Instagram "entry_point"

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
65/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Domain
security

Research direction

Start by locating the Instagram rule in the ClearURLs rules database and review how URL parameters are removed. Apply the issue's supplied entry_point removal rule, then verify against the three example URLs that the parameter is absent.

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Description

Instagram adds an unnecessary "entry_point" to their URL links:

*.instagram.com/*?entry_point=

for example:

https://accountscenter.instagram.com/info_and_permissions/off_facebook_activity/?entry_point=ACCOUNTS_CENTER

can be

https://accountscenter.instagram.com/info_and_permissions/off_facebook_activity

,

https://accountscenter.instagram.com/?entry_point=app_settings

can be

https://accountscenter.instagram.com

, and

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/?entry_point=instagram_settings_page

can be

https://privacycenter.instagram.com

Fix:

$removeparam=entry_point
Dominant language
JavaScript
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