# Stage an Instagram post — create its media container

Provider: Instagram
Final price: free
Success rate: n/a

Stage an Instagram post by creating the media container it will be published from

## Parameters

- ig_user_id (string, required)
- caption (string, optional)
- children (string, optional)
- image_url (string, optional)
- video_url (string, optional)
- media_type (string, optional)
- location_id (string, optional)
- thumb_offset (integer, optional)
- collaborators (string, optional)
- is_carousel_item (boolean, optional)

## Example

```curl
curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/instagram.instagram.media.container.create' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"
```

[View on Toolswitch](https://toolswitch.dev/en/tools/instagram.instagram.media.container.create)