When agents send replies from the native Facebook Messenger app (not
Chatwoot), echo events were created without external_echo metadata and
could be misrepresented in the UI. This change updates Messenger echo
message creation to:
- set content_attributes.external_echo = true for outgoing_echo messages
- set echo message status to delivered
- keep sender as nil for echo messages (existing behavior)
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When businesses use WhatsApp Business App (co-existence mode) or
Instagram App or TikTok alongside Chatwoot, messages sent from the
native apps were not synced properly back to Chatwoot. This left agents
with an incomplete conversation history and no visibility into responses
sent outside the dashboard. Additionally, if these echo messages did
arrive, they appeared as "Sent by: Bot" in the UI since they had no
sender, making it confusing for agents.
This PR subscribes to WhatsApp `smb_message_echoes` webhook events and
routes them through the existing service with an `outgoing_echo` flag,
mirroring how Instagram already handles echoes. On the Instagram side,
echo messages now also carry the `external_echo` content attribute and
`delivered` status.
On the frontend, messages with `externalEcho` are distinguished from bot
messages showing a "Native app" avatar and an advisory note encouraging
agents to reply from Chatwoot to maintain the service window.
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Fixes
https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-4204/display-messages-not-sent-from-chatwoot-in-case-of-outgoing-echo
Fixes
https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/PLA-33/incoming-from-me-messages-from-whatsapp-business-app-are-not-falling
Fixes
https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-6070/argumenterror-ephemeral-is-not-a-valid-file-type-argumenterror
**Problem**
The instagram webhooks containing ephemeral (disappearing) message were
causing ArgumentError exceptions because this attachment type is not
supported and was not in the enum validation.
**Solution**
- Added ephemeral to the unsupported_file_type? filter
- Ephemeral attachments are now silently filtered out before processing,
following the same pattern as existing unsupported types (template,
unsupported_type)
This PR introduces basic minimum version of **Instagram Business
Login**, making Instagram inbox setup more straightforward by removing
the Facebook Page dependency. This update enhances user experience and
aligns with Meta’s recommended best practices.
Fixes
https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-3728/instagram-login-how-to-implement-the-changes
## Why Introduce Instagram as a Separate Inbox?
Currently, our Instagram integration requires linking an Instagram
account to a Facebook Page, making setup complex. To simplify this
process, Instagram now offers **Instagram Business Login**, which allows
users to authenticate directly with their Instagram credentials.
The **Instagram API with Instagram Login** enables businesses and
creators to send and receive messages without needing a Facebook Page
connection. While an Instagram Business or Creator account is still
required, this approach provides a more straightforward integration
process.
| **Existing Approach (Facebook Login for Business)** | **New Approach
(Instagram Business Login)** |
| --- | --- |
| Requires linking Instagram to a Facebook Page | No Facebook Page
required |
| Users log in via Facebook credentials | Users log in via Instagram
credentials |
| Configuration is more complex | Simpler setup |
Meta recommends using **Instagram Business Login** as the preferred
authentication method due to its easier configuration and improved
developer experience.
---
## Implementation Plan
The core messaging functionality is already in place, but the transition
to **Instagram Business Login** requires adjustments.
### Changes & Considerations
- **API Adjustments**: The Instagram API uses `graph.instagram`, whereas
Koala (our existing library) interacts with `graph.facebook`. We may
need to modify API calls accordingly.
- **Three Main Modules**:
1. **Instagram Business Login** – Handle authentication flow.
2. **Permissions & Features** – Ensure necessary API scopes are granted.
3. **Webhooks** – Enable real-time message retrieval.
---
## Instagram Login Flow
1. User clicks **"Create Inbox"** for Instagram.
2. App redirects to the [Instagram Authorization
URL](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/business-login#embed-the-business-login-url).
3. After authentication, Instagram returns an authorization code.
5. The app exchanges the code for a **long-lived token** (valid for 60
days).
6. Tokens are refreshed periodically to maintain access.
7. Once completed, the app creates an inbox and redirects to the
Chatwoot dashboard.
---
## How to Test the Instagram Inbox
1. Create a new app on [Meta's Developer
Portal](https://developers.facebook.com/apps/).
2. Select **Business** as the app type and configure it.
3. Add the Instagram product and connect a business account.
4. Copy Instagram app ID and Instagram app secret
5. Add the Instagram app ID and Instagram app secret to your app config
via `{Chatwoot installation
url}/super_admin/app_config?config=instagram`
6. Configure Webhooks:
- Callback URL: `{your_chatwoot_url}/webhooks/instagram`
- Verify Token: `INSTAGRAM_VERIFY_TOKEN`
- Subscribe to `messages`, `messaging_seen`, and `message_reactions`
events.
7. Set up **Instagram Business Login**:
- Redirect URL: `{your_chatwoot_url}/instagram/callback`
8. Test inbox creation via the Chatwoot dashboard.
## Troubleshooting & Common Errors
### Insufficient Developer Role Error
- Ensure the Instagram user is added as a developer:
- **Meta Dashboard → App Roles → Roles → Add People → Enter Instagram
ID**
### API Access Deactivated
- Ensure the **Privacy Policy URL** is valid and correctly set.
### Invalid request: Request parameters are invalid: Invalid
redirect_uri
- Please configure the Frontend URL. The Frontend URL does not match the
authorization URL.
---
## To-Do List
- [x] Basic integration setup completed.
- [x] Enable sending messages via [Messaging
API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-api-with-instagram-login/messaging-api).
- [x] Implement automatic webhook subscriptions on inbox creation.
- [x] Handle **canceled authorization errors**.
- [x] Handle all the errors
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/error-codes
- [x] Dynamically fetch **account IDs** instead of hardcoding them.
- [x] Prevent duplicate Instagram channel creation for the same account.
- [x] Use **Global Config** instead of environment variables.
- [x] Explore **Human Agent feature** for message handling.
- [x] Write and refine **test cases** for all scenarios.
- [x] Implement **token refresh mechanism** (tokens expire after 60
days).
Fixes https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/issues/10440
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- Previously we were ignoring the reels shared over Instagram messages.
This PR will render the reels with in Chatwoot.
followup : we need to render reels in a better interface so that it is
clearly denoted to the user that its an Instagram reel
This change introduces the ability to lock conversations to a single thread for Instagram and facebook messages within the Meta inbox, mirroring existing functionality in WhatsApp and SMS inboxes.
Co-authored-by: Shivam Mishra <scm.mymail@gmail.com>
This PR logs additional information in content_attributes of a message in case it is unsupported. This info can be used by the client to render a fresh UI
When the CC field is generated in the UI, the email values are joined together
with ", " but when they are parsed, we currently split by just ",".
This causes an error on the backend and on the frontend.
It seems reasonable to update the code to allow whitespace in the input and to
split by `\s*,\s` and also to trim leading and trailing whitespace from the CC
list.
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When a user mentions the connected Instagram page in a story, the story's content is downloaded in Chatwoot, then if the user deletes the story, the content persists in the platform.
fixes: #5258
When sending the message with audio, only the signed id of the file is sent.
In the back end check only the UploadedFile type.
The attachment has the default file type image, now it gets the content type from the signed id
Fixes: #5375
Co-authored-by: Sojan Jose <sojan@pepalo.com>
fixes: #3853
- Introduced DISABLE_GRAVATAR Global Config, which will stop chatwoot from making API requests to gravatar
- Cleaned up avatar-related logic and centralized it into the avatarable concern
- Added specs for the missing cases
- Added migration for existing installations to move the avatar to attachment, rather than making the API that results in 404.
