Get post details

What it does

Returns details for a single post by its shortcode, including media, captions, and engagement counts. Supports photos, videos, and carousels.

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	`instagram_get_post`
Platform	Instagram
REST endpoint	`GET /v1/instagram/posts/{postId}`
Result type	Detail tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`postId`	`string`	Yes	Post shortcode (from instagram.com/p//)
`projection_preset`	`string`	No	Defaults to `minimal`. Allowed values: `full`, `minimal`, `identity`, `engagement`, `content`.
`data_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds top-level keys from `data` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.

Example

{
  "name": "instagram_get_post",
  "arguments": {
    "postId": "DM8Q1ABC123",
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "totalItems",
      "entityId",
      "name",
      "published"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

@context
type
id
url
entityId
content
published
likeCount
commentCount
attributedTo
location
tag
language
isEdited
isSponsored
viewCount
duration
contentFormat
attachment
image
audio
name
totalItems
items

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.

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