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Instabot API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Instabot API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

MindCloud is an integration company that offers one normalized API to access 3,100+ apps from a single place. It cleans up provider-specific quirks, keeps requests and responses consistent, and centralizes authentication so you do not need to manage separate flows for every app. Browse other apps.

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Quickstart

Before you run your first Instabot request, you need three things:

  1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
  2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
  3. At least one Instabot connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Instabot action uses the same URL pattern:

https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/instabot/latest/actions/{actionSlug}

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Instabot connection. Then call an action such as Get Application Info:

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/instabot/latest/actions/get-application-info" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --get \
  --data-urlencode "connectionId=$CONNECTION_ID"

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authentication

Authentication has two layers. Your MindCloud API Key authenticates the request to MindCloud, sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. The connectionId selects the connected Instabot account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Instabot credentials behind that connection, so you never send provider tokens with your requests.

Pass connectionId in the query string for GET and DELETE actions, and in the JSON body for POST, PUT, and PATCH actions. Keep your MindCloud API Key on your server; do not ship it in browser code, mobile apps, public repositories, or logs.

How to connect Instabot

You need access to your Instabot application settings and permission to view API credentials.

  1. Open your Instabot application settings

    Sign in to Instabot and open the application you want to connect.

  2. Copy the API Key

    In the API settings section, copy the API Key for that application.

  3. Copy the Master API Key

    Copy the Master API Key from the same Instabot settings page.

  4. Paste both values into MindCloud

    In the MindCloud connection form, enter the API Key and Master API Key, then save the connection.

Instabot actions

All 17 published actions for this Instabot version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

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