Platform integration

Instagram Professional Publishing with Postifys

Postifys publishes images and Reels to connected Instagram professional accounts. Personal Instagram accounts are not supported.

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Reviewed: 23 July 2026

Quick answer

What Postifys supports

Postifys publishes images and Reels to connected Instagram professional accounts. Personal Instagram accounts are not supported.

Media and post types

Supported publishing shapes

  • Image posts to professional Instagram accounts
  • Reels / video posts through Meta container and resumable-upload flows
Publishing method

Dashboard, API, or n8n

Connect an Instagram professional account linked to a Facebook Page as required by Meta, then publish via dashboard, API, or n8n. Video and Reel jobs may use resumable upload rather than a simple remote URL post.

Permissions

Required access

Instagram professional account access through Meta with publishing scopes granted to Postifys. Available operations depend on Meta approval and account type.

Media requirements

Before you enqueue

Provide Instagram-ready images or vertical video that meet Meta’s current Reel and feed media requirements. Prefer stable HTTPS sources and avoid incomplete or still-encoding files.

Platform restrictions

Limitations to design around

  • Personal Instagram accounts are not supported.
  • Caption, aspect ratio, duration, and file-size rules follow Meta Instagram requirements.
  • Large videos may take longer because Meta processing and resumable uploads are involved.
API example

POST /api/instagram/post

Authenticate with your Postifys API key and pass the connected account field instagramAccountId.

curl -X POST https://postifys.com/api/instagram/post \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "caption": "New reel from the automation pipeline",
  "mediaUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/reel.mp4",
  "instagramAccountId": "CONNECTED_ACCOUNT_ID",
  "type": "REELS"
}'
n8n workflow example

In n8n, select Instagram on the Postifys node, map caption and media, and choose the connected professional account. For Reels, set the post type accordingly so video upload is used.

Common errors

What usually breaks first

  • Personal account connected — switch to a professional Instagram account.
  • Media download or processing timeout — use a faster reachable media URL and Instagram-ready encoding.
  • Missing account id — pass the connected instagramAccountId from Postifys.
FAQ

Instagram questions

Yes. Reels/video jobs are supported for connected professional accounts through Meta’s upload workflows.

No. Postifys requires a professional Instagram account.

Open Post History for the platform message, then fix media, permissions, or account selection before retrying.

Connect Instagram and publish with Postifys

Create an account, connect the approved account type, and publish from the dashboard, API, or n8n.

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