9 min read
Publishing an Instagram Story through the API
Instagram Story API: the media_type=STORIES container, why there is no caption, photo and video specs, permissions for both login paths, 24 hours and daily limits.
Integration guides
The practical side of the Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and Telegram APIs: tokens and permissions, publishing, Direct and Telegram bots, webhook signatures, rate limits and CRM integration. Articles link the official documentation they rely on, and code samples use real Socialift SDK methods.
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7 min read
Instagram Content Publishing API: posting images, Reels and carousels
Publish to Instagram via API: the container → media_publish flow, images, Reels, carousels and stories, media specs, the 100-posts-per-24h limit and common errors.
8 min read
How to get and refresh an Instagram access token
How to get an Instagram API access token: short-lived to long-lived exchange, 60-day refresh, Page tokens via Facebook Login, error 190 and safe token storage.
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The Instagram Graph API: a developer's guide
How the Instagram API works in 2026: Instagram Login vs Facebook Login, account types, permissions, App Review and rate limits — a developer guide with Python.
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Instagram Insights API: account and media metrics
Get Instagram stats via the API: account and media metrics, views replacing impressions, demographics, time-range limits, permissions per login type and Python code.
7 min read
Instagram Messaging API: a technical guide to Direct messages
A technical guide to the Instagram DM API: permissions per login type, the 24-hour window, HUMAN_AGENT tag, webhooks, conversations, private replies and limits.
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How to connect Instagram to a CRM
A step-by-step guide to connecting an Instagram professional account to a CRM: Instagram or Facebook Login, the Meta app, permissions, OAuth, webhooks, App Review.
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Instagram Direct automation
Instagram Direct auto-replies within Meta's rules: the 24-hour window, the HUMAN_AGENT tag, private replies to comments, bot disclosure and routing chats to agents.
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Sending Instagram Lead Ads leads to a CRM
Send Instagram and Facebook lead form submissions to a CRM without CSV exports: permissions, the leadgen webhook subscription, fetching answers via API, the 90-day limit.
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How to get a Facebook Page access token
How to get a Facebook Page access token: user vs Page tokens, 60-day long-lived tokens, never-expiring Page tokens, system users, permissions and Python code.
Meta ads
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Creating ad campaigns with the Meta Marketing API
Create campaigns, ad sets, creatives and ads with the Meta Marketing API: OUTCOME objectives, budget units, targeting search, delivery estimates and Python code.
TikTok
9 min read
TikTok API for developers: products, access and limits
A developer map of the TikTok API: Login Kit, Display API, Content Posting API, scopes, sandbox, app review and rate limits — with Python SDK examples.
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TikTok Content Posting API: publishing videos and photos
Publish videos and photos with the TikTok Content Posting API: creator_info, privacy levels, audit limits, PULL_FROM_URL vs FILE_UPLOAD and status polling.
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TikTok Login Kit: OAuth flow and token lifecycle
TikTok Login Kit OAuth v2 explained: authorize URL, redirect URI rules, state, PKCE for desktop and mobile, 24-hour access tokens, refresh and revoke in Python.
Telegram
9 min read
Posting a Telegram story with MTProto
Telegram Story API: stories.sendStory lives in MTProto only, why a bot cannot post, the Premium and boost gate, 6/12/24/48-hour periods, privacy and the 30 MB cap.
8 min read
Telegram api_id and api_hash: getting them, security and rules
What Telegram api_id and api_hash are, how to get them on my.telegram.org, API Terms of Service rules, the login flow, session storage and ban risk.
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Telegram Bot API vs MTProto: which one to use
Telegram Bot API vs MTProto (userbots, Telethon): auth, chat history, member lists, file size limits, flood control, ToS risk and how to choose for your use case.
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Building a Telegram bot in Python, from token to production
Build a Telegram bot in Python: BotFather token, getUpdates vs webhook with secret_token, photos and keyboards, privacy mode, broadcast limits and 429 errors.
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Managing Telegram groups and channels through the API
Manage Telegram groups and channels via API: invite links, approving join requests, admin rights, bans, slow mode, polls, scheduled posts and channel statistics.
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Posting to LinkedIn through the API
Post to LinkedIn via API: Sign In with LinkedIn (OpenID Connect), w_member_social, Posts API vs ugcPosts, the LinkedIn-Version header, tokens and company pages.
CRM integration
10 min read
Integrating Instagram, Lead Ads and Telegram with amoCRM and Bitrix24
Send Instagram Lead Ads and Telegram leads into amoCRM or Bitrix24 through your own backend: architecture, API calls, +998 phones, dedupe and rate limits.
7 min read
What is a social CRM?
What social CRM and omnichannel CRM actually mean, how they differ from a regular CRM, and how to add Instagram and Facebook channels to a system you already run.
Technical fundamentals
8 min read
Meta App Review: a practical guide to getting approved
Pass Meta App Review: Development vs Live mode, Standard vs Advanced Access, Business Verification, screencast requirements and common rejection reasons.
11 min read
Social media API comparison: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Telegram and LinkedIn
Compare Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Telegram (Bot API and MTProto) and LinkedIn APIs: access requirements, publishing, messaging, comments, insights and limits.
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Social media API rate limits: Meta, TikTok, Telegram and LinkedIn
How Meta (errors 4, 17, 32, 613), Instagram publishing, TikTok, Telegram bots and LinkedIn count rate limits — and how to build integrations that survive them.
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Storing and refreshing social media OAuth tokens securely
How to store Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Telegram OAuth tokens: lifetimes, refresh schedules, encryption at rest, revocation and multi-tenant schema.
8 min read
How Instagram webhooks work
Set up Instagram webhooks: the hub.challenge check, X-Hub-Signature-256 signatures, subscribed_apps, Live mode, retries and dedupe — and why events stop arriving.
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Meta Graph API basics
How the Meta Graph API is structured: user, Page and Instagram tokens, appsecret_proof, permissions, Standard vs Advanced Access, versions and rate limits.