# Insta Videos not displaying

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461>\
**Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements\
**Created:** [January 11, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461 "2020-01-11T22:09:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![chaosgow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chaosgow/32/61394_2.png) [@chaosgow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaosgow)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/1 "2020-01-11T22:09:13Z")

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I’m trying to post an insta video but the automatic thing where it converts the link into an embedded video just says to login without the video. Here’s an example

[https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MfrSNhS-M/](https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MfrSNhS-M/)

Am I doing something wrong? Seems to be working for some but not for me

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**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/2 "2020-01-11T22:55:47Z")

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This was happening the other day as well

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/3 "2020-01-13T06:41:05Z")

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It looks like the canonical URL is forcing a redirect to login on some of them. Not sure what makes certain instagram accounts / pictures do that versus others?

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**Author:** ![SirDarverok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@SirDarverok](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SirDarverok)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/4 "2020-01-13T06:47:22Z")

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At least for me that happened when my account was private

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/5 "2020-01-13T07:15:43Z")

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If you view source on the page, this is the problem

`<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.instagram.com/opyoyos/p/B7MfrSNhS-M/caption/heres-the-first-of-3-tricks-you-gotta-learn-to" />`

That redirects to a login page.

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**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/6 "2020-01-13T11:08:58Z")

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My account is public and I am having the same issue with my links directing to the login page

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/7 "2020-01-14T03:25:09Z")

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This is fixed in the main code but needs a deployment here. We ignore the canonical “redirect to login” meta-tag that instagram adds because… well, it’s busted if we don’t.

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**Author:** ![chaosgow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chaosgow/32/61394_2.png) [@chaosgow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaosgow)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/8 "2020-01-14T09:12:39Z")

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😍 😍 😍

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**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insta-videos-not-displaying/313461/9 "2020-01-14T13:04:07Z")

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Now THAT’S customer service! Lol.