Instagram Platform

Children

Updated: Jan 21, 2025
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Represents a collection of IG Media objects on an album IG Media.

Requirements

Instagram AP with Instagram Loging Instagram API with Facebook Login
Access Tokens
  • Instagram User user access token
Host URL
graph.instagram.com
graph.facebook.com
Login Type
Business Login for Instagram
Facebook Login for Business
  • instagram_business_basic
  • instagram_basic
  • pages_read_engagement
If the app user was granted a role via the Business Manager on the Page connected to the targeted IG User, you will also need one of:
  • ads_management
  • ads_read

Creating

This operation is not supported.

Reading

Getting Child Media Objects

GET /<IG_MEDIA_ID>/children
Returns a list of IG Media objects on an album IG Media object.

Limitations

  • Some fields, such as permalink, cannot be used on photos within albums (children).

Sample Request

GET graph.facebook.com
  /17896450804038745/children

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "17880997618081620"
    },
    {
      "id": "17871527143187462"
    }
  ]
}

Updating

This operation is not supported.

Deleting

This operation is not supported.