IG User Product Appeal

Updated: Mar 3, 2025

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Represents a rejected product’s appeal status. See Product Tagging guide for complete usage details.

Creating

POST /{ig-user-id}/product_appeal

Appeal a rejected product.

Limitations

Instagram Creator accounts are not supported.

Stories, Instagram TV, Reels, Live, and Mentions are not supported.

Requirements

Type	Requirement
Access Tokens	User
Business Roles⁠	The app user must have an admin role on the Business Manager⁠ that owns the IG User’s Instagram Shop⁠.
Instagram Shop⁠	The IG User must have an approved Instagram Shop⁠ with a product catalog containing products.
Permissions	`catalog_managementinstagram_basicinstagram_shopping_tag_products` If the app user was granted a role via the Business Manager on the Facebook Page connected to the targeted IG User, you will also need one of: `ads_managementads_read`

Request Syntax

POST https://graph.facebook.com/{api-version}/{ig-user-id}/product_appeal
  ?appeal_reason={appeal-reason}
  &product_id={product-id}
  &access_token={access-token}

Path Parameters

Placeholder	Value
`{api-version}`	API version
`{ig-user-id}`	Required. App user’s app-scoped user ID.

Query String Parameters

Key	Placeholder	Value
`access_token`	`{access-token}`	Required. App user’s User access token.
`appeal_reason`	`{appeal-reason}`	Required. Explanation of why the product should be approved.
`product_id`	`{product-id}`	Required. Product ID.

Response

An object indicating success or failure. Response does not indicate appeal outcome.

{
  "success": {success}
}

Response Contents

Property	Value
`success`	Indicates if API accepted request (`true`) or did not accept request (`false`). Response does not indicate appeal outcome.

cURL Example

Request

curl -i -X POST \
 "https://graph.facebook.com/v26.0/90010177253934/product_appeal?appeal_reason=product%20is%20a%20toy%20and%20not%20a%20real%20weapon&product_id=4382881195057752&access_token=EAAOc..."

Response

{
  "success": true
}

Reading

GET /{ig-user-id}/product_appeal

Get appeal status of a rejected product.

Limitations

Instagram Creator accounts are not supported.

Stories, Instagram TV, Reels, Live, and Mentions are not supported.

Requirements

Type	Requirement
Access tokens	User
Business Roles⁠	The app user must have an admin role on the Business Manager⁠ that owns the IG User’s Instagram Shop⁠.
Instagram Shop⁠	The IG User must have an approved Instagram Shop⁠ with a product catalog containing products.
Permissions	`catalog_managementinstagram_basicinstagram_shopping_tag_products` If the app user was granted a role via the Business Manager on the Facebook Page connected to the targeted IG User, you will also need one of: `ads_management` `ads_read`

Request Syntax

GET https://graph.facebook.com/{api-version}/{ig-user-id}/product_appeal
  ?product_id={product-id}
  &access_token={access-token}

Path Parameters

Placeholder	Value
`{api-version}`	API version
`{ig-user-id}`	Required. App user’s app-scoped user ID.

Query String Parameters

Key	Placeholder	Value
`access_token`	`{access-token}`	Required. App user’s User access token.
`product_id`	`{product-id}`	Required. Product ID.

Response

A JSON-formatted object containing an array of appeal status metadata.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "eligible_for_appeal": {eligible-for-appeal},
      "product_id": {product-id},
      "review_status": "{review-status}"
    }
  ]
}

Response Contents

Property	Value
`eligible_for_appeal`	Indicates if decision can be appealed (yes if `true`, no if `false`).
`product_id`	Product ID.
`review_status`	Review status. Value can be: `approved` — Product is approved. `rejected` — Product was rejected `pending` — Still undergoing review. `outdated` — Product was approved but has been edited and requires reapproval. `""` — No review status. `no_review` — No review status.

cURL Example

Request

curl -i -X GET \
 "https://graph.facebook.com/v26.0/90010177253934/product_appeal?product_id=4029274203846188&access_token=EAAOc..."

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "product_id": 4029274203846188,
      "review_status": "approved",
      "eligible_for_appeal": false
    }
  ]
}

Updating

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Deleting

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