Instagram Platform

Copyright Detection

Updated: Jul 11, 2024
This guide shows you how to detect copyright violations for a video uploaded or published to Instagram using the Instagram Graph API.
We only support Instagram media created via the content publishing API for early copyright detection.

Before you start

Before you start you will need the following:
  • All requirements and limitations for accessing the Instagram Container and Instagram Media endpoints apply

Best practices

When testing an API call, you can include the access_token parameter set to your access token. However, when making secure calls from your app, use the access token class.

Check an uploaded video

To check the copyright status for a video that have been uploaded, but not yet published, send a GET request to the /{ig-containter-id} endpoint with the fields parameter set to copyright_check_status.

Sample Request

curl -i -X GET "https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/{ig-containter-id}?fields=copyright_check_status"
On success, your app receives a JSON response with a copyright_check_status object with the following key-value pairs:
  • status set to completed, error, in_progress, or not_started
  • matches_found set to:
    • false if none are detected
    • true if violations are detected and author, content_title, matched_segments, and owner_copyright_policy values

Sample Responses

Violation found

{
  "copyright_check_status": {
    "status": "complete",
    "matches_found": true
  },
  "id": "{ig-containter-id}"
}

No violation found

{
  "copyright_check_status": {
      "status": "in_progress",
      "matches_found": false
  }
}

Check a published video

To check the copyright status for a video that has been published, send a GET request to the /{ig-media-id} endpoint with the fields parameter set to copyright_check_information.

Sample Request

curl -i -X GET "https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/{ig-media-id}?fields=copyright_check_information"
On success, your app receives a JSON response with the id set to the video being checked and the copyright_check_information object with the following:
  • status set to a status object set to completed, error, in_progress, or not_started
  • copyright_matches set to:
    • false – Returned when no copyright violations are detected
    • true – Returned when copyright violations are detected and includes the copyright_check_information object that contains information about the copyright owner, policy, mitigation steps, and sections of the media that violated the copyright.

Sample Responses

Violation found

{
  "copyright_check_information": {
     "status": {
       "status": "complete",
       "matches_found": true
     },
     "copyright_matches": [
       {
         "content_title": "In My Feelings",
         "author": "Drake",
         "owner_copyright_policy": {
           "name": "UMG",
           "actions": [
             {
               "action": "BLOCK",
               "territories": "3",
               "geos": [
                 "Canada",
                 "India",
                 "United States of America"
               ]
             },
             {
               "action": "MUTE",
               "territories": "4",
               "geos": [
                 "Taiwan",
                 "Tanzania",
                 "Saudi Arabia",
                 "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
               ]
             }
           ]
         },
         "matched_segments": [
          {
            "start_time_in_seconds": 2.4,
            "duration_in_seconds": 5.1,
            "segment_type": "AUDIO"
          },
          {
            "start_time_in_seconds": 10.2,
            "duration_in_seconds": 4.5,
            "segment_type": "VIDEO"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": "90012800291314"
}

No violation found

{
  "copyright_check_information": {
    "status": {
      "status": "complete",
      "matches_found": false
    }
  },
  "id": "{ig-media-id}"
}

See also