Conversations

Initiate Instagram

Initiates conversation with the instagram integration

post
/v1/integration/instagram/{instagramIntegrationId}/initiate

Authorization

ChatBotKit API Secret * Required

HTTP Authorization Scheme: bearer

Request Body * Required

Request Body Schema: application/json

instagramUserIdstring

The Instagram professional account ID sending the message

recipientIdstring

The Instagram recipient ID from a prior interaction

textstring

The free-form text message to send while Meta allows messaging this recipient

import { ChatBotKit } from '@chatbotkit/sdk'

const cbk = new ChatBotKit({

secret: process.env.CHATBOTKIT_API_KEY!

})

const response = await cbk.integration.instagram.initiate(

instagramIntegrationId,
{
"instagramUserId":"string",
"recipientId":"string",
"text":"string"
}
)
{
"id":"string"
}
The instagram integration was successfully initiated