Get post details

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

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.