# Instagram Messaging API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-messaging-api/  
**Provider:** Instagram — https://apis.io/providers/instagram/  
**Base URL:** https://graph.instagram.com  
**Documentation:** https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/messaging-api

Instagram Messaging API is one of 9 APIs that [Instagram](https://apis.io/providers/instagram/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Direct Messages, Messaging, and Social-Media. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Messenger API support for Instagram consolidates Instagram and Facebook Page messaging into a unified platform. Enables businesses and creators to manage conversations, send and receive messages, and handle messaging automation across Instagram Direct.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/messaging-api
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instagram/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Instagram APIs (8)

- [Instagram oEmbed API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-oembed-api/)
- [Instagram Comments API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-comments-api/)
- [Instagram Hashtags API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-hashtags-api/)
- [Instagram Insights API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-insights-api/)
- [Instagram Media API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-media-api/)
- [Instagram Mentions API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-mentions-api/)
- [Instagram Publishing API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-publishing-api/)
- [Instagram Users API](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-users-api/)

## Tags

Direct Messages, Messaging, Social-Media

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/instagram/instagram-messaging-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/instagram/.