@letsworkshop Hi Robert, On this web app you search for images using the Instagram web API e.g so you search for travel and it returns travel pictures , its a very simple photo search app very, straightforward but enough to get your juices going! for an example check out www.findinsta.com hope this helps! Cheers Neil
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