Instagram - Logout Method no longer works

Description

GET https://www.instagram.com/accounts/logout/ HTTP/1.1
Host: www.instagram.com
Connection: keep-alive
Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1
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HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javascript

Domain

authenticationapi

Issue type

bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

half day

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

mostly clear

Prerequisites

JavaScriptOAuth2REST API basics

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

50

Research direction

The issue reports that Instagram's logout endpoint now returns a 405 Method Not Allowed. Investigate the current Instagram logout endpoint (likely changed to POST) and check the hello.js source code for the logout implementation. Look for any existing fixes in the issue comments or related PRs. Update the HTTP method or URL as needed.