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Posting Instagram by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Posting Instagram
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Posting Instagram

Post content to Instagram using Meta Graph API. Use when publishing Instagram posts, managing media, getting insights, or optimizing hashtags. Requires Instagram Business Account. NOT when posting to Facebook (use posting-facebook instead).

majiayu000 Updated Sep 9, 2026 567 repo stars

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Instagram Poster Skill

Automated Instagram posting via Meta Graph API.

Quick Start

# Post with image
python scripts/run.py --post "Caption here" --image "https://example.com/image.jpg" --hashtags "business,automation"

# Get insights
python scripts/run.py --insights --days 7

# Verify setup
python scripts/verify.py

Setup

1. Requirements

Instagram Business Account (connected to Facebook Page)
Facebook Page with Admin access

2. Get Credentials

Go to Facebook Developers
Create an App
Add "Instagram" product
Generate access token with permissions:
- instagram_basic
- instagram_content_publish
- pages_read_engagement
Get your Instagram Business Account ID

3. Configure Environment

Add to .env:

META_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token_here
INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID=your_instagram_account_id_here
GRAPH_API_VERSION=v18.0

Features

Posting

Image posts with captions
Hashtag optimization (up to 30)
Approval workflow (default)
Rate limiting (25 posts/day, 5/hour)

Analytics

Engagement metrics
Reach and impressions
Follower growth
Best performing content

Hashtag Strategy

Instagram: Use 20-30 relevant hashtags
Mix of popular and niche tags
Industry-specific tags
Trending tags when relevant

Approval Workflow

Posts create files in Vault/Pending_Approval/:

Review caption and image
Edit hashtags as needed
Move to Vault/Approved/ to publish

Rate Limits

Daily: 25 posts
Hourly: 5 posts

Verification

Run: python scripts/verify.py

Expected: ✓ posting-instagram valid

References

---name: posting-instagramdescription: Post content to Instagram using Meta Graph API. Use when publishing Instagram posts, managing media, getting insights, or optimizing hashtags. Requires Instagram Business Account. NOT when posting to Facebook (use posting-facebook instead).--- # Instagram Poster Skill Automated Instagram posting via Meta Graph API. ## Quick Start ```bash # Post with image python scripts/run.py --post "Caption here" --image "https://example.com/image.jpg" --hashtags "business,automation" # Get insights python scripts/run.py --insights --days 7 # Verify setup python scripts/verify.py ``` ## Setup ### 1. Requirements - Instagram Business Account (connected to Facebook Page) - Facebook Page with Admin access ### 2. Get Credentials 1. Go to [Facebook Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/) 2. Create an App 3. Add "Instagram" product 4. Generate access token with permissions: - `instagram_basic` - `instagram_content_publish` - `pages_read_engagement` 5. Get your Instagram Business Account ID ### 3. Configure Environment Add to `.env`: ``` META_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token_here INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID=your_instagram_account_id_here GRAPH_API_VERSION=v18.0 ``` ## Features ### Posting - Image posts with captions - Hashtag optimization (up to 30) - Approval workflow (default) - Rate limiting (25 posts/day, 5/hour) ### Analytics - Engagement metrics - Reach and impressions - Follower growth - Best performing content ## Hashtag Strategy - **Instagram:** Use 20-30 relevant hashtags - Mix of popular and niche tags - Industry-specific tags - Trending tags when relevant ## Approval Workflow Posts create files in `Vault/Pending_Approval/`: - Review caption and image - Edit hashtags as needed - Move to `Vault/Approved/` to publish ## Rate Limits - **Daily:** 25 posts - **Hourly:** 5 posts ## Verification Run: `python scripts/verify.py` Expected: `✓ posting-instagram valid` ## References - [Instagram Graph API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api) - [Content Publishing](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/guides/content-publishing)

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