Social — entry 014 of 38
Instagram no longer ships a standalone public API — access now runs through Meta's Instagram Platform, split into the Instagram API with Instagram Login for direct professional-account access and the Instagram API with Facebook Login for Business for Page-linked accounts. Both let approved apps publish media, read comments and mentions, and pull basic metrics via OAuth, but every integration needs a linked Instagram Business or Creator account plus Meta app review before it goes live.
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/instagram/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/instagram.svg" alt="Scored 57 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
- Send it as an Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.
Developer reference
Non-messaging Instagram Graph API calls: 4,800 x number of impressions in the last 24 hours (per app+user pair, resets daily); messaging endpoints (keyed, per Instagram professional account): 2 calls/second (Conversations API), 100 calls/second (Send API text/links/reactions/stickers), 10 calls/second (Send API audio/video), 100 calls/second (private replies to Live comments), 750 calls/hour (private replies to comments on posts/reels)