IG poster: poll container to FINISHED for images too (fixes 'Media ID is not available'); verified live post to @patterndesignlab

57ebb5d8a4586f5dcf586f7cb598b8e2ef36058f · 2026-08-10 11:59:05 -0700 · Steve

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M agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js

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commit 57ebb5d8a4586f5dcf586f7cb598b8e2ef36058f
Author: Steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 10 11:59:05 2026 -0700

    IG poster: poll container to FINISHED for images too (fixes 'Media ID is not available'); verified live post to @patterndesignlab
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 agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js b/agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js
index 16d5d77..ce5bf4f 100644
--- a/agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js
+++ b/agents/instagram-agent/post-to.js
@@ -72,15 +72,21 @@ async function publishOne(acct, opts) {
 
   // Step 1: create container
   const c = await graph(host, ver, `${id}/media`, container);
-  // Step 2: video kinds need processing time before publish
-  if (kind !== 'IMAGE') {
-    for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
+  // Step 2: ALL kinds need to reach FINISHED before publish — images fetch the
+  // remote URL first (IN_PROGRESS for ~1 poll); video kinds transcode (longer).
+  // Publishing early yields "Media ID is not available".
+  {
+    const tries = kind === 'IMAGE' ? 15 : 45;
+    const delay = kind === 'IMAGE' ? 2000 : 4000;
+    let finished = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < tries; i++) {
       const s = await fetch(`${host}/${ver}/${c.id}?fields=status_code&access_token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`);
       const sj = await s.json();
-      if (sj.status_code === 'FINISHED') break;
+      if (sj.status_code === 'FINISHED') { finished = true; break; }
       if (sj.status_code === 'ERROR') throw new Error(`container processing error for @${acct.handle}`);
-      await new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, 4000));
+      await new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, delay));
     }
+    if (!finished) throw new Error(`container never reached FINISHED for @${acct.handle}`);
   }
   // Step 3: publish
   const pub = await graph(host, ver, `${id}/media_publish`, { creation_id: c.id, access_token: token });

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