Instagram Messaging API

The Instagram Messaging API allows you to build messaging solutions for Instagram Professional accounts at scale.

The Instagram Messaging API can access the following account types:

• Any Instagram Professional account for a business
• Any Instagram Professional account for a Creator

Common Uses

• Get messages that have been sent to your Instagram Professional Inbox from customers
• Receive and respond to customer messages with text, media, stories, and more
• Send a private reply to a person who published a public post on your Instagram
• Send a private reply to a person who published a comment on your Instagram post

Next Steps

• Learn more about the API in the Overview .
• Set up Webhooks for Instagram Messaging.
• View the sample Instagram Messaging app and its code to learn more about the messaging experience.