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Instagram DM adapter for the laravel-bootdesk multi-platform messaging framework.

Install

composer require bootdesk/chat-sdk-adapter-instagram

Requires a PSR-18 HTTP client (guzzlehttp/guzzle, symfony/http-client, etc.) and a PSR-17 factory (nyholm/psr7 bundled).

Configuration

Variable	Description	Example
`page_access_token`	Facebook Page Access Token	`EAAx...`
`http_client`	PSR-18 HTTP client instance	`new GuzzleHttp\Client`
`app_secret`	Facebook App Secret	`abc123...`
`verify_token`	Webhook Verify Token	`my-verify-token`

use BootDesk\ChatSDK\Instagram\InstagramAdapter;

$adapter = new InstagramAdapter(
    pageAccessToken: env('INSTAGRAM_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN'),
    httpClient: new \GuzzleHttp\Client,
    appSecret: env('INSTAGRAM_APP_SECRET'),
    verifyToken: env('INSTAGRAM_VERIFY_TOKEN'),
);

Laravel

The ChatServiceProvider auto-binds Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface to GuzzleHttp\Client. Add to config/chat.php:

'instagram' => [
    'page_access_token' => env('INSTAGRAM_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN'),
    'app_secret'        => env('INSTAGRAM_APP_SECRET'),
    'verify_token'      => env('INSTAGRAM_VERIFY_TOKEN'),
],

Quick Example

// Send a message to a user
$adapter->postMessage('instagram:1234567890', 'Hello from laravel-bootdesk!');

Text Formatting

Instagram supports *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~, `monospace`, and code blocks syntax (same as Messenger — both use the Meta Send API). The SDK's InstagramFormatConverter automatically converts standard markdown (**bold**, ~~strike~~) to Instagram format when sending, and converts Instagram syntax back to standard markdown when receiving.

Message Templates

Instagram supports rich message templates via PostableMessage::template() with InstagramTemplate:

use BootDesk\ChatSDK\Instagram\InstagramTemplate;

// Button template
$adapter->postMessage('instagram:1234567890', PostableMessage::template(
    InstagramTemplate::create('options')
        ->buttonTemplate('Choose an option', [
            ['type' => 'postback', 'title' => 'Yes', 'payload' => 'YES'],
            ['type' => 'postback', 'title' => 'No', 'payload' => 'NO'],
        ])
));

// Generic template (carousel)
$adapter->postMessage('instagram:1234567890', PostableMessage::template(
    InstagramTemplate::create('catalog')
        ->genericTemplate([
            [
                'title' => 'Product A',
                'subtitle' => 'Best seller',
                'image_url' => 'https://example.com/a.jpg',
                'default_action' => ['type' => 'web_url', 'url' => 'https://example.com/a'],
                'buttons' => [['type' => 'web_url', 'title' => 'Buy', 'url' => 'https://example.com/a/buy']],
            ],
        ])
));

// Media template
$adapter->postMessage('instagram:1234567890', PostableMessage::template(
    InstagramTemplate::create('intro')
        ->mediaTemplate('https://example.com/video.mp4', 'video', [
            'type' => 'web_url', 'title' => 'Learn More', 'url' => 'https://example.com',
        ])
    )
);

All Template Types

Method	Template Type
`buttonTemplate(string $text, array $buttons)`	Button — text with up to 3 buttons
`genericTemplate(array $elements)`	Generic — cards with title, subtitle, image, buttons
`mediaTemplate(string $url, string $mediaType, ?array $button)`	Media — image/video with optional button
`receiptTemplate(recipientName, orderNumber, currency, ...)`	Receipt — order confirmation
`productTemplate(string $productId)`	Product — catalog product card
`couponTemplate(title, code, ...)`	Coupon — promotional offer
`customerFeedbackTemplate(title, businessAddress, ratingOptions, ...)`	Customer Feedback — native survey

Cards from the SDK Card class (title, sections, images, buttons) are automatically rendered as button or generic templates.

Thread ID Format

Format	Description
`instagram:{senderId}`	One thread per sender

Webhook

Instagram sends webhook events to your endpoint. Verify requests using HMAC signature verification with the app secret (X-Hub-Signature-256 header).

Feature Matrix

Feature	Supported
Post messages	✓
Edit messages	✗
Delete messages	✓
Reactions	✓
Slash commands	✓
Typing indicator	✓
Fetch messages	✗
Fetch thread info	✗
Fetch channel info	✗
Get user	✗
Open DM	✗
Stream	✓

Notes

Instagram Messaging API. Shares the same Graph API structure as Facebook Messenger with object: 'instagram' instead of object: 'page'. Supports quick replies, persistent menu, and get started button. Rich templates available via InstagramTemplate (button, generic, media, receipt, product, coupon, customer feedback).

Documentation

Full API documentation: https://bootdesk.github.io/chat-sdk

License

MIT

bootdesk / chat-sdk-adapter-instagram

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