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Refresh Instagram token #2

Refresh Instagram token

Refresh Instagram token #2

Workflow file for this run

name: Refresh Instagram token
# Long-lived Meta tokens expire after 60 days. This refreshes monthly and
# stores the new token back as the IG_ACCESS_TOKEN secret using the gh CLI
# (which handles the libsodium encryption for you).
#
# Required secrets:
# FB_APP_ID, FB_APP_SECRET from your Meta app
# IG_ACCESS_TOKEN current long-lived token (this workflow updates it)
# GH_PAT fine-grained PAT with "Secrets: write" on this repo
# See tools/REELS_AUTOMATION.md.
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 5 1 * *" # 1st of each month, 05:00 UTC
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
refresh:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: "3.11"
- name: Exchange for a fresh token
id: refresh
env:
FB_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.FB_APP_ID }}
FB_APP_SECRET: ${{ secrets.FB_APP_SECRET }}
IG_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IG_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
run: python tools/refresh_token.py
- name: Store the new token as a secret
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
run: |
gh secret set IG_ACCESS_TOKEN \
--repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
--body "${{ steps.refresh.outputs.token }}"
echo "IG_ACCESS_TOKEN updated."