title: Is Instagram Content Publishing API available in a test environment without being a partner?
body: <p>I'm looking at setting up an Instagram app so I can push content from my app directly to Instagram. I'm already doing this for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.</p>
  
  <p>I know that Instagram is in the middle of moving to the Facebook Graph API, and it seems like there are several barriers to even start developing an app.</p>
  
  <p>At the top of the <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/getting-started" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Getting Started">Getting Started</a> link there's a blurb stating that I need to undergo "Business Verification" to use the Instagram Graph API. Do I need to do this in order to use these endpoints in sandbox mode? (Edit: I believe this must be done in order to test the non-beta aspects of the API) In addition, the <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/content-publishing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Content Publishing API</a> seems to be locked down even further, requiring parternship with either Facebook or Instagram, and neither are accepting new applications.</p>
  
  <p>Is there some way to test this in sandox mode without becoming a partner?</p>
  
  <p>(Edit: <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/getting-started#test" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Testing your app</a> Suggests that I must do business validation in order to use the non-beta aspects, and there's no permission for publish_content, leading me to believe that I must be a business partner to even test this feature. Can anyone confirm?)</p>