Graph API Version

Instagram User

Reading

An Instagram User

Requirements

TypeRequirement

Access Tokens

Permissions

ads_management or ads_read or business_managment or instagram_basic

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET /v21.0/{instagram-user-id} HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{instagram-user-id}',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{instagram-user-id}",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{instagram-user-id}",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{instagram-user-id}"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];
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Parameters

This endpoint doesn't have any parameters.

Fields

FieldDescription
id
numeric string

ID of the Instagram user

follow_count
int32

Number of Instagram users that this Instagram user follows

followed_by_count
int32

Number of Instagram users that follow this Instagram user

has_profile_picture
bool

Indicates whether Instagram Account has a profile picture

ig_user_id
string

new user id

is_private
bool

Whether the Instagram user is private

is_published
bool

Whether the Instagram user is published

media_count
int32

Number of active media posted by this Instagram user

profile_pic
string

URI to user's Instagram profile picture

username
string

Instagram username

Edges

EdgeDescription
Edge<Business>

The businesses which are not owner but can advertise for this IG account

Edge<AREffect>

ar effects owned by IG user

Edge<IGUpcomingEvent>

upcoming_events

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
100Invalid parameter
190Invalid OAuth 2.0 Access Token
368The action attempted has been deemed abusive or is otherwise disallowed
104Incorrect signature
200Permissions error

Creating

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Updating

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Deleting

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.