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Hello everyone,

I'm hoping to get some help from the community, as I've hit a wall with an Instagram API issue and I'm completely out of ideas.

My Goal: I'm building a bot that uses an external service (Make.com with OpenAI) to generate and send replies to users. Everything works perfectly inside the 24-hour window. The problem is sending messages outside that window.

Here's what I've tried (my troubleshooting journey):

  1. Official Make.com Module: I started with the standard "ManyChat" module in Make.com.
    • Result: The module reported status: success, but the message was never delivered to Instagram. I assume it was silently blocked by Meta for a content/tag mismatch.
  2. Direct HTTP API Call: I then switched to a direct API call to https://api.manychat.com/fb/sending/sendContent to get more control and see the raw errors. This is where it got strange.
    • Using HUMAN_AGENT tag: When I use this tag, the API immediately returns a 400 Bad Request error with the message: "Unsupported message tag".
    • Using CONFIRMED_EVENT_UPDATE tag: As a test, I tried this tag instead. The API call works perfectly and returns a 200 OK status. However, the message is still not delivered to the user in Instagram.

My Conclusion:
The problem doesn't seem to be with my setup in Make.com. The core issue is that the HUMAN_AGENT tag, which is the correct one for my case, is being rejected by the API as "unsupported" for my account specifically.

My Question for the Community:

Has anyone ever encountered this specific "Unsupported message tag" error for HUMAN_AGENT?

Is it possible that this feature is disabled for certain accounts by ManyChat or Meta? I'm at a complete loss for what to try next.

Any ideas, suggestions, or similar experiences would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you!

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@inst bot I suggest checking with the support team to see if you can use this tag through the API.

I'm guessing that the only way to use it is through Manychat's Live Chat when you send a manual message…


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