yes, this is important. empty array is returned.

It seems to work if you use $api->getMoreMedias($profile). V6.16 here.

$profile = $api->getProfile($instagram_account);
$profile = $api->getMoreMedias($profile);
$medias = $profile->getMedias();

It seems to work if you use $api->getMoreMedias($profile). V6.16 here.

$profile = $api->getProfile($instagram_account); $profile = $api->getMoreMedias($profile); $medias = $profile->getMedias();

Check out the changelog for version v6.16.5 - 2023-12-24:

Medias are no longer returned after fetching a profile.
$profile->getMedias() will always return an empty array after calling $api->getProfile().
It is necessary to call $api->getMoreMedias($profile) to return the first 12 media (cookieguru)
Same for IGTV (cookieguru)
Fix imap_delete second parameter (deepvision7)