Instagram — comment/unhide

When to Use

Human review — approved: After a human moderator reviews a queued comment and determines it does not violate policy, trigger comment/unhide to restore it to public view.
False positive correction: When automated moderation incorrectly hides a legitimate comment (false positive from AI classifier), restore it programmatically once the error is detected.
Crisis resolution: After a brand crisis period ends, restore comments that were temporarily hidden during the crisis management window.
Appeal resolution: When a user disputes a hidden comment through your support channel and the appeal is granted, automatically restore the comment as part of the support workflow.
Time-based restore: Temporarily hide controversial comments during a sensitive event (product launch, earnings call) and automatically restore them after a set time window.

Configuration

Connection

Field	Required	Description
`accessToken`	Required	Long-lived Instagram access token stored in BizFirst Credentials Manager.
`igUserId`	Required	Your Instagram Business/Creator account ID.

Operation

Field	Required	Description
`resource`	Required	Must be `comments`.
`operation`	Required	Must be `unhide`.
`commentId`	Required	ID of the hidden comment to restore to public visibility.

Sample Configuration JSON

{
  "resource": "comments",
  "operation": "unhide",
  "accessToken": "{{ $credential.instagram.accessToken }}",
  "igUserId": "17841400000000000",
  "commentId": "{{ $input.commentId }}"
}

Validation Errors

Error	Cause
`accessToken is required`	`accessToken` field is missing or empty.
`commentId is required`	`commentId` field is missing or empty.
Graph API error 200	You do not have permission to modify this comment's visibility.

Output

Success Port

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string	`"success"`
`hidden`	boolean	`false` — comment is now publicly visible.
`commentId`	string	ID of the restored comment.
`payload`	string	Raw JSON response from the Graph API.

Error Port

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string	`"error"`
`errorCode`	string	Graph API error code.
`errorMessage`	string	Error description.
`payload`	string	Raw error response.

Sample Output JSON

{
  "status": "success",
  "hidden": false,
  "commentId": "17858893269000001",
  "payload": "{\"success\":true}"
}

Expression Reference

Expression	Value
`{{ $output.instagram.hidden }}`	Boolean — false after successful unhide
`{{ $output.instagram.commentId }}`	Restored comment ID for audit log

Node Policies & GuardRails

Audit trail: Log every unhide action with the comment ID, timestamp, reviewer ID, and the reason for restoration to maintain a complete moderation audit trail.
Idempotency: Calling unhide on a comment that is already visible succeeds without error but has no effect. Safe to call from retry logic.
Content re-review: Before unhiding, consider re-evaluating the comment against current policy. User-reported content or previously flagged comments may have been reviewed under different context.
Rate limit: 200 calls per user per hour. Bulk restore operations should be rate-limited.

Examples

Human review approval — restore comment

{
  "resource": "comments",
  "operation": "unhide",
  "accessToken": "{{ $credential.instagram.accessToken }}",
  "igUserId": "{{ $env.IG_USER_ID }}",
  "commentId": "{{ $input.reviewQueue.commentId }}"
}

Triggered from a human review dashboard when a moderator approves a queued comment. The workflow updates the review queue status and restores the comment visibility.

Time-based restore after launch window

{
  "resource": "comments",
  "operation": "unhide",
  "accessToken": "{{ $credential.instagram.accessToken }}",
  "igUserId": "17841400000000000",
  "commentId": "{{ $loop.current.commentId }}"
}

Used in a scheduled workflow 48 hours after a product launch to restore all comments that were temporarily hidden during the controlled launch window. Iterates through a stored list of hidden comment IDs.