Ship Your Instagram Integration In Minutes, Not Months

Stop wrestling with Instagram Graph API. Zernio's Instagram API handles OAuth, rate limits, media hosting, and API changes - so you can focus on building your product.

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No credit card required • 20 free posts/month • View Instagram API Reference →

POST /v1/posts
{
  "platforms": ["instagram"],
  "accountId": "acc_abc123",
  "content": "Hello from Zernio!",
  "scheduledFor": "2025-01-15T19:00:00Z"
}

Why Zernio vs. Instagram Graph API?

Instagram Graph API Direct

  • ✗Complex OAuth 2.0 flow with Facebook Business verification
  • ✗Strict rate limits requiring careful management and backoff logic
  • ✗Media must be hosted on publicly accessible URLs before posting
  • ✗Frequent API changes require constant code updates and testing
  • ✗Separate integration needed for each social platform

Zernio API

  • ✓Simple API key authentication - no OAuth complexity
  • ✓We handle rate limits automatically with smart queuing and retries
  • ✓Upload media directly to us - we host and optimize it for you
  • ✓Zero maintenance - we handle all API changes behind the scenes
  • ✓One integration for 15 social platforms with identical patterns

Save 4-6 weeks of development time. Ship your Instagram API integration today, not next month.

⚠️

Instagram Business Account Required

Instagram integration only works with Business accounts. Personal and Creator accounts cannot use automated posting APIs due to Instagram's restrictions.

You can convert to a Business account for free in your Instagram app settings.

Playground

Connect your Instagram account and send a real post through the API. No signup form, no credit card. Just click and ship.

Instagram requires a Business or Creator account. Personal accounts cannot be connected via API.

Connect your Instagram account to try the API live. No signup needed.

Content Types

📸Photos🎥Videos⏱Stories🎠Carousels🎬Reels

How It Works

  1. 1.
    Connect Your Account
    Link your Instagram Business account through our dashboard. One-click OAuth - we handle all the Meta permissions.
  2. 2.
    Build Your Integration
    Use our simple REST API to schedule posts, stories, reels, or carousels. Same pattern works for all 15 platforms.
  3. 3.
    We Handle the Rest
    Zernio publishes at your scheduled time, retries on failures, and notifies you via webhooks. You never touch Instagram's API directly.

Features

Ship Faster

Go from zero to posting in under 30 seconds. No Facebook app review, no Business Manager setup - just get your API key and start building.

Official API, Zero Hassle

We use Instagram's official Business API under the hood. You get full compliance and reliability without the integration pain.

We Handle the Hard Parts

Rate limits, token refresh, media processing, error handling - all managed for you. Focus on your product, not infrastructure.

Also available: Meta Ads
Run paid ads on Instagram programmatically via the same API.
Meta Ads →

Code Example

Schedule an Instagram Post
const response = await fetch('https://zernio.com/api/v1/posts', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    platforms: [{
      platform: 'instagram',
      accountId: 'your-instagram-account-id'
    }],
    content: 'Beautiful sunset at the beach! 🌅 #sunset #photography',
    mediaItems: [{
      type: 'image',
      url: 'https://your-image-url.jpg'
    }],
    scheduledFor: '2024-01-15T19:00:00Z'
  })
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log('Scheduled successfully:', result.id);
View Complete API Documentation →
Instagram API Error Reference
Comprehensive guide to Instagram API error codes. Find solutions and troubleshoot common integration issues.
View Error Reference →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Instagram API free to use?
└Instagram's Graph API is free but requires significant development investment: Facebook Business verification, OAuth flows, media hosting, and ongoing maintenance. Zernio starts at $19/mo (or free for 20 posts/month) and replaces all that build time with a single API call.
Can I post Instagram Reels via API?
└Yes. Upload short-form video and Zernio publishes it as a Reel with captions, hashtags, and mentions. No separate Reels endpoint to manage.
How does Zernio handle Instagram's rate limits?
└Zernio manages rate limits automatically with intelligent queuing and exponential backoff retries.
Can I schedule Instagram Stories via API?
└Yes. Set the content type to 'story' in your API call and Zernio handles format optimization and scheduling.
Does Zernio support Instagram DMs and comments?
└Yes. Zernio offers an Instagram Comment API and Messaging API as add-ons ($10/mo on Build plan) for reading, replying to, and moderating Instagram comments and DMs programmatically.
Can I use Zernio's Instagram API with AI agents?
└Yes. Zernio's MCP server gives AI agents like Claude, Cursor, and custom LLM workflows direct access to Instagram posting, scheduling, and analytics - no custom integration code needed.

One API, 15 Platforms

Twitter/XTikTokWhatsAppLinkedInFacebookYouTubeThreadsRedditPinterestBlueskyTelegramSnapchatGoogle BusinessDiscordMeta AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn AdsTikTok AdsPinterest AdsX Ads

Learn More

Instagram API Guide →
Complete developer guide
Instagram Messaging API →
Send Instagram DMs programmatically
Posting API →
Post, schedule and analyze content

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Join 10,000+ developers who chose Zernio over building with the Graph API directly. Same reliability, 10x less code.

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