Refresh Access Token

Updated: Jul 17, 2025

This endpoint allows you to refresh long-lived Instagram User Access Tokens.

Creating

This operation is not supported.

Reading

GET /refresh_access_token

Refresh a long-lived accesstoken that is at least 24 hours old but has not expired. Refreshed tokens are valid for 60 days from the date at which they are refreshed.

Requirements

Type	Requirement
Access tokens	Instagram User (long-lived)
Permissions	`instagram_business_basic`

Request Syntax

GET https://graph.instagram.com/refresh_access_token
  ?grant_type=ig_refresh_token
  &access_token=<LONG_LIVED_ACCESS_TOKENS>

Query String Parameters

Include the following query string parameters to augment the request.

Key	Value
`grant_type` Required String	Set this to `ig_refresh_token`.
`access_token` Required String	The valid (unexpired) long-lived Instagram User Access Token that you want to refresh.

Response

A JSON-formatted object containing the following properties and values.

{
  "access_token": "<ACCESS_TOKEN>",
  "token_type": "<TOKEN_TYPE>",
  "expires_in": <EXPIRES_IN>
}

Response Contents

Value Placeholder	Value
`<ACCESS_TOKEN>` Numeric string	A long-lived Instagram User Access Token.
`<TOKEN_TYPE>` String	`bearer`
`<EXPIRES_IN>` Integer	The number of seconds until the long-lived token expires.

cURL Example

Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://graph.instagram.com/refresh_access_token?grant_type=ig_refresh_token&access_token=F4RVB...'

Response

{
  "access_token": "c3oxd...",
  "token_type": "bearer",
  "expires_in": 5183944
}

Updating

This operation is not supported.

Deleting

This operation is not supported.