Instagram · Schema

Media

Media schema from Instagram Graph API

InstagramMetaPhotosSocial MediaVideosContent Publishing

Properties

Name Type Description
id string
caption string
media_type string
media_url string
thumbnail_url string Thumbnail URL for videos.
permalink string
shortcode string
timestamp string
like_count integer
comments_count integer
is_comment_enabled boolean
is_shared_to_feed boolean
alt_text string Alt text for accessibility.
username string
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

instagram-graph-api-media-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instagram/refs/heads/main/json-schema/instagram-graph-api-media-schema.json",
  "title": "Media",
  "description": "Media schema from Instagram Graph API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "17854360229135492"
    },
    "caption": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Beautiful sunset at the beach! #photography"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "IMAGE",
        "VIDEO",
        "CAROUSEL_ALBUM",
        "REELS",
        "STORIES"
      ],
      "example": "IMAGE"
    },
    "media_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/media/example.jpg"
    },
    "thumbnail_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Thumbnail URL for videos."
    },
    "permalink": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/"
    },
    "shortcode": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "ABC123"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2026-04-17T12:00:00+0000"
    },
    "like_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 250
    },
    "comments_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 15
    },
    "is_comment_enabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "example": true
    },
    "is_shared_to_feed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "example": true
    },
    "alt_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alt text for accessibility."
    },
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "examplebusiness"
    }
  }
}