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Overview

Phinite’s Instagram predefined tool lets workspace assistants call Instagram APIs through DevStudio after you save a connection under Integrations → Predefined tools. Manage an Instagram Business or Creator account — profile, media publishing, comments, insights, hashtags, stories, and business discovery via the Instagram Graph API.
Predefined tools require a saved connection before they appear in Graph Studio’s tool picker. See Predefined Tools in GraphStudio.

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What this integration enables

  • Automate workflows using this predefined tool from agent graphs
  • Connect once under Integrations and reuse across assistants
  • Enable individual subtools per agent in Graph Studio

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Required credentials

  • Access Token access_token (required)
  • Instagram User ID ig_user_id (required)

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Setup steps

  1. Meta Developers → create app → add Instagram product → configure permissions and obtain access token for your business account.
  2. Log into your Phinite workspace at app.phinite.ai
  3. Navigate to Integrations → Predefined tools
  4. Select Instagram
  5. Click + Add Configuration
  6. Enter the credential fields listed above
  7. Select assistants that should use this connection
  8. Click Save Configuration
Instagram API access requires a Meta Business account and app review for production use.

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Configure in Graph Studio

  1. Open an agent in Graph Studio
  2. Select the agent node → Tools tab → Add a new tool
  3. Choose InstagramTools (or search for Instagram)
  4. Select your saved connection or add a new one
  5. Enable the subtools your workflow needs and save

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Predefined tools

Phinite provides 20 subtools for Instagram:
  • Get Profile: Get the Instagram Business/Creator account profile fields including username, biography, follower count, and media count.
  • Get User Media: Get a paginated list of media objects published by the Instagram account.
  • Get Content Publishing Limit: Get the content-publishing rate-limit status for the account (100 posts per 24h quota).
  • Get Media: Get details of a specific Instagram media object by its ID.
  • Publish Photo: Publish a photo to the Instagram feed. Image must be a public JPEG URL. Two-step container-then-publish flow.
  • Publish Reel: Publish a Reel (short video) to Instagram. Video must be a public URL. Two-step container-then-publish flow.
  • Publish Carousel: Publish a carousel (album) of up to 10 images or videos to Instagram. Each child item must have image_url or video_url.
  • Delete Media: Delete an Instagram media object (post, story, reel, or carousel). Only works with Instagram API with Facebook Login.
  • Get Media Comments: Get comments on a specific Instagram media object in reverse chronological order.
  • Post Comment: Post a new comment on an Instagram media object.
  • Reply To Comment: Reply to a top-level comment on an Instagram media object.
  • Hide Comment: Hide or unhide a comment on an Instagram media object. Hidden comments are not visible to other users.
  • Delete Comment: Delete a comment on an Instagram media object. Only the media owner can delete comments.
  • Get User Insights: Get insights/metrics for the Instagram Business/Creator account (impressions, reach, profile_views, follower_count, etc.).
  • Get Media Insights: Get insights/metrics for a specific Instagram media object (engagement, impressions, reach, saved, video_views, etc.).
  • Discover Business: Get public information about another Instagram Business or Creator account by username.
  • Search Hashtag: Search for an Instagram hashtag and get its IG Hashtag ID. Max 30 unique hashtag queries per 7-day period.
  • Get Hashtag Recent Media: Get recent media objects tagged with a specific Instagram hashtag. Requires the hashtag ID (use search_hashtag first).
  • Get Stories: Get the list of currently live (unexpired) stories for the Instagram account.
  • Get Container Status: Check the status of a media container during publishing. Status can be EXPIRED, ERROR, FINISHED, IN_PROGRESS, or PUBLISHED.

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Documentation & resources

  • Official documentation: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api
  • Phinite documentation: Instagram

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Notes

  • Store API keys and tokens securely; many providers show secrets only once
  • Use separate connections for Dev, UAT, and Prod environments where possible
  • Test with a minimal subtool call after saving credentials