Instagram Business
For Business and Creator accounts, on Instagram’s official API: answer DMs inside Meta’s reply window, handle comments, read insights and publish posts, Reels and Stories from any AI app.
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list _chatsget _messagespost _optionslist _postslist _commentsget _insightsmark _readreactsend _messagecommentprivate _replycreate _postmoderate _commentlist _scheduled _postscancel _scheduled _postPost rules
What Instagram Business accepts, checked before anything is sent so a bad post costs nothing.
text.image_urls) or one video (video_url), not both. Files on your device go through upload_media first.storyPublish as a Story (one image, or one video ≤60 s) instead of a feed post or Reel.share_to_feedInstagram Business, Reels: also show the Reel in the feed (default true)first_commentInstagram Business and Facebook Pages: posted as the first comment right after publishing (the place for links; not for Stories)collaboratorsUp to 3 usernames of public Business or Creator accounts invited as collaborators (not for Stories)thumbnail_urlCover of a ReelSafety limits
What keeps your Instagram Business account in good standing. They apply across every AI app and API key on this account, and you can’t turn them off.
publish_at is at least a minute ahead, at most a year. Links must keep working until then; uploads are kept with the post.When a limit is hit
Nothing is queued or retried behind your back: the tool answers with an error your AI app can read, explain and retry on time.
invalid_postThe post breaks a Instagram Business rule. The message says which.gapToo soon after the last action. Wait retry_after_seconds.limitThe daily or weekly limit is used up. Says when it resets.cooldownInstagram Business pushed back; the account is resting.permissionThis app wasn’t allowed to do that. Reconnect and allow it.{ "error": "Instagram Business actions are spaced 2–5 s apart, at random, to look human. Wait 2s.", "code": "gap", "retry_after_seconds": 2 }
Analytics
What get_insights reads on Instagram Business. Ask in plain words; your AI app picks the report.
overview defaultViews, reach, engagement and followers over the last days, in the network’s own terms plus a headline every network shares. Without account, every analytics account side by side.followers The follower count day by day (subscribers on YouTube), with followers gained and lost.audience Followers by country and city, and by age and gender where the network reports them.top_posts Your best posts of the period, ranked by engagement or by sort (views, reach, likes, comments, shares, date). Without account, across every analytics account.timing The weekday and hour slots that work best for your own posts (in UTC), how often you post against the engagement you get, and how fast posts peak. Instagram: when your followers are online.inbox Messages received and sent, the median time to a first reply and the busiest hours.post One post’s figures, by the post_id from list_posts, top posts or create_post. details: true adds its day-by-day curve and the network’s extras.Tools
Exactly what your AI app receives from tools/list. Write tools send or change something on your account: good assistants show you the text before sending.
list_chatsList conversations · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
Conversations across every connected inbox (LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Instagram Business, Facebook Messenger), merged and sorted most recent first; account or provider narrows it. Use unread=true to triage. Each item has chat_id, its account_id and provider (pass account_id as account to get_messages, send_message and the other conversation tools), and person_id for 1-to-1 chats. Facebook: page_id lists the inbox of one of a personal account's Pages (facebook_list_pages); requests=true the message requests. Accounts that can't be read right now are listed in skipped, with what to do.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts); default: every connected account, mergedproviderunreadpage_idpage_id from facebook_list_pages); send_message then answers as the Pagerequestsaccept_message_requestlimitcursornext_cursor from a previous callfresh{ "items": [ { "chat_id": "6Wx3HyhTVvKmNy2kP9zQ1A", "name": "Lucas Bernard", "person_id": "33612345678@s.whatsapp.net", "group": false, "unread": 1, "last_activity": "2026-11-09T08:42:17.000Z", "last_message": "See you at 10 tomorrow 👍", "read_only": false, "account_id": "8d41a7f0-2c6e-4b1a-a3d9-71e5c0b4f826", "provider": "whatsapp" }, { "chat_id": "gq5Xp3bZUXCt6Zt1Z2rTsA", "name": "Ada Martin", "person_id": "ACoAAA8BYqEBCVM2yBH2uI6u", "group": false, "unread": 1, "last_activity": "2026-11-09T08:42:17.000Z", "last_message": "Thanks for connecting! Do you have 15 minutes next week?", "read_only": false, "account_id": "3f2b8c1e-7a4d-4e9b-9c21-5d8e6f0a1b2c", "provider": "linkedin" } ], "next_cursor": "m1.eyJsIjoyMCwidSI6MCwiYSI6eyI4ZDQxYTdmMCI6eyJjIjoiMjAyNiJ9fX0", "has_more": true, "accounts_read": 2 }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionget_messagesRead a conversation · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
Messages in one conversation (chat_id from list_chats), most recent first. 'from' is 'me' (the account owner, or the Page in a Facebook Page's chat) or 'them'; message_id values work with react. The 3 most recent images on the page come with the result for you to see (their attachments say shown_below: true); open any other, or read a document's text (PDF, Word, Excel…), with get_attachment. Every attachment has a url the user can open or download for 24 hours. Instagram Business: without cursor, reply_window says whether a reply can go out (open, user_written_only or closed). Facebook personal chats are end-to-end encrypted: older messages show only if the user unlocked their history when connecting.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.chat_idrequiredlimitcursornext_cursor from a previous callfreshimages{ "chat_id": "gq5Xp3bZUXCt6Zt1Z2rTsA", "items": [ { "message_id": "7mKQx2VdTnW8bLr4Yc9eFg", "from": "them", "text": "Thanks for connecting! Do you have 15 minutes next week?", "at": "2026-11-09T08:42:17.000Z" }, { "message_id": "7mKQx2VdTnW8bLr4Yc9ex1", "from": "me", "text": "Hi! Happy to send over the deck.", "at": "2026-11-08T16:05:41.000Z" } ], "next_cursor": null, "has_more": false }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionsend_messageSend a message · MessagesMessages · 200/dayWrite
Reply in an existing conversation (chat_id from list_chats), on any network: 1-to-1, group, or a Facebook Page's chat (answered as the Page). Plain text. Show the user the exact text (and which file) before calling this. One file can go with the text: image_url (an https link to an image), file_url (an https link to a document) or media_id (from upload_media, for an image or a document the user has on their device or attached in the chat). Documents: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint (docx, xlsx, pptx, doc, xls, ppt), TXT or CSV, at most 15 MB; WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn and Facebook Messenger take PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT and CSV files; Instagram takes PDFs only; Instagram Business takes PDFs only and Facebook Pages any of them. Instagram Business allow replies within 24 hours of the person's last message (Instagram: at most 1000 characters, JPEG or PNG); up to 7 days after it, only a reply the user wrote or approved word for word, with user_written: true (never for text you wrote on your own).
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.chat_idrequiredtextrequiredimage_urlmedia_id instead.file_urlmedia_id instead.media_idupload_media, then pass its media_id here once the file is uploaded (the user says so, or your own upload_command answered ok).user_written{ "chat_id": "gq5Xp3bZUXCt6Zt1Z2rTsA", "message_id": "7mKQx2VdTnW8bLr4Yc9ey7", "sent": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionmark_readMark a conversation read · Inbox updatesInbox updates · 500/dayWrite
Marks a conversation read (or unread with read=false), on any network. Reading a conversation doesn't mark it read.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.chat_idrequiredread{ "chat_id": "gq5Xp3bZUXCt6Zt1Z2rTsA", "read": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionreactReact to a message · Inbox updatesInbox updates · 500/dayWrite
Add an emoji reaction to a message (chat_id and message_id from get_messages) on WhatsApp (any emoji), Telegram (its standard reactions only: 👍 ❤️ 🔥 🎉 😁 👏 …), Instagram, Facebook Messenger or Instagram Business (within 24 hours of the person's last message; remove=true takes the account's reaction back). A new reaction replaces the account's previous one. For Facebook posts and comments use facebook_react_post.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.chat_idrequiredmessage_idrequiredreactionremove{ "chat_id": "6Wx3HyhTVvKmNy2kP9zQ1A", "message_id": "3EB0A9C4D2F1E8B7A6C5", "reaction": "👍", "reacted": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissioncreate_postPublish or schedule a post · PostsPosts · 25/dayWrite
Publish a post on one connected account, right away or at publish_at (then it's scheduled: returns a scheduled_post_id for list_scheduled_posts and cancel_scheduled_post). Instagram Business: text ≤2200, up to 20 images or 1 video (required). Instagram Business: one image (a feed post), several (a carousel), one video (a Reel), or with story: true a Story. Call post_options first for an account you haven't posted to in this conversation. Media: media_ids from upload_media (files the user has, or one you made), or public https links (image_urls, video_url); for a scheduled post, links must keep working until publish_at, uploads are kept with the post. Public and irreversible: confirm the account, final text, media, audience and time (with the user's time zone) with the user first.
accountaccount_id of the account to post from (list_accounts). Needed only when several accounts that can post are connected.textrequired on Instagram Businessmedia_idsmedia_id values from upload_media, in order (images, or one video). Instead of image_urls and video_urlimage_urlsvideo_urlpublish_atthumbnail_urlstoryshare_to_feedfirst_commentcollaborators{ "url": "https://www.threads.net/@ada.martin/post/DQ3kF8sDk2L", "post_id": "18063215523019873", "published": true }
{ "published": false, "status": "publishing", "post_id": "6914b2c8e4a1f0d3c2b5a7e9" }
invalid_postgaplimitcooldownpermissionpost_optionsPost options for an account · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
What create_post accepts on one connected account: the network's limits (characters, title, media) and fields, and the account's own choices: TikTok privacy levels and which interactions the creator allows, Pinterest boards and the default one, the WordPress site, YouTube visibilities, Google Business Profile buttons. Call it before composing a post for an account you haven't posted to in this conversation.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts. Needed only when several accounts that can post are connected.{ "account_id": "a4c6e8f0-2b4d-4f6a-9c1e-3d5f7b9a1c72", "provider": "pinterest", "network": "Pinterest", "limits": { "max_chars": 800, "title_max": 100, "title_required": false, "media": "required", "max_images": 1, "video": true }, "fields": [ "board_id", "link", "thumbnail_url" ], "boards": [ { "id": "987654321098765432", "name": "Ceramics", "privacy": "PUBLIC" }, { "id": "987654321098765433", "name": "Studio life", "privacy": "PUBLIC" } ], "default_board": { "id": "987654321098765432", "name": "Ceramics" } }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionupload_mediaGet a link to upload an image, video or document · No callNo Instagram Business callWrite
Returns a link where the user uploads an image, a video or a document from their device, and the media_id to pass to create_post (media_ids), comment or a message (send_message, start_chat: media_id). Use it when the user wants a photo, video or document (a PDF, say) in a post or message and it isn't already online: files attached in the chat can't reach Pluggzy, so ask them to upload it here. If you made the file yourself in a sandbox or terminal with internet access, upload it yourself with the upload_command it returns. Images: JPEG, PNG or WebP, at most 8 MB. Videos: MP4, MOV or WebM, at most 5 GB on the page (upload_command sends at most 100 MB), for create_post on publishing accounts only (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook posts, comments and messages take images). Documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint (docx, xlsx, pptx, doc, xls, ppt), TXT or CSV, at most 15 MB) for send_message and start_chat only. Each link takes one file: for another one (each image of a carousel, say), call upload_media again. The file can be used for 24 hours, in as many posts and messages as needed; a scheduled post keeps its own copy until it goes out.
{ "url": "https://pluggzy.com/go/upload?t=eyJwIjoiY29ubmVjdCIsImV4cCI6MTc2MjY4MDAwMH0.k3Qm8ZrT0vX2bN5pL7wY1cA4dF6gH9jE", "media_id": "9b7d5f3a-1c2e-4a6b-8d0f-2e4c6a8b0d19", "upload_command": "curl -sS -T FILE_PATH -H 'X-File-Name: FILE_NAME' 'https://pluggzy.com/go/upload?t=eyJwIjoiY29ubmVjdCIsImV4cCI6MTc2MjY4MDAwMH0.k3Qm8ZrT0vX2bN5pL7wY1cA4dF6gH9jE'", "expires_in_minutes": 30, "usable_for_hours": 24, "max_image_mb": 8, "max_video_mb": 5000, "max_document_mb": 15 }
list_postsList posts · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
Posts of an account, most recent first, with post_id for list_comments, comment and instagrambusiness_get_insights: caption or text, link, date, likes and comments. Instagram (logged in): the account's own, or anyone's by user_id. Facebook: the account's own, one of its Pages (page_id) or anyone's (id or vanity name); at most 3 a page, follow next_cursor. Instagram Business: the account's own posts, at most the 25 most recent (made outside Pluggzy too).
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.user_idpage_id. Default: the account's ownlimitcursornext_cursor from a previous call{ "items": [ { "post_id": "3489012345678901234", "text": "New mugs are in the shop today ☕️", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ3kF8sDk2L/", "at": "2026-11-06T17:30:00.000Z", "media": [ "img" ], "likes": 412, "comments": 23 } ], "next_cursor": "QVFIUnE4bW1Gd2hYc2Z4X0JfZ1", "has_more": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionlist_commentsList comments on a post · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
Comments on a post (post_id from list_posts), most recent first, or with comment_id the replies to that comment, each with its comment_id for comment (reply_to), moderate_comment and private_reply. Facebook: at most 10 a page. Instagram Business: on the account's own posts; hidden comments show hidden: true, new ones can take 10 minutes to show.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.post_idrequiredcomment_idlimitcursornext_cursor from a previous call{ "post_id": "100089123456789_122134567890123456", "items": [ { "comment_id": "122134567890123456_987654321098765", "text": "Still available? What size is the frame?", "at": "2026-11-04T14:02:11.000Z", "author": "Inès Garcia", "author_id": "100072345678901", "likes": 1, "replies": 1 } ], "next_cursor": null, "has_more": false, "total": 1 }
gaplimitcooldownpermissioncommentComment on a post · MessagesMessages · 200/dayWrite
Comment on a post (post_id from list_posts), or reply to one of its comments with reply_to (comment_id from list_comments). Facebook: as the personal account or one of its Pages (as_page), text and optionally one image (image_url, or media_id from upload_media); mention someone with @ and their id or vanity name. Instagram Business: on the account's own posts, as the account, text only; to answer a commenter privately use private_reply. Public: show the user the exact text first.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.post_idrequiredtextreply_tocomment_id to reply to (from list_comments)image_urlmedia_id instead.media_idupload_media, then pass its media_id here once the image is uploaded (the user says so, or your own upload_command answered ok).as_pagepage_id from facebook_list_pages){ "post_id": "100089123456789_122134567890123456", "comment_id": "122134567890123456_987654321098799", "sent": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionmoderate_commentHide or delete a comment · DeletionsDeletions · 30/dayWrite
Moderate a comment on one of the Instagram Business account's posts (post_id and comment_id from list_comments). hide: only its author (and on Facebook their friends) and the account still see it, and the author isn't told; unhide: show it again; delete: remove it for good (anyone's comment, or the account's own). Hiding is the gentler choice. Confirm the exact comment and action with the user first: delete is irreversible.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.post_idrequiredpost_id from list_postscomment_idrequiredcomment_id from list_commentsactionrequired{ "post_id": "18063215523019873", "comment_id": "17912345678901234", "hidden": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionprivate_replyReply privately to a commenter · MessagesMessages · 200/dayWrite
Send a direct message from the Instagram Business account to the author of a comment on one of its posts (the way to answer a commenter who never messaged the account). One per comment, within 7 days of the comment, and a failed try can use it up: show the user the exact text first and don't retry on your own. Their answers arrive in list_chats.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.post_idrequiredpost_id from list_postscomment_idrequiredcomment_id from list_commentstextrequired{ "post_id": "18063215523019873", "comment_id": "17912345678901234", "message_id": "aWdfZAG1faXRlbToxOklHTWVzc2FnZAUlEOjE3ODQ0", "sent": true }
gaplimitcooldownpermissionlist_scheduled_postsList scheduled posts · No callNo Instagram Business callRead
Posts scheduled with create_post (publish_at) or on the Pluggzy dashboard's calendar, on the accounts this connection can use: when, where, status, the text (and title, options and media links), and once published the post's URL. Posts scheduled before the calendar existed have no text here, only its length (chars).
statusaccountaccount_id from list_accounts (a listed chat's account_id). Needed only when several accounts are connected.limit{ "items": [ { "scheduled_post_id": "7c1e9a3f-5b2d-4e8a-9f0c-6d4b2a8e1c35", "account_id": "3f2b8c1e-7a4d-4e9b-9c21-5d8e6f0a1b2c", "provider": "linkedin", "publish_at": "2026-11-12T08:30:00.000Z", "status": "scheduled", "chars": 212, "text": "Three things we learned building a partner program from scratch 🧵" }, { "scheduled_post_id": "2a4c6e8f-0b1d-4f3a-8c5e-7d9b1f3a5c84", "account_id": "0d2f4b6a-8c1e-4a3d-b5f7-9e1c3a5d7f60", "provider": "threads", "publish_at": "2026-11-12T16:00:00.000Z", "status": "scheduled", "chars": 64, "text": "New glazes drop Friday. Which one goes in the shop first?", "media_kind": "image", "media": [ { "url": "https://cdn.northwind.example/glazes.jpg", "type": "image" } ] } ] }
cancel_scheduled_postCancel a scheduled post · No callNo Instagram Business callWrite
Cancel a scheduled post (scheduled_post_id from create_post or list_scheduled_posts) that hasn't gone out yet, or a draft saved on the calendar. To change a post, cancel it and schedule the new version, or the user can edit it on the calendar in the Pluggzy dashboard.
scheduled_post_idrequired{ "scheduled_post_id": "7c1e9a3f-5b2d-4e8a-9f0c-6d4b2a8e1c35", "status": "cancelled" }
get_insightsGet insights · ReadsReads · 3,000/dayRead
How an account is doing, as its network reports it (Instagram Business, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Threads). report: overview (default): the account's figures over the last `days` (views, reach, engagement, followers… as the network reports them, plus a comparable headline); without account, every analytics account side by side; followers: the follower (YouTube: subscriber) count day by day, with gained and lost; audience: followers by country, city, age and gender, as far as the network reports them; top_posts: the best posts of the last `days` by `sort` (engagement by default), with their figures; without account, across every analytics account; timing: when to post, from the account's own posts (best weekday × hour slots in UTC, posts per week vs engagement, how fast posts reach their final engagement; Instagram: when followers are online); inbox: messages received and sent, median time to first reply and the busiest hours; search_keywords: the Google searches that showed the Business Profile, by month; post: one post's figures (post_id from list_posts, top_posts or create_post); details=true adds its day-by-day curve and the network's extras (Facebook earnings, YouTube retention and daily views). Not every network has every report (followers: Instagram Business, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest; audience: Instagram Business, TikTok, YouTube; inbox: Instagram Business; search_keywords: Google Business Profile). LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram and the personal Instagram and Facebook logins have no insights here. Read-only.
accountaccount_id from list_accounts. Leave it out for overview or top_posts to cover every analytics account; the other reports need it when several are connected.providerreportdayspost_idpost_id (or the scheduled_post_id create_post gave)detailssorttop_posts: what ranks the postslimittop_posts: how many postscursorsearch_keywords: next_cursor from the previous page{ "report": "overview", "from": "2026-10-11", "to": "2026-11-09", "accounts": [ { "account_id": "e2c4a6b8-1d3f-4a5c-9e7b-2f4d6a8c0e13", "provider": "instagrambusiness", "name": "Northwind Studio", "source": "account", "metrics": { "reach": 12480, "views": 48210, "accounts_engaged": 1034, "total_interactions": 2876, "likes": 2310, "comments": 184, "saves": 212, "shares": 97, "profile_views": 1920, "website_clicks": 61 }, "headline": { "views": 48210, "reach": 12480, "engagement": 2876, "followers": null, "followers_gained": null, "followers_lost": null } }, { "account_id": "f1a3c5e7-9b2d-4f6a-8c0e-5d7b9f1a3c48", "provider": "facebookpages", "name": "Northwind Studio", "source": "account", "metrics": { "page_media_view": 21340, "page_total_media_view_unique": 8120, "page_views_total": 640, "page_post_engagements": 1120, "page_video_views": 3010, "page_follows": 3420, "followers_gained": 58, "followers_lost": 9 }, "headline": { "views": 21340, "reach": 8120, "engagement": 1120, "followers": 3420, "followers_gained": 58, "followers_lost": 9 } }, { "account_id": "a4c6e8f0-2b4d-4f6a-9c1e-3d5f7b9a1c72", "provider": "pinterest", "name": "Northwind Studio", "source": "account", "metrics": { "impressions": 30900, "engagements": 1460, "saves": 380, "pin_clicks": 610, "outbound_clicks": 205, "follower_count": 1288, "followers_gained": 41, "followers_lost": 6 }, "headline": { "views": 30900, "reach": null, "engagement": 1460, "followers": 1288, "followers_gained": 41, "followers_lost": 6 } } ] }
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