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Comments ​

Represents a collection of IG Comments on an IG Media object.

Non-Organic Comments ​

Comments on Ads containing IG Media (i.e. non-organic comments) are of a different type and are not supported. To get non-organic comments, use the Marketing API and request the Ad's effective_instagram_media_id. You can then query the returned ID's /comments edge to get a collection of non-organic Instagram Comments. Refer to the Marketing API's Post Moderation guide for more information.

Requirements ​

Instagram API with Instagram LoginInstagram API with Facebook Login
Access Tokens- Instagram User access token- Facebook User access token
Host URLgraph.instagram.comgraph.facebook.com
Login TypeBusiness Login for InstagramFacebook Login for Business
Permissions- instagram_business_basic<br>- instagram_business_manage_comments- instagram_basic<br>- instagram_manage_comments<br>- pages_read_engagement<br>If the app user was granted a role via the Business Manager on the Page connected to the targeted IG User, you will also need one of:<br>- ads_management<br>- ads_read

Creating ​

Creating a Comment on a Media Object ​

POST /<IG_MEDIA_ID>/comments?message=<MESSAGE_CONTENT>

Creates an IG Comment on an IG Media object.

Limitations ​

Comments on live video IG Media are not supported.

Query String Parameters ​

Query string parameters are optional unless indicated as required.

  • <MESSAGE_CONTENT> (required), The text to be included in the comment.

Example Request ​

text
POST graph.facebook.com
  /17895695668004550/comments?message=This%20is%20awesome!

Example Response ​

json
{
  "id": "17870913679156914"
}

Reading ​

Getting Comments on a Media Object ​

GET /<IG_MEDIA_ID>/comments

Returns a list of IG Comments on an IG Media object.

Limitations ​

  • Requests made using API version 3.1 or older will have results returned in chronological order. Requests made using version 3.2+ will have results returned in reverse chronological order.
  • Returns only top-level comments. Replies to comments are not included unless you use field expansion to request the replies field.
  • Returns a maximum of 50 comments per query.
  • Comments cannot be filtered by timestamp.

Permissions ​

An access token from a User who created the IG Media object, with the following permissions:

  • instagram_basic
  • instagram_manage_comments

If the token is from a User whose Page role was granted via the Business Manager, one of the following permissions is also required:

  • ads_management
  • ads_read

Sample Request ​

text
GET graph.facebook.com
  /17895695668004550/comments

Sample Response ​

json
{
  "data": [\
    {\
      "timestamp": "2017-08-31T19:16:02+0000",\
      "text": "This is awesome!",\
      "id": "17870913679156914"\
    },\
    {\
      "timestamp": "2017-08-31T18:10:30+0000",\
      "text": "*Sniff*",\
      "id": "17873440459141021"\
    }\
  ]
}

Updating ​

This operation is not supported.

Deleting ​

This operation is not supported.