Instagram Standalone uses the Standalone professional account route in SocialClaw. Connect a standalone professional Instagram account through Instagram Login, then reuse that target from the same hosted SocialClaw workspace.
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Connect a standalone professional Instagram account through Instagram Login, then reuse that target from the same hosted SocialClaw workspace. SocialClaw publishes profile images, Reels, mixed-media carousels, Stories, or independent post + Story jobs for standalone Instagram professional accounts.
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A quick overview of what this workflow supports.
The main fields and constraints to account for.
Connect the account, validate the post, then publish.
Use the workspace API key with the CLI or hosted HTTP API so the publishing workflow stays attached to the same customer workspace.
Connect a standalone professional Instagram account through Instagram Login, then reuse that target from the same hosted SocialClaw workspace.
Read the current settings surface, including instagramPlacement, instagramPublishMode, instagramAltTexts, instagramUserTags, instagramCollaborators, instagramCoverUrl, instagramThumbOffsetMs, instagramShareToFeed, instagramAudioName, instagramTrialReelGraduationStrategy, instagramIsAiGenerated, instagramLocationId, before generating the final payload.
Validation should happen before create-run or apply. Instagram standalone publishing requires media, supports up to ten image/video carousel items, and requires exactly one asset for Story or post + Story publishing.
Instagram standalone reconciliation is not implemented yet. Analytics snapshots are available, but Instagram provider-native analytics fetchers are not implemented yet.
Example commands and requests for this route.
socialclaw login --api-key <workspace-key> --base-url https://getsocialclaw.com
socialclaw accounts connect --provider instagram --open
socialclaw accounts capabilities --provider instagram --json
socialclaw validate -f schedule.json --json
socialclaw apply -f schedule.json --idempotency-key launch_1 --json
socialclaw runs inspect --run-id <run-id> --jsoncurl -sS \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SC_API_KEY" \
"https://getsocialclaw.com/v1/keys/validate"
curl -sS \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SC_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"provider":"instagram"}' \
"https://getsocialclaw.com/v1/connections/start"
curl -sS \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SC_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @schedule.json \
"https://getsocialclaw.com/v1/posts/validate"
curl -sS \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SC_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @schedule.json \
"https://getsocialclaw.com/v1/posts/apply"A few practical limits to keep in mind.
Related integrations and use cases.
Real quotes from Reddit, G2, Trustpilot, and Instagram.
“I can prepare the content once and let SocialClaw handle the distribution.”
Instagram
“If SocialClaw sees this just know you changed my entire workflow girl.”
r/mcp
“Since I try market my iOS apps, definitely SocialClaw… because then Claude can post to social media for me.”
r/socialmedia
“Most schedulers still feel like old calendar tools with an AI caption button added on top. SocialClaw feels more built around the newer AI era.”
r/automation
“SocialClaw if you want to schedule posts to social media.”
“SocialClaw handles the repetitive publishing work: uploading media, managing connected accounts, scheduling posts, publishing them, and retrying when something fails.”
r/SocialMediaManagers
“I used to use stuff like Buffer etc, but I use SocialClaw with my AI agent. I just tell it to schedule like 100 videos for the next month.”
r/AI_Agents
“It has an OpenClaw skill, or use it via API, CLI, or even the web dashboard.”
r/openclaw
“I have it install the SocialClaw skill, linked my social media accounts, and it actually has approval to post on my socials for me.”
Connect once, then schedule and publish everywhere from the same workspace.
Instagram Standalone uses the Standalone professional account route in SocialClaw. Connect a standalone professional Instagram account through Instagram Login, then reuse that target from the same hosted SocialClaw workspace.
Instagram standalone publishing requires media, supports up to ten image/video carousel items, and requires exactly one asset for Story or post + Story publishing. Instagram pulls a public media URL, including SocialClaw-hosted media URLs.
Inspect settings such as instagramPlacement, instagramPublishMode, instagramAltTexts, instagramUserTags, instagramCollaborators, instagramCoverUrl, instagramThumbOffsetMs, instagramShareToFeed, instagramAudioName, instagramTrialReelGraduationStrategy, instagramIsAiGenerated, instagramLocationId and capabilities. This route is separate from Instagram Business and is not for personal consumer accounts.
Connect the account once, validate before publish, and keep everything in one workspace.
