# Instagram/Facebook verification via API?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263 "2021-08-10T13:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Gabriele](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe_gabriele/32/57595_2.png) [@Joe\_Gabriele](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe_Gabriele)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263/1 "2021-08-10T13:56:13Z")

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With the ability to make API calls with the Yes Column / Custom Code, is it now possible to have users verify their Facebook or Instagram account? I don’t necessarily need them to use it to replace Google sign in, but just for account ownership verification.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263/2 "2021-08-10T14:34:48Z")

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> [@Joe\_Gabriele](#):
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> With the ability to make API calls with the Yes Column / Custom Code

Personally I would hold back a bit for this. Me and @Manu.n have ran into various problems when trying to make GET requests with authentication. We’re not able to fetch at all.

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**Author:** ![Manu.n](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manu.n/32/11679_2.png) [@Manu.n](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manu.n)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263/3 "2021-08-10T14:44:59Z")

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Personally, I don’t want to do APIs for facebook or whatever. Even if your request is legitimate, for me it’s two different things between a Glide app and an FB, Insta, …

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Gabriele](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe_gabriele/32/57595_2.png) [@Joe\_Gabriele](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe_Gabriele)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/instagram-facebook-verification-via-api/30263/4 "2021-11-20T15:04:37Z")

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Do we know if any of the new plugins would now make this possible?