recent media instagram GET request returns status 200 but empty data

Question

I am doing a simple GET request using this instagram API endpoint: https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/{USER ID}/media/recent?access_token={ACCESS TOKEN} I get the access token via OAuth2Authenticator from Xamarin.Auth plugin. I just notice today that the get recent media request is returning this :

{
"pagination": {},
"data": [],
"meta": {
    "code": 200
}

PS: I am testing with my admin instagram account, and also with approved sandbox users. Scope : basic

Answer 1

The answer is really basic. If you are in the sandbox mode then you will need to switch your account privacy to public in Instagram. Private accounts are not working properly for me.