Instagram hooks pre-select media issue - ios

This is my code. The file is correctly added to photos library, but in instagram app this url -> instagram://library?AssetPath=assets-library%3A%2F%2Fasset%2Fasset.mp4%3Fid=5EDBD113-FF57-476B-AABB-6A59F31170B5&ext=mp4&InstagramCaption=my%caption don't open the last video.
- (void)loadCameraRollAssetToInstagram:(NSURL*)assetsLibraryURL andMessage:(NSString*)message
{
NSString *escapedString = [self urlencodedString:assetsLibraryURL.absoluteString];
NSString *escapedCaption = [self urlencodedString:message];
NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"instagram://library?AssetPath=%#&InstagramCaption=%#", escapedString, escapedCaption]];
NSLog(#"instagramURL ==> %#",instagramURL);
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) {
NSLog(#"Open Instagram!!");
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL];
} else {
NSLog(#"Cant open Instagram!!");
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Instagram" message:#"App not installed" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil, nil] show];
}
}
- (NSString*)urlencodedString:(NSString *)message
{
return [message stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:[NSCharacterSet URLHostAllowedCharacterSet]];
}
- (void)saveToCameraRoll:(NSURL *)srcURL withCurrentAction:(NSString *)action
{
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
ALAssetsLibraryWriteVideoCompletionBlock videoWriteCompletionBlock = ^(NSURL *newURL, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog( #"Error writing image with metadata to Photo Library: %#", error );
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Facebook" message:#"Pal - Currently we can't process your video. Please try again in few moments" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:#"Cancel" otherButtonTitles:#"Sign In", nil] show];
} else {
NSLog( #"Wrote image with metadata to Photo Library: %#", newURL.absoluteString);
if ([action isEqualToString:#"instagram"])
[self loadCameraRollAssetToInstagram:newURL andMessage:#"My caption"]; //Can be any text?
}
};
if ([library videoAtPathIsCompatibleWithSavedPhotosAlbum:srcURL])
{
[library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:srcURL completionBlock:videoWriteCompletionBlock];
}
}
something very strange is that worked perfect, until I turned uninstall and then install instagram. Do not know if this has something to do

instagram://library?AssetPath=\(assetsLibraryUrl)
stopped working a while ago. Instagram developers probably moved to Photos framework and no longer use the AssetsLibrary.
Having this assumption I tried several other parameter names and found that instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=\(localID) where localId is the localIdentifier of your PHAsset works for now.
This is still as undocumented as it was so it can break in any future version of the Instagram.

Resuming this task after a long time and considering the borisgolovnev's answer and ALAssetsLibrary is deprecated, the final solution is:
- (void)saveToCameraRollOpt2:(NSURL *)srcURL
{
__block PHAssetChangeRequest *_mChangeRequest = nil;
__block PHObjectPlaceholder *placeholder;
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
NSData *pngData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:srcURL];
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:pngData];
_mChangeRequest = [PHAssetChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetFromImage:image];
placeholder = _mChangeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAsset;
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (success) {
[self loadCameraRollAssetToInstagram:[placeholder localIdentifier]];
}
else {
NSLog(#"write error : %#",error);
[self showAlert:#"Error" msg:#"Error saving in camera roll" action:nil];
}
}];
}
- (void)loadCameraRollAssetToInstagram:(NSString *)localId
{
NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=\%#", localId]];
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL options:#{} completionHandler:nil];
} else {
[self showAlert:#"Error" msg:#"Instagram app is not installed" action:nil];
}
}
- (NSString*)urlencodedString:(NSString *)message
{
return [message stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:[NSCharacterSet URLHostAllowedCharacterSet]];
}
Don't forget
#import <Photos/Photos.h>
Add `NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription` and `QueriesSchemes` inside .plist file
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>Need permission to access to manage your photos library</string>
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>instagram</string>
</array>

#borisgolovnev's solution actually works. You can get the localIdentifier of your last saved video using the code below. Passing it with instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=(localID) opens Instagram with your video selected.
let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions()
fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key:"creationDate", ascending:false)]
let fetchResult = PHAsset.fetchAssetsWithMediaType(.Video, options: fetchOptions)
if let lastAsset = fetchResult.firstObject as? PHAsset {
self.localIdentifier = lastAsset.localIdentifier
}

use this code
NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:#"instagram://app"];
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL])
{
NSURL *videoFilePath = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",[request downloadDestinationPath]]]; // Your local path to the video
NSString *caption = #"Some Preloaded Caption";
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
[library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:videoFilePath completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error) {
NSString *escapedString = [self urlencodedString:videoFilePath.absoluteString];
NSString *escapedCaption = [self urlencodedString:caption];
NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"instagram://library?AssetPath=%#&InstagramCaption=%#",escapedString,escapedCaption]];
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL];
}
}];
}
Instagram will only shows those iamges/videos which are saved at path which you set in instagramURL. That path should be absolute.
If it still not shows then add LSApplicationQueriesSchemes in info.plist file of array, add its item0 as instagram.

Replace
- (NSString*)urlencodedString:(NSString *)message{
return [message stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:[NSCharacterSet URLHostAllowedCharacterSet]];
}
With
- (NSString*)urlencodedString:(NSString *)message{
return [message stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:[NSCharacterSet alphanumericCharacterSet]];
}
This worked for me!

swift 3 get the latest Identifier simple and fast
var lastIdentifier = ""
let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions()
fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key:"creationDate", ascending:false)]
let fetchResult = PHAsset.fetchAssets(with: .video, options: fetchOptions)
if let lastAsset: PHAsset = fetchResult.lastObject {
lastIdentifier = lastAsset.localIdentifier
}

Here is code for sharing video on instagram :
May be you need to add condition for substringFromIndex but its working.
- (void)ShareAssetURLvideoToInstagram:(NSURL*)assetsLibraryURL
{
NSMutableDictionary *queryStringDictionary = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
NSString *strParamater = [assetsLibraryURL.absoluteString substringFromIndex:[assetsLibraryURL.absoluteString rangeOfString:#"?"].location+1];
NSArray *urlComponents = [strParamater componentsSeparatedByString:#"&"];
for (NSString *keyValuePair in urlComponents)
{
NSArray *pairComponents = [keyValuePair componentsSeparatedByString:#"="];
NSString *key = [[pairComponents firstObject] stringByRemovingPercentEncoding];
NSString *value = [[pairComponents lastObject] stringByRemovingPercentEncoding];
[queryStringDictionary setObject:value forKey:key];
}
NSString *mediaId = [queryStringDictionary valueForKey:#"id"];
if (mediaId.length > 0) {
NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=%#",mediaId]];
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL];
}
}
}

if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) {
NSLog(#"Open Instagram!!"); //enter code here
[[UIApplication sharedApplication/*<enter your code here>*/] openURL:instagramURL];

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App crash: when writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum using ALAssetsLibrary

We are making a chat app and for video thumbnail we use the following code. But it crashes in random cases.
NSArray *arrjid = [jid componentsSeparatedByString:#"#"];
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter=[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"yyyyMMddHHmmss"];
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[videoData writeToFile:videoPath atomically:YES];
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}];
}
Every time it crashes on the writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum line and it gives only "bad access error".
Does anyone have an idea related to this?
ALAssetsLibrary library method writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:completionBlock: is deprecated, you can use PHPhotoLibrary instead.
try this
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
[PHAssetChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetFromVideoAtFileURL: yourVideoURlHere];
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (success) {
//Do Something
}
}];
Also check if you have Photo Library usage description in info plist with following key
NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription
UPDATE
For fetching thumbnail from video you can use AVAssetImageGenerator class from AVFoundation framework
- (UIImage *) thumbnailFromVideoAtURL:(NSURL *) contentURL {
AVURLAsset *asset = [[AVURLAsset alloc] initWithURL:contentURL options:nil];
AVAssetImageGenerator *generator = [[AVAssetImageGenerator alloc] initWithAsset:asset];
generator.appliesPreferredTrackTransform = YES;
NSError *err = NULL;
CMTime time = CMTimeMake(1, 60);
CGImageRef imgRef = [generator copyCGImageAtTime:time actualTime:NULL error:&err];
UIImage *thumbnail = [[UIImage alloc] initWithCGImage:imgRef];
CGImageRelease(imgRef);
return thumbnail;
}
Make sure you have permission to save to the photo gallery.
Import the Photos class:
#import <Photos/Photos.h>
Then check for Photo Library Authorization
PHAuthorizationStatus status = [PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus];
if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) {
//OK to save your video
[self ContinueDownload];
}
else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusDenied) {
// Access has been denied.
[self ShowAlert];
}
else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
// Access has not been determined.
[PHPhotoLibrary requestAuthorization:^(PHAuthorizationStatus status) {
if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) {
//OK to save your video
[self ContinueDownload];
}
else {
// Access has been denied.
[self ShowAlert];
}
}];
}
else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusRestricted) {
// Restricted access
}
//Show an alert if access is denied
-(void)ShowAlert {
UIAlertController * alert = [UIAlertController
alertControllerWithTitle:#"Gallery Access denied"
message:#"You can grant access in\nSettings/Privacy/Photos\nif you change your mind."
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* OKButton = [UIAlertAction
actionWithTitle:#"OK"
style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
//[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}];
[alert addAction:OKButton];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
}

How to get the geolocation of video chosed through uiimagepickercontroller

I am trying to get the geolocation of the image and video though PHAssets, image location is being fetched through.
PHAsset.fetchAssetsWithALAssetURLs([imageUrl], options: opts).
When i used the same below code for video this returned zero.
PHAsset.fetchAssetsWithALAssetURLs([videoUrl], options: opts)
This is tested on iOS 8 and works for videos so it should work similarly for photos with a few tweaks.
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videosOption.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "creationDate", ascending: true)]
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for index in 0..<allVids.count {
//print Location here
print(allVids[index].location as Any)
}
}

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{
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{
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inAlbum:_album.name];
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NSURL *imgURL = info[UIImagePickerControllerReferenceURL];
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary]performChanges:^{
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} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError * _Nullable error) {
if (error) {
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}
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}];
}
And don't forget to #import Photos; in your class.
Hope this will help :)
I use the same code like #MOHAMMAD ISHAQ but in my case that not work, the picture are not deleted, I have no any error.
Any help or suggestion please ?
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PHFetchOptions *fetchOptions = [[PHFetchOptions alloc] init];
fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = #[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:#"creationDate" ascending:YES]];
PHFetchResult *fetchResult = [PHAsset fetchAssetsWithMediaType:PHAssetMediaTypeImage options:fetchOptions];
if (fetchResult != nil && fetchResult.count > 0) {
// get last photo from Photos
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}
if (asset) {
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[asset requestContentEditingInputWithOptions:editOptions completionHandler:^(PHContentEditingInput *contentEditingInput, NSDictionary *info) {
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PHFetchResult *assetsToBeDeleted = [PHAsset fetchAssetsWithALAssetURLs:myArray options:nil];
[PHAssetChangeRequest deleteAssets:assetsToBeDeleted];
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error)
{
//do something here
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}
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