Boost Existing Instagram Media as Partnership Ads

Updated: Jun 30, 2026

You can boost many types of organic Instagram content as partnership ads, including branded content with the paid partnership label, Instagram Collab posts, mentions, people tags, product tags, as well as other content without the paid partnership label. You can also use an ad code or an existing media ID to create partnership ads for all types of contents.

This document shows you how to:

Limitations

Recommendations are currently only available for partnership ads posts that have explicitly used the paid partnership label.

Before you begin

Review the requirements for creating partnership ads.

Permissions

instagram_branded_content_ads_brand

Retrieve the branded content media

Being deprecated: The /{instagram-id}/branded_content_advertisable_medias endpoint is being deprecated in favor of the Advertisable Content Discovery API and will be removed on December 1, 2026. The new endpoint returns both Instagram media and Facebook posts from a single endpoint and supports filtering, sorting, field expansion, and organic insights. Migrate to the Advertisable Content Discovery API before December 1, 2026.

Flowchart of boosting branded content: creator tags advertiser, advertiser fetches media by permalink to create an ad

To find all the media that you are tagged in that is available to be used in an ad, send a GET request to the /{instagram-id}/branded_content_advertisable_medias endpoint where the {instagram-id} is your brand's Instagram professional account ID.

Parameters

Name	Description
`creator_username`	Optional. To find branded content from a specific creator for your brand, include the `creator_username` field set to the username of the creator.
`permalinks`	Optional. An array of Instagram media permalinks that can be obtained from the creator that you are working with. Example: `['Cw7zyQ5BdEE','Cw7zyQ5BdEh']`
`only_fetch_allowlisted`	Optional for Instagram partnership ads. Only retrieve media from creators that have been allowlisted. Note: The default value is `false` to allow you to fetch more data and for API performance.
`only_fetch_recommended_content`	Optional for Instagram partnership ads. Only retrieve recommended content to boost if set to `true`. The default value is `false`. Note: Recommended content to boost are organic partnership ads, which a brand has tagged as approved for promotion, that Meta predicts may perform well, including suggested ad campaign objectives.
`ad_code`	Optional. The ad code shared by the creator you are working with.
`media_relationship`	Optional for Instagram partnership ads. Any array of value(s) that specifies whether to retrieve tagged and/or owned media. Note: When `media_relationship=['OWNED']`, the `creator_username`, `only_fetch_allowlisted`, and `only_fetch_recommended_content` parameters are disabled, since they are only applicable to tagged media. When `media_relationship` is specified, the `ad_code` and `permalinks` parameters are disabled. Values: * `IS_TAGGED` — Retrieves collaborated/branded content media where you are tagged as a collaborator or partner. * `OWNED` — Retrieves collaborated/branded content media that you own.

Example request

curl -i -X GET \
  -d 'creator_username=<CREATOR_USERNAME>' \
  -d 'access_token=<PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  -d 'permalinks=[<'PERMALINK1','PERMALINK2'>]' \
  -d 'only_fetch_allowlisted=<BOOLEAN>' \
  -d 'only_fetch_recommended_content=<BOOLEAN>' \
  -d 'ad_code=<CREATOR_AD_CODE>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>/branded_content_advertisable_medias?fields=eligibility_errors,owner_id,permalink,id&access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>,has_permission_for_partnership_ad'

Example response

A successful request returns a list of media containing the media IDs, eligibility errors (if any), permalinks, whether you have permissions to boost the posts and owner ID of the media that can be used in ads.

{  
 "data": [  
   {  
     "eligibility_errors": [  
        "Cannot use Reels containing tappable elements can't be used for ads. Choose a different post to create an ad."  
      ],  
      "recommended_campaign_objectives": [  
        "OUTCOME_ENGAGEMENT",  
        "OUTCOME_TRAFFIC",  
        "OUTCOME_LEADS"  
      ],  
      "has_permission_for_partnership_ad":true,  
      "owner_id": "16502228360082",  
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzboAd3R91-/",  
      "id": "16502230933174"  
    },  
    {  
      "owner_id": "90010135660647",  
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CywLmKWu6Zs/",  
      "id": "90013017840068",  
      "has_permission_for_partnership_ad":true  
    },  
    {  
      "owner_id": "90010489752294",  
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CyWe6-ExB7p/",  
      "id": "90012928652981",  
      "has_permission_for_partnership_ad":false  
    },  
    {  
      "eligibility_errors": [  
        "Can't use GIF stickers. Remove or choose a different sticker."  
      ],  
      "owner_id": "90010135660647",  
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyEb6q4OuoN/",  
      "id": "90012872006248"  
    },  
  ...  
 ],  
 "paging": {  
    "cursors": {  
      "before": "QVFIUkR6amZAhLVVVWGpfTlRBenRsOUJCQ3lR==",  
      "after": "QVFIUlhBX1hoQzI4SkVFaTRoeEpTdEpJMFdIUh=="  
    }}

Ads Manager	Campaign Objectives
Recommended for impressions	`OUTCOME_AWARENESS`
Recommended for engagement	`OUTCOME_ENGAGEMENT` `OUTCOME_TRAFFIC` `OUTCOME_LEADS`
Recommended for conversion	`OUTCOME_APP_PROMOTION` `OUTCOME_SALES`

Owned and tagged media

Use the media_relationship parameter to fetch the owned and tagged media of an Instagram account.

Example requests

Retrieve all tagged media of a specific Instagram account

curl -i -X GET \
  -F 'media_relationship=["IS_TAGGED"]' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>/branded_content_advertisable_medias'

Retrieve all owned media of a specific Instagram account

curl -i -X GET \
  -F 'media_relationship=["OWNED"]' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>/branded_content_advertisable_medias'

Retrieve all owned and tagged media of a specific Instagram account

curl -i -X GET \
  -F 'media_relationship=["OWNED","IS_TAGGED"]' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>/branded_content_advertisable_medias'

Retrieve tagged media, filtered to only return media by the specified creator, and all owned media

curl -i -X GET \
  -F 'creator_username=<CREATOR_USERNAME>' \
  -F 'media_relationship=["OWNED","IS_TAGGED"]' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>/branded_content_advertisable_medias'

Create an ad creative

Parameters

Name	Description
`branded_content` JSON object	An object containing information about the partnership ad. * `instagram_boost_post_access_token` — The partnership ad code to create the ad. * `ad_format` — Sets the identities to display in the ad. Values: * `1` (default): Renders both provided identities. This is the default value if nothing is passed in. * `2`: Renders only the first identity provided. * `3`: Allows the system to automatically optimize for the most performant option between single identity (`2`) and dual identity (`1`). Note: This currently only optimizes on Instagram.
`facebook_branded_content` JSON object	An object containing the required parameters for Facebook partnership ads.
`instagram_branded_content` JSON object	An object containing the required parameters for Instagram partnership ads.
`object_id` int	The Facebook Page ID for the brand.
`source_instagram_media_id` numeric string or integer	The Instagram media ID to use in the ad. Use this parameter when using an Instagram post to create the ad.

Using the Instagram media ID

Send a POST request to the /act_{ad-account-id}/adcreatives endpoint with the object_id field set to your brand's Facebook Page ID and the source_instagram_media_id field set to the Instagram post ID for the branded content you want to use in your ad.

Example request

curl -X POST \
  -F 'object_id=<PAGE_ID>' \
  -F 'source_instagram_media_id=<IG_MEDIA_ID>' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  -F 'facebook_branded_content'={
    "sponsor_page_id": "<ADVERTISER_FB_ID>"
  } \
  -F 'instagram_branded_content'={
    "sponsor_id": "<ADVERTISER_IG_ID>"
  } \
  -F 'branded_content'={
    "ad_format": "<AD_FORMAT_TYPE>"
  } \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/adcreatives'

Example response

A successful request returns the ad creative ID to use in the ad.

{
  "id": "<CREATIVE_ID>"
}

Using a partnership ad code

Send a POST request to the /act_{ad-account-id}/adcreatives endpoint with the object_id field set to your brand's Facebook Page ID for your brand and the instagram_boost_post_access_token provided by the creator.

Flowchart of partnership ad code flow: creator generates a code on the IG app and shares it so the advertiser can create an ad

Example request

These are the required fields to be passed in the API call.

curl -X POST \
  -F 'object_id=<BRAND_PAGE_ID>' \
  -F 'branded_content ={
       "instagram_boost_post_access_token": "<AD_CODE>",
       "ad_format": "<AD_FORMAT_TYPE>"
   }' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  -F 'facebook_branded_content'={
    "sponsor_page_id": "<ADVERTISER_FB_ID>"
  } \
  -F 'instagram_branded_content'={
    "sponsor_id": "<ADVERTISER_IG_ID>"
  } \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/adcreatives'

Example response

A successful request returns the ad creative ID to use in the ad.

{
  "id": "<CREATIVE_ID>"
}

Create an ad

Send a POST request to the /act_{ad-account-id}/ads endpoint with the name field set to the name for your ad, the adset_id field set to your ad set ID, the creative field with the creative_id parameter set to the ad creative ID you received, and the status initially set PAUSED.

Example request

curl -X POST \
  -F 'name": "Ad Name"' \
  -F 'adset_id: <ADSET_ID>' \
  -F 'creative: {"creative_id": <CREATIVE_ID>}' \
  -F 'status: "PAUSED"' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/ads'

Example response

A successful request returns the ad ID.

{
"id": "<AD_ID>"
}

You can use this ad ID to publish your ad.

Troubleshooting

Uploading an Instagram video to Facebook

If you are working on boosting video media, you might encounter the error "Instagram Video Must Be Uploaded To Facebook".

If you have the partnership ad code, you can use the following workaround using the partnership_ad_ad_code parameter to upload the video asset to the Facebook video ad library, instead of resorting to source file information:

partnership_ad_ad_code – Partnership ad code (numerical). Use this parameter to include a partnership ad code, bypassing the need to know source file information.
is_partnership_ad – [Optional] Use this parameter to identify that the ad will be a partnership ad.

curl -X POST \
  -F 'source_instagram_media_id=<MEDIA-ID>' \
  -F 'partnership_ad_ad_code=<PARTNERSHIP_AD_AD_CODE>' \
  -F 'is_partnership_ad=true' \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/advideos'

A successful request returns an ID for the video.

{
  "id": "<VIDEO-ID>"
}

If you don't have a partnership ad code, refer to the Ad Videos documentation.

Manage Catalog Items

Facebook Account-Level Permissioning

Instagram Partnership Ads with a New Ad Creative

Threads Ads

Targeting Expansion

Managed Partner Ads: Integration

Managed Partner Ads API Guide

Generate an Access Token for the Admin System User

Quickstart

Boost Existing Instagram Media as Partnership Ads ​

Limitations ​

Before you begin ​

Permissions ​

Retrieve the branded content media ​

Parameters ​

Example request ​

Example response ​

Recommended creator content ​

Owned and tagged media ​

Example requests ​

Create an ad creative ​

Parameters ​

Using the Instagram media ID ​

Example request ​

Example response ​

Using a partnership ad code ​

Example request ​

Example response ​

Create an ad ​

Example request ​

Example response ​

Troubleshooting ​

Uploading an Instagram video to Facebook ​

Boost Existing Instagram Media as Partnership Ads

Limitations

Before you begin

Permissions

Retrieve the branded content media

Parameters

Example request

Example response

Recommended creator content

Owned and tagged media

Example requests

Create an ad creative

Parameters

Using the Instagram media ID

Example request

Example response

Using a partnership ad code

Example request

Example response

Create an ad

Example request

Example response

Troubleshooting

Uploading an Instagram video to Facebook