Instagram - BoostGPT Documentation

Media, carousels and account insights. Visual launches, and the captions that carry them.

Connecting

In the dashboard, open Connectors, find Instagram and press Connect. You will be sent to sign in; the connection is saved once that succeeds.

What you will need

Field	What it is
App ID	Your Meta App ID (from Meta for Developers)
App Secret	Your Meta App Secret

Getting the credential

Go to Meta for Developers → Create App
Choose Business type, fill in app details
Add the Instagram product from the dashboard
Under Instagram → Instagram Login → add your redirect URI
Copy App ID and App Secret from Settings → Basic

Notes

Media URLs must be publicly accessible HTTPS links
Instagram has a 25 posts/day publishing limit
Carousel albums support 2–10 items
Video/Reel containers may need a short processing delay before publishing

What an agent can do with it

Tool	What it does
`get_me`	Get the authenticated Instagram user’s profile
`get_media`	Get a list of media (posts, reels, stories) for the authenticated user
`get_media_by_id`	Get details for a specific media item
`create_media_container`	Create a media container (step 1 of 2 for publishing). Supports IMAGE, VIDEO, and REELS types. After creation, call publish_media.
`create_carousel_container`	Create a carousel (album) container from previously created item containers
`publish_media`	Publish a media container (step 2 of 2). Call this after create_media_container.
`get_account_insights`	Get account-level insights (reach, impressions, profile views, etc.)
`get_media_insights`	Get insights for a specific media post (likes, comments, saves, reach, etc.)
`get_comments`	Get comments on a media post
`reply_to_comment`	Reply to a comment on a media post
`delete_comment`	Delete a comment on a media post
`get_conversations`	Get DM conversations for the Instagram user (requires instagram_business_manage_messages scope)

Useful resources

Instagram documentation