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_story_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 Login	Instagram API with Facebook Login
Access Tokens	Instagram User access token	Facebook User access token
Host URL	`graph.instagram.com`	`graph.facebook.com`
Login Type	Business Login for Instagram	Facebook Login for Business
Permissions	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_comments`	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_comments` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list` 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: `ads_management` `business_management`

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

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

Example Response

{
  "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
pages_show_list
pages_read_engagement

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
pages_read_engagement
business_management

Sample Request

GET graph.facebook.com
  /17895695668004550/comments

Sample Response

{
  "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.