I am trying to publish Stories using the Media API with the access token from an Instagram Creator Account. While I can successfully create media containers for Reels and image posts, the media container creation fails for Stories.

However, when I switch the account to a Business Account, I am able to successfully create media containers for all types of media, including Stories.

Although the error message mentions business accounts, the API documentation does not mention any restrictions based on account type.

Therefore, it is not possible to determine whether this is by specification or a bug.

I would appreciate any guidance on this issue.

API in Use

• API Version: v18.0
• Endpoint: POST /{ig-user-id}/media
• API Reference: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/ig-user/media

Request Body

{"media_type":"STORIES","video_url":"https://****", "access_token":"***"}

Error Response

{"error":{"message":"(#10) The user is not an Instagram Business","type":"OAuthException","code":10,"fbtrace_id":"A-dIwm8LF3w8gzj9K3c-FyR"}}