Comment Funnel

Comment-to-DM Funnel — Upload-Post API

Turn Instagram comments into conversations. This skill lets you monitor comments on a post, detect trigger keywords (semantically, not just exact match), and send personalized private DMs to each commenter automatically.

This is the same mechanism ManyChat, Inro, and every major DM automation tool uses — the official Instagram Private Replies API. Fully compliant with Meta's terms.

Documentation

• Full API docs: https://docs.upload-post.com
• LLM-friendly reference: https://docs.upload-post.com/llm.txt

Authentication

All requests require an API key:

Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY

Base URL: https://api.upload-post.com/api

The user parameter is the profile name (not username) from the Upload-Post dashboard.

How the Funnel Works

The typical flow a creator wants:

1. They post a Reel saying "Comment GUIDE to get my free PDF"
2. People comment "GUIDE", "quiero la guía", "send me the guide", etc.
3. Each commenter receives a personalized DM with the link
4. If someone replies to the DM, the conversation continues
5. The creator gets a summary of how many DMs were sent

Your job as an agent is to orchestrate this. There are two modes:

• One-shot: Scan comments right now and send DMs to everyone who already commented. Good for processing a backlog.
• Persistent monitor: Start a background monitor that checks for new comments every X minutes and auto-sends DMs 24/7. This is the "set it and forget it" mode — like ManyChat.

Choose based on what the user asks. If they say "set up a funnel" or "activate monitoring", use persistent. If they say "check comments" or "send DMs to whoever commented", use one-shot.

Endpoints

Persistent Monitor Endpoints

These start a background process on Upload-Post's servers that monitors comments and sends DMs automatically. No need for the agent to stay running.

Start Monitor

curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/start" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/",
    "reply_message": "Hey! Here is your guide: https://example.com/guide",
    "profile_username": "PROFILE",
    "monitoring_interval": 15,
    "trigger_keywords": ["guide", "link"]
  }'

Parameters:

• post_url (required): The Instagram post URL to monitor
• reply_message (required): The DM message to send to matching commenters
• profile_username (required): Upload-Post profile name with Instagram connected
• monitoring_interval (optional): Minutes between checks. Default: 15. Minimum: 15 (values below 15 are auto-clamped)
• trigger_keywords (optional): Array of keywords to filter comments. Only comments containing at least one keyword receive a DM. Case-insensitive and accent-insensitive ("guía" matches "guia"). If omitted, ALL commenters receive a DM.

Returns a monitor_id you'll need for managing the monitor.

Limits:

• Maximum 2 new monitors per profile per day
• No duplicate monitors on the same post URL
• Monitors auto-stop after 15 days
• Daily DM limits apply per plan (free: 10 DMs/day, paid: 500 DMs/day). When the limit is reached, the monitor pauses and resumes the next day.

Important: This monitor sends a fixed reply_message — it does not do semantic filtering or personalization. If trigger_keywords is set, it only replies to comments containing those words (case and accent insensitive). If omitted, it replies to ALL commenters. For smart semantic filtering, use one-shot mode instead.

Check Monitor Status

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/status" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

Returns all active monitors with their status: running, paused, or stopped.

Get Monitor Logs

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/logs?monitor_id=MONITOR_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

Returns activity logs: when the monitor started, how many DMs sent, any errors.

Pause / Resume / Stop / Delete Monitor

# Pause (keeps config, stops checking)
curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/pause" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monitor_id": "MONITOR_ID"}'

# Resume a paused monitor
curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/resume" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monitor_id": "MONITOR_ID"}'

# Stop (deactivates)
curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/stop" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monitor_id": "MONITOR_ID"}'

# Delete (permanent)
curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/autodms/delete" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monitor_id": "MONITOR_ID"}'

One-Shot Endpoints

These are for scanning comments on-demand and sending DMs with AI-powered semantic matching and personalization.

1. Get Recent Posts

Find the post to monitor.

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/media?platform=instagram&user=PROFILE" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

Returns an array of recent posts with id, caption, permalink, timestamp, and media_type. Use the id field as post_id in subsequent calls.

2. Read Comments

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/comments?platform=instagram&user=PROFILE&post_id=POST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

You can also use post_url instead of post_id:

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/comments?platform=instagram&user=PROFILE&post_url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

Rate limit: Once per 10 minutes per post. Plan your polling accordingly — don't call this in a tight loop.

Each comment includes id, text, username, and timestamp.

3. Send Private Reply (the DM)

This is the core action. It sends a DM to the person who wrote the comment, using Meta's official Private Replies API.

curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/comments/reply" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platform": "instagram",
    "user": "PROFILE",
    "comment_id": "COMMENT_ID",
    "message": "Hey! Here is your guide: https://example.com/guide"
  }'

Constraints you must respect:

• One reply per comment — if you already replied to a comment, the API will reject a second attempt
• The comment must be less than 7 days old
• The post must belong to the authenticated account
• Daily DM limits apply (varies by plan)

4. List DM Conversations

Check for replies to your DMs.

curl "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/dms/conversations?platform=instagram&user=PROFILE" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY"

Returns conversation threads with participant_id, messages, and metadata.

5. Send Follow-Up DM

Continue a conversation with someone who replied.

curl -X POST "https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/dms/send" \
  -H "Authorization: Apikey YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platform": "instagram",
    "user": "PROFILE",
    "recipient_id": "USER_ID",
    "message": "Glad you liked it! Let me know if you have questions."
  }'

24-hour window: You can only send follow-up DMs within 24 hours of the user's last reply. After that, the window closes and you cannot message them until they message you again.

Building the Funnel — Step by Step

When the user asks you to set up a comment funnel, follow these steps:

Step 1: Gather Requirements

Ask the user (if not already provided):

• API key? (needed for all requests)
• Profile name? (the user parameter — this is the Upload-Post profile name, not their Instagram username. If they don't know it, call GET /uploadposts/me to validate the key. If they have no profiles or no Instagram connected, direct them to https://app.upload-post.com/manage-users to create a profile and connect their Instagram Business account first)
• Which post? (URL or they can say "my latest post")
• What keywords trigger the DM? (e.g., "GUIDE", "INFO", "LINK")
• What message to send? (the DM content)
• Persistent or one-shot? (do they want 24/7 monitoring or a one-time scan?)

Step 2: Find the Post

Call GET /uploadposts/media to list recent posts. Match by URL, caption content, or just pick the latest. Confirm with the user which post to monitor.

Path A: Persistent Monitor (24/7)

Use this when the user wants continuous monitoring ("set up a funnel", "activate it", "keep it running").

1. Call POST /uploadposts/autodms/start with the post URL, reply message, profile, and interval
2. Save the returned monitor_id and tell the user
3. Confirm it's running with GET /uploadposts/autodms/status
4. Tell the user how to check results: "Ask me anytime to check the funnel status or logs"

The backend handles everything from here — checking comments, sending DMs, avoiding duplicates, respecting rate limits. The agent doesn't need to stay running.

To check on it later:

• GET /uploadposts/autodms/status → is it running?
• GET /uploadposts/autodms/logs?monitor_id=X → how many DMs sent?

To manage it:

• POST /uploadposts/autodms/pause → pause without losing config
• POST /uploadposts/autodms/resume → resume after pause
• POST /uploadposts/autodms/stop → deactivate
• POST /uploadposts/autodms/delete → remove permanently

Trade-off: The persistent monitor sends the same fixed message — no personalization per commenter. Use trigger_keywords to filter so only relevant comments get a DM. Without keywords, it replies to every new comment.

Path B: One-Shot with AI (Smart Filtering)

Use this when the user wants intelligent processing ("check my comments", "DM the ones who asked for the guide", or when the post gets mixed comments — some requesting, some just engaging).