June 28, 2022
Out-of-cycle changes.
Instagram Graph API
Reels
Applies to all versions.
Reels are now supported. To publish a video as a reel, set the media_type parameter to REELS when creating a single media post container. Refer to the POST /ig-user/media endpoint reference to learn which parameters can be used with reels as well as requirements for reels videos.
Instagram Basic Display API
Reels
Applies to all versions.
GET /{user-id}/media responses now include video Reels, however, there is currently no way to determine if a given video in the response set has been designated as a Reel.