diff --git a/sec/com/dropboxapi.hoon b/sec/com/dropboxapi.hoon
index 271f261439..0027032998 100644
--- a/sec/com/dropboxapi.hoon
+++ b/sec/com/dropboxapi.hoon
@@ -19,4 +19,20 @@
 ++  in   in-code:aut
 ++  bak  (bak-save-access:aut . |=(tok/token:aut +>(tok tok)))
 --
-::  
+
+::  create a developer app on https://www.instagram.com/developer/ to get a
+::  client id and secret.
+
+::  Be sure to be on https://localhost:8443 and to have registered 
+::  'http://localhost:8443/~/ac/dropboxapi.com/~./in' as the redirect URI.
+::  (If unable to change port number of ship, change the redirect URI port in %eyre)
+
+::  |init-oauth2 |init-oauth2 /com/instagram
+
+::  Enter this sample command to list the contents of one of your directories:
+::  +https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder &json (joba %paths+'/{INSERT-DIR-NAME')
+
+::  Before you receive the response, you'll have to click on the link in the
+::  dojo to authenticate yourself.
+
+:: You should receive a response listing the contents of that directory. 
diff --git a/sec/com/instagram.hoon b/sec/com/instagram.hoon
index 59d97f37ed..d286b79f53 100644
--- a/sec/com/instagram.hoon
+++ b/sec/com/instagram.hoon
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@
 ::  create a developer app on https://www.instagram.com/developer/ to get a
 ::  client id and secret
 
+::  Be sure to be on https://localhost:8443, and to have registered 
+::  http://localhost:8443/~/ac/instagram.com/~./in as the redirect URI.
+::  (If unable to change port number of ship, change the redirect URI port in %eyre)
 ::  |init-oauth2 |init-oauth2 /com/instagram
 
-::  Enter home this sample command to get your user information.
-::  Before you receive the response, you'll have to clink on the link.
-::  If you successfully auth, you should receive the response in the dojo
+::  Enter home this sample command to get your user information:
+::  +https://api.instagram.com/v1/users/self
 
+::  Before you receive the response, you'll have to clink on the link to
+::  authenicate yourself. You should then receive the response.