Instagram · Schema

CreateContainerRequest

CreateContainerRequest schema from Instagram Graph API

InstagramMetaPhotosSocial-MediaVideosContent Publishing

Properties

Name Type Description
image_url string Public URL of the image to publish.
video_url string Public URL of the video to publish.
caption string Caption text for the media.
media_type string Type of media to publish.
is_carousel_item boolean Set to true if this is an item in a carousel.
location_id string Facebook Page ID of a location to tag.
user_tags array Users to tag in the media.
access_token string
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JSON Schema

instagram-graph-api-create-container-request-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instagram/refs/heads/main/json-schema/instagram-graph-api-create-container-request-schema.json",
  "title": "CreateContainerRequest",
  "description": "CreateContainerRequest schema from Instagram Graph API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Public URL of the image to publish.",
      "example": "https://www.example.com/images/photo.jpg"
    },
    "video_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Public URL of the video to publish."
    },
    "caption": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Caption text for the media.",
      "example": "Check out our latest product! #newlaunch"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of media to publish.",
      "enum": [
        "IMAGE",
        "VIDEO",
        "REELS",
        "STORIES",
        "CAROUSEL"
      ],
      "example": "IMAGE"
    },
    "is_carousel_item": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true if this is an item in a carousel.",
      "example": false
    },
    "location_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Facebook Page ID of a location to tag."
    },
    "user_tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Users to tag in the media.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "username": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "y": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "access_token": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

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