Instagram · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Instagram Graph Media API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/instagram-media-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Instagram's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Instagram publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 7
$.info
$.paths['/{user_id}/media'].get
$.paths['/{user_id}/stories'].get
$.paths['/{media_id}'].get
$.paths['/{media_id}'].post
$.paths['/{media_id}'].delete
$.paths['/{media_id}/children'].get
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Instagram Graph Media API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/instagram-media-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 6
- target: $.paths['/{user_id}/media'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List the posts published on an account
effect: read
questions:
- How do I list everything an Instagram account has posted?
- Can I page through an account's posts a set number at a time?
- Which feed posts has my business account published so far?
instructions:
- text: List the media published by account {user_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
- text: Get {limit} posts from account {user_id} starting after cursor {after}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
user_id: path.user_id
after: query.after
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{user_id}/stories'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List an account's stories
effect: read
questions:
- How can I fetch the stories currently on my Instagram account?
- Can I retrieve story media separately from regular feed posts?
instructions:
- text: List the stories on account {user_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
- text: Get the stories for account {user_id} with fields {fields}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
fields: query.fields
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{media_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get details of a photo, video, reel or album
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up the caption, type and permalink of a single post by its media ID?
- What fields can I read on one Instagram reel or album?
instructions:
- text: Show me media {media_id}.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
- text: Fetch fields {fields} for post {media_id}.
slots:
fields: query.fields
media_id: path.media_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{media_id}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Turn comments on or off for a post
effect: write
questions:
- Can I disable commenting on a post that's attracting trolls?
- Is there a way to re-enable comments on a post where I switched them off?
instructions:
- text: Turn off comments on post {media_id}.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
- text: Set comment_enabled to {comment_enabled} on media {media_id}.
slots:
comment_enabled: requestBody.comment_enabled
media_id: path.media_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{media_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a post, story, reel or carousel
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I take down a post I published by mistake?
- Can I delete a reel or carousel through the API?
instructions:
- text: Delete media {media_id}.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
- text: Permanently remove post {media_id} from the account.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{media_id}/children'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List the items inside a carousel album
effect: read
questions:
- How do I get the individual photos and videos inside a carousel post?
- What media items make up a particular album on Instagram?
instructions:
- text: List the children of carousel {media_id}.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
- text: Get each item in album {media_id} with fields {fields}.
slots:
media_id: path.media_id
fields: query.fields
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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