This PR introduces basic minimum version of **Instagram Business
Login**, making Instagram inbox setup more straightforward by removing
the Facebook Page dependency. This update enhances user experience and
aligns with Meta’s recommended best practices.
Fixes
https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-3728/instagram-login-how-to-implement-the-changes
## Why Introduce Instagram as a Separate Inbox?
Currently, our Instagram integration requires linking an Instagram
account to a Facebook Page, making setup complex. To simplify this
process, Instagram now offers **Instagram Business Login**, which allows
users to authenticate directly with their Instagram credentials.
The **Instagram API with Instagram Login** enables businesses and
creators to send and receive messages without needing a Facebook Page
connection. While an Instagram Business or Creator account is still
required, this approach provides a more straightforward integration
process.
| **Existing Approach (Facebook Login for Business)** | **New Approach
(Instagram Business Login)** |
| --- | --- |
| Requires linking Instagram to a Facebook Page | No Facebook Page
required |
| Users log in via Facebook credentials | Users log in via Instagram
credentials |
| Configuration is more complex | Simpler setup |
Meta recommends using **Instagram Business Login** as the preferred
authentication method due to its easier configuration and improved
developer experience.
---
## Implementation Plan
The core messaging functionality is already in place, but the transition
to **Instagram Business Login** requires adjustments.
### Changes & Considerations
- **API Adjustments**: The Instagram API uses `graph.instagram`, whereas
Koala (our existing library) interacts with `graph.facebook`. We may
need to modify API calls accordingly.
- **Three Main Modules**:
1. **Instagram Business Login** – Handle authentication flow.
2. **Permissions & Features** – Ensure necessary API scopes are granted.
3. **Webhooks** – Enable real-time message retrieval.
---
## Instagram Login Flow
1. User clicks **"Create Inbox"** for Instagram.
2. App redirects to the [Instagram Authorization
URL](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/business-login#embed-the-business-login-url).
3. After authentication, Instagram returns an authorization code.
5. The app exchanges the code for a **long-lived token** (valid for 60
days).
6. Tokens are refreshed periodically to maintain access.
7. Once completed, the app creates an inbox and redirects to the
Chatwoot dashboard.
---
## How to Test the Instagram Inbox
1. Create a new app on [Meta's Developer
Portal](https://developers.facebook.com/apps/).
2. Select **Business** as the app type and configure it.
3. Add the Instagram product and connect a business account.
4. Copy Instagram app ID and Instagram app secret
5. Add the Instagram app ID and Instagram app secret to your app config
via `{Chatwoot installation
url}/super_admin/app_config?config=instagram`
6. Configure Webhooks:
- Callback URL: `{your_chatwoot_url}/webhooks/instagram`
- Verify Token: `INSTAGRAM_VERIFY_TOKEN`
- Subscribe to `messages`, `messaging_seen`, and `message_reactions`
events.
7. Set up **Instagram Business Login**:
- Redirect URL: `{your_chatwoot_url}/instagram/callback`
8. Test inbox creation via the Chatwoot dashboard.
## Troubleshooting & Common Errors
### Insufficient Developer Role Error
- Ensure the Instagram user is added as a developer:
- **Meta Dashboard → App Roles → Roles → Add People → Enter Instagram
ID**
### API Access Deactivated
- Ensure the **Privacy Policy URL** is valid and correctly set.
### Invalid request: Request parameters are invalid: Invalid
redirect_uri
- Please configure the Frontend URL. The Frontend URL does not match the
authorization URL.
---
## To-Do List
- [x] Basic integration setup completed.
- [x] Enable sending messages via [Messaging
API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/messaging-api).
- [x] Implement automatic webhook subscriptions on inbox creation.
- [x] Handle **canceled authorization errors**.
- [x] Handle all the errors
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/error-codes
- [x] Dynamically fetch **account IDs** instead of hardcoding them.
- [x] Prevent duplicate Instagram channel creation for the same account.
- [x] Use **Global Config** instead of environment variables.
- [x] Explore **Human Agent feature** for message handling.
- [x] Write and refine **test cases** for all scenarios.
- [x] Implement **token refresh mechanism** (tokens expire after 60
days).
Fixes https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/issues/10440
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This pull request includes multiple changes to the sidebar and route
metas to configure visibility of features on the dashboard.
Here's a summary of the changes
1. Added `installationTypes`, field to routes `meta`, this works along
side `permissions` and `featureFlags`
This allows us to decide weather a particular feature is accessible on a
particular type. For instance, the Billing pages should only be
available on Cloud
2. Updated `usePolicy` and `policy.vue` to use the new
`installationTypes` config
3. Updated Sidebar related components to remove `showOnlyOnCloud` to use
the new policy updates.
Testing the PR
Here's the matrix of cases:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15AAJntJZoyudaby77BOnRcC4435FGuT7PXbUXoTyU50/edit?usp=sharing
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This PR introduces internal feature flags for testing purposes. These
flags will not be displayed on regular instances to prevent customer
confusion.
Additionally, a new feature flag, `contact_chatwoot_support_team`, has
been added for Chatwoot Cloud. This flag disables contact support for
third-party onboarded accounts, as support will be handled by the
original affiliate team.
Co-authored-by: Pranav <pranav@chatwoot.com>
This PR updates the report pages for agents, inboxes, and teams by
replacing charts with aggregate values (under a feature flag). Users can
click on any item to view more details if needed. Most users seem to
prefer aggregate values, so this change will likely stay.
The PR also includes a few fixes:
- The summary reports now use the same logic for both the front-end and
CSV exports.
- Fixed an issue where a single quote was being added to values with
hyphens in CSV files. Now, ‘n/a’ is used when no value is available.
- Fixed a bug where the average value was calculated incorrectly when
multiple accounts were present.
These changes should make reports easier to use and more consistent.
### Agents:
<img width="1438" alt="Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10 47 18 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf2fcebc-6207-4701-9703-5c2110b7b8a0"
/>
### Inboxes
<img width="1438" alt="Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10 47 10 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b83e1cf2-fd14-4e8e-8dcd-9033404a9f22"
/>
### Teams:
<img width="1436" alt="Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10 47 01 AM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/96b1ce07-f557-42ca-8143-546a111d6458"
/>
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This PR has the initial version of the new sidebar targeted for the next major redesign of the app. This PR includes the following changes
- Components in the `layouts-next` and `base-next` directories in `dashboard/components`
- Two generic components `Avatar` and `Icon`
- `SidebarGroup` component to manage expandable sidebar groups with nested navigation items. This includes handling active states, transitions, and permissions.
- `SidebarGroupHeader` component to display the header of each navigation group with optional icons and active state indication.
- `SidebarGroupLeaf` component for individual navigation items within a group, supporting icons and active state.
- `SidebarGroupSeparator` component to visually separate nested navigation items. (They look a lot like header)
- `SidebarGroupEmptyLeaf` component to render empty state of any navigation groups.
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- Add more feature flags for CRM, auto_resolution, and reports
- Add a SuperAdmin link in the sidebar if the user is a super-admin
- SuperAdmin could view all the features on an account irrespective of whether the feature is enabled.
