The Autohive Instagram integration connects your Instagram Business or Creator account to Autohive. A capability is one task an agent can do, such as publishing a post. With Instagram connected, your agents can:

  • Publish images, videos, reels, carousels, and stories
  • Retrieve your posts with engagement counts
  • Read, reply to, hide, and delete comments
  • Pull account and post analytics

Install the integration

  1. Log in to Autohive and navigate to Your user profile > Connections or Your workspace -> Integrations

  2. Locate the Instagram Integration card and click Connect to workspace

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  3. Log in to your Instagram account with your instagram credentials

  4. Review and approve permissions. Autohive requests access to:

    • Access your Instagram Business account profile info
    • Publish content to your Instagram account
    • Manage comments on your posts
    • Access insights and analytics for your account and media

  5. Confirm authentication - you’ll be redirected to Autohive with “Connected” status displayed

Use the integration

You can now use the integration with your agents, workflows and scheduled tasks!

  1. Follow our Create your first agent guide on how to create an agent.
  2. Turn on Instagram capabilities in Agent settings → Add capabilities. You can turn each Instagram capability on or off.
  3. Once the settings have been selected, begin prompting the agent with the workflow you’d like to achieve with Autohive and Instagram!

Available capabilities

Account information

  • Get Account: Show your Instagram profile details.
    • Includes username, bio, and follower and following counts.
    • Includes your total number of posts.

Publishing

  • Create Post and Wait: Publish a post and wait until it is live.
    • Works for images, videos, reels, and carousels.
    • Best for small files that process quickly.
    • Add a caption, and alt text for images.
  • Create Post in Background: Start a post that Instagram processes in the background.
    • Works for the same post types as Create Post and Wait.
    • Best for large videos and big carousels.
    • Returns a publish state that tracks the post.
  • Complete Post: Check a background post and publish it when ready.
    • Takes the publish state from the earlier step.
    • The agent keeps checking until the post is live.
    • Returns the media ID and link when published.
  • Create Story: Publish an image or video story.
    • Stories disappear after 24 hours.

Post management

  • Get Posts: Retrieve posts from your account.
    • Fetch one post by its ID, or list your recent posts.
    • Includes like and comment counts.
    • Results come back one page at a time.

Comment moderation

  • Get Comments: Read the comments on a post.
    • Includes the author, time, like count, and replies.
    • Results come back one page at a time.
  • Manage Comment: Reply to a comment, or hide or unhide it.
    • A reply needs your message text.
  • Delete Comment: Permanently remove a comment.
    • You cannot undo this.

Analytics

  • Get Insights: Get account or post analytics.
    • Account metrics: reach, impressions, profile views, and follower demographics.
    • Post metrics: reach, saves, shares, and video watch time.
    • Choose a period: day, week, or 28 days.
    • The lifetime period works for posts only.

Key features

Content publishing

  • Publish images, videos, reels, and carousels.
  • Publish stories that expire after 24 hours.
  • Add captions, and alt text for images.
  • Mix photos and videos in one carousel.

Mixed media carousels

  • A carousel holds 2 to 10 items in order.
  • Each item is either an image or a video.
  • Each item needs a public link to its file.
  • You can also attach files in the chat. Autohive uploads them to a public link for you.

Large uploads

  • Large files can take a while to process.
  • Create Post in Background and Complete Post handle this without timing out.
  • The agent keeps checking progress on its own.
  • You do not need to send another message.
  • If a post shows an unknown status, check your account before posting again.

Video posts

  • A standalone video is published as a reel.
  • The Video option still works. It is treated as a reel.

Comment management

  • Read all comments on your posts.
  • Reply to comments to engage with your community.
  • Hide inappropriate comments without deleting them.
  • Delete comments that break your community rules.
  • View replies to each comment.

Account analytics

  • Track account reach and impressions.
  • Monitor profile views.
  • Understand follower demographics.
  • Choose daily, weekly, or 28-day periods.

Post analytics

  • Measure how far a post reaches.
  • Track saves and shares.
  • Monitor video watch time.
  • See lifetime metrics for a single post.

Limits

  • Files must be on a public link to be published. Files attached in chat are uploaded for you.
  • You can publish up to 100 posts in 24 hours. A carousel counts as one post.
  • Stories last 24 hours. Story insights expire after 24 hours too.
  • Carousels need 2 to 10 items.

Common use cases

Social media management

  • Publish consistent content across your Instagram presence.
  • Monitor and respond to comments across your posts.
  • Track engagement metrics to improve your content plan.
  • Manage your visual content library.

Community engagement

  • Automatically reply to common questions on your posts.
  • Hide spam or inappropriate comments while keeping the conversation.
  • Monitor comment sentiment and engagement patterns.
  • Build relationships through timely responses.

Content automation

  • Publish content from external triggers or content systems.
  • Create automated posting workflows for regular updates.
  • Connect with content calendars and approval workflows.
  • Coordinate Instagram content with other social platforms.

Analytics and reporting

  • Track account growth with follower and reach metrics.
  • Monitor post performance to find your top content.
  • Generate engagement reports for stakeholders.
  • Compare how images, videos, reels, and carousels perform.

Disconnect the integration

Important: Disconnecting stops data synchronization but preserves existing data in both systems.

  1. Navigate to Your user profile -> Connections or Your workspace -> Integrations
  2. Find the Instagram Integration
  3. Click Disconnect and confirm

Data Impact: Existing data remains unchanged in both systems, but sync stops and Autohive loses Instagram API access.