Audio

Search Instagram's music catalog

Search Meta's licensed audio catalog for tracks that can be attached to an Instagram Reel. Pass a returned audio_id as instagram.audio_id on POST /posts/create (type reel). Omit q to get currently trending audio. Only tracks Meta has authorized for third-party publishing are returned, so the selection can differ from the native app. Requires a Facebook account connected to the workspace whose Facebook Page is linked to the workspace's Instagram account (music publishing runs through Facebook's side of the Instagram API).

get/audio/search

Query parameters

qstring

Song title, artist, or keyword. Omit for trending audio.

type'music' | 'original_sound'

Catalog to search: licensed music (default) or original sounds created on Instagram.

Response

Matching audio tracks

errorstring nullable

Set when search is unavailable (e.g. no linked Facebook account). data is then empty.

needsFacebookboolean

true when the workspace needs a Facebook connection (with a Page linked to this Instagram account) before music is available.

Example response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "audio_id": "587784541076604",
      "title": "Birthday Wish",
      "artist": "Shuba",
      "duration_ms": 153760
    }
  ]
}

Changes

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