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Instagram webhook fields and permissions

Updated: Sep 16, 2026

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Subscribe only to the webhook fields required by your integration. Field availability and permission requirements depend on the Instagram API setup used by your app.

Instagram Webhook field	Instagram API setup with Instagram Login permissions	Instagram API setup with Facebook Login permissions	Instagram Messaging API (Messenger Platform) permissions
`comments`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_comments`	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_comments` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`	x
`live_comments`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_comments`	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_comments` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`	x
`mentions`	Included in the `comments` webhook notification	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_comments` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`	x
`message_echoes`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_comments`	x	Included in the `messages` webhook notification
`message_reactions`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messages`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messaging_handover`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messaging_optins`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	x
`messaging_policy_enforcement`	x	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messaging_postbacks`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messaging_referral`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`messaging_seen`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`response_feedback`	x	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`standby`	`instagram_business_basic` `instagram_business_manage_messages`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_messages` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`
`story_insights`	x	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_insights` `pages_manage_metadata` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list`	x

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