Social Alerts

Instagram setup

The Business API path for watching an Instagram account.

Instagram does not offer a public API for watching arbitrary accounts. Auditer supports the Meta Graph API for watching your own Instagram Business or Creator account, linked to a Facebook Page.

Requirements#

  • An Instagram Business or Creator account
  • A Facebook Page connected to that Instagram account
  • Long-lived access token from the Meta Graph API Explorer
  • Your IG business account ID

Setup#

  1. Open the dashboard's social page and click the Instagram credential modal
  2. Paste your access token and business account ID
  3. Save (stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM per guild)
  4. Create an Instagram watcher, the handle field is display-only
No arbitrary accounts

This flow only lets you watch YOUR OWN Instagram account. Meta does not provide a way to watch third-party public accounts through their official API.