Meta Ads / API Reference
meta_ads_create_instagram_post
Meta Ads tool. Create and publish a post on Instagram via the Facebook Page (Instagram Graph API). This is a 2-step process: first creates a container, then publishes it. For carousel posts, first create individual item containers, then pass their IDs in 'children'. Args: instagram_account_id: Instagram Business Account ID (required). image_url: Public URL of the image (JPEG/PNG) or video to post. For carousels, leave blank. caption: Post caption text. Optional. page_access_token: Page access token (required for posting). is_carousel: True to create a carousel post. Pass children IDs in 'children'. Default False. children: Comma-separated container IDs for carousel items. Only used when is_carousel=True.
This is a write tool: it creates instagram post in your Meta Ads account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.
Ask Claude
You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:
Create instagram post in my Meta Ads account for [instagram account id], [image url].
It takes 2 required and 4 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
instagram_account_id | string | Yes | Instagram Account Id |
image_url | string | Yes | Image Url |
caption | string | No | Caption |
page_access_token | string | No | Page Access Token |
is_carousel | boolean | No | Is Carousel |
children | string | No | Children |
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Before you can call it
This tool needs a connected Meta Ads account. The Meta Ads connect guide covers the OAuth flow and the permissions it asks for, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.
Workflows that use this
Rather than calling tools one at a time, these skills run a whole procedure against the same account: