Changelog

This changelog summarizes the updates and enhancements made to the Instacart Developer Platform. The most recent changes are listed first. All changes are non-breaking changes.

November 15, 2024

• Updated the Create recipe page and the Create shopping list page to include a new optional request parameter country_code, which represents the country the landing page will be on and the url domain. Possible values are 'CA' and 'US'. Defaults to 'US'.

November 7, 2024

• Updated the Conversion tracking and affiliate payments methods from Instacart Tastemakers to Impact Radius.

October 23, 2024

• Created the Developer guidelines page.

August 22, 2024

• Updated the Create recipe page and the Create shopping list page to include a new request parameter expires_in, which represents the number of days until the recipe or shopping list expires. If the recipe or shopping list is not shopped or save by then, the recipe will be deleted. If partners do not pass a value for expires_in by September 30, 2024, we will set default expiry of 30 days.

August 2, 2024

• Created the Test your recipes tutorial.
• Created the Troubleshooting page.

July 22, 2024

• Launched a self-service dashboard for Instacart Developer Platform. After you are invited to the platform, you can use the dashboard to manage API keys, set up your team, and get access to documentation.

  

• Added or updated the following topics in the documentation:

  • Get started
  • Conversion tracking and affiliate payments
  • Pre-launch checklist
  • Instacart approval process
  • Instacart developer terms

June 10, 2024

• Updated the title of the Create shopping link topic to Create shopping list page. The endpoint itself remains unchanged.

May 21, 2024

• Created the FAQ page.

May 7, 2024

• Added the Create recipe page endpoint. This endpoint has more recipe-specific attributes, such as the author and the content creator credit line. Please update your shoppable recipes to call the new endpoint and take advantage of the expanded list of attributes. You can continue to use the existing Create shopping link endpoint for shopping lists.
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  To avoid a breaking change, the Create shopping link endpoint continues to support recipes, but it won’t be updated with the new recipe attributes.

May 1, 2024

• Created the Specify preferred brands how-to guide.

April 19, 2024

• Created the Units of measurement page.

April 15, 2024

• Added an optional line_item_measurements object to the Create shopping link endpoint.

• Added an optional display_text field to the LineItem object in the Create shopping link endpoint.

April 5, 2024

• Updated the information on integer and string data formats in the Data format topic.

March 27, 2024

• Launched Instacart Developer Platform for public use.

March 25, 2024

• Added an optional Filter object to the Create shopping link endpoint.

March 14, 2024

• Removed the enable_saving and enable_sharing attributes from the LandingPageConfiguration object in the Create shopping link endpoint. These attributes are now set to false by default. To enable these attributes, contact your Instacart representative.

March 5, 2024

• Added a Create a recipe page tutorial.

February 15, 2024

• Published the early access documentation site.