# Showing Instagram Posts with posts/reels/comments/likes icons

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686>\
**Category:** CMS\
**Tags:** visual-editor, feature, api\
**Created:** [May 28, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686 "2024-05-28T06:45:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sohail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sohail](https://forum.builder.io/u/sohail)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686/1 "2024-05-28T06:45:17Z")

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Hi @manish-sharma ,

I am trying to render Instagram posts in my builder section component which I am using in my pages.

I saw that the thumbnails are plain images. However my requirement is to show the comments, reels, likes and posts icons as shown in the image I added here.  
can you tell me how can I achieve this and also the positioning of these icons?

![Screenshot 2024-05-28 at 12.15.41 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/d/d67f0a73e807369138b36655d8ca8bbff600e876.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-05-28 at 12.15.46 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/3/3155c599743344dc4ef02f34658f33fe09e2d9e1.png)

![Screenshot 2024-05-28 at 12.14.34 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/6/66a87d8162ac6427ec7acb61cb2ee89d35a80a8f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686/2 "2024-05-28T10:27:59Z")

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Hello @sohail,

Would you be able to help us with the builder content link where you are working on this?

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**Author:** ![sohail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sohail](https://forum.builder.io/u/sohail)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686/3 "2024-05-28T11:07:19Z")

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[Content Link](https://builder.io/content/8de02423586c423bb48d84b0f38694c1)

[Model](https://builder.io/content?model=7e25e63d476944c4b327121eb8b00b7e)

I need to test only in Instagram Latest Posts v3 entry for testing.  
 ![Screenshot 2024-05-28 at 4.36.15 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/1/1f95eb92b38b58263927be9d46958af65d37f21c.png)

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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686/4 "2024-05-28T11:46:07Z")

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Hello @sohail,

It appears that the builder Instagram widget is not retrieving data such as likes count and comments count. As a result, using the builder API call for Instagram won’t provide that information. I suggest trying to directly access the Instagram graphql API and retrieve the data using the Instagram access token.

e.g.,

```auto
fetch(`https://graph.instagram.com/me/media?fields=id,caption,media_url,thumbnail_url,permalink,media_type,like_count,comments_count&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => {
    // Process the data
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(error => console.error('Error fetching Instagram data:', error));

```

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**Author:** ![MarrieSloan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@MarrieSloan](https://forum.builder.io/u/MarrieSloan)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/showing-instagram-posts-with-posts-reels-comments-likes-icons/5686/5 "2025-12-11T10:53:33Z")

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I had a similar issue and found that using the standard embed code from Instagram didn’t always load comments or likes consistently. For the icons, I ended up using custom SVGs styled with CSS to match Instagram’s look. Also noticed engagement looked way better after I boosted my account a bit through [https://famoid.com/buy-instagram-followers/](https://famoid.com/buy-instagram-followers/)—it helped the posts appear more active when embedded.