance for direct interaction with the artists through tagged tweets. I've seen fans get genuinely excited when an artist likes/retweets/replies to their Bopping tweet. It adds a nice layer of connection between listeners and creators.

Personally, I also find that having the Bopping tweets show up in my feed is a nice way to keep up with friends' music tastes without needing to remember to check a separate app. It's more of a casual, passive way to get those updates while I’m already scrolling.

Appreciate the perspective though, and thanks for checking it out!

Excited to show a project called Bopping that makes it effortless to share the music your enjoying on X (Twitter).

Bopping connects to both your Spotify and X (Twitter) accounts, tracks your listening activity, and automatically tweets out your top 3 tracks every day (timeframe adjustable in settings).

When it knows an artists handle, it will tag that artist in the tweet, which has resulted in some nice artist/fan interactions. I often get artists retweeting or liking my tweets which feels very cool.

It's been fun to see the tweets from the small group of people using it on my timeline. Would love for you to give it a try. Excited to hear feedback and see what tracks everyone’s vibing to.

You can see some other bops here: https://x.com/search?q=I%27m%20%40bopping_to&src=typed_query...

All bops are also added into a (rather eclectic) playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bXlqMaUBEcwN8lP5CEZbN?si=...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42110967

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