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Convert an Instagram numeric media_id into its shortcode

Convert a numeric Instagram `media_id` back into its post shortcode — the inverse of the shortcode-to-media-id lookup. Useful for reconstructing shareable post URLs from stored IDs.

Pricing — $ · min $0.001

Billed per record at 1 credit ($0.001) each, with a 1-credit ($0.001) minimum per call.

GET
/instagram/resolve/shortcode-from-media

Authorization

bearerAuth
AuthorizationBearer <token>

UnifAPI API key. Provider credentials are managed by UnifAPI.

In: header

Query Parameters

media_id*string

Response Body

application/json

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/instagram/resolve/shortcode-from-media?media_id=string"
{  "request_id": "string",  "data": {    "media_id": "string",    "shortcode": "string"  },  "billing": {    "credits_charged": 0,    "records_charged": 0,    "balance_remaining": 0,    "truncated_due_to_balance": true  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}
{  "error": {    "type": "validation_error",    "message": "string",    "request_id": "string",    "issues": [      null    ],    "billing": {      "credits_required": 0,      "credits_charged": 0,      "records_charged": 0,      "balance_remaining": 0,      "truncated_due_to_balance": true    }  }}