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Instagram video embed steps. Replace URLs with Amazon S3 links from Instagram page.
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<video controls="controls" poster="http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/2ea7416ad9e311e28f2322000a9e0753_7.jpg" width="640" height="640">
<source src="http://distilleryvesper3-7.ak.instagram.com/2ea7416ad9e311e28f2322000a9e0753_101.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
<img alt="C-Mac's Messy Desk" src="http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/2ea7416ad9e311e28f2322000a9e0753_7.jpg" width="640" height="640" title="No video playback capabilities, please download the video below" />
</video>
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But let's say you only know the link "http://instagram.com/p/bCQ2xGpgJX/" how do you actually extract the mp4 link through the API or using the OEmbed endpoint? http://instagram.com/developer/embedding/

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17352820/how-to-find-the-mp4-video-link-from-an-instagram-link

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