> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hookmyapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Mentions

> Read a post or comment you were @mentioned in, and reply.

## How mentions reach you

A mention arrives at your webhook as a `comments` event. There is no separate mentions payload to handle, and your channel is already subscribed; nothing extra to set up. See [Receive webhooks](/instagram/receive-webhooks).

Whether the mention was in a caption or a comment, the notification carries the ids the reply call needs.

## See what you were tagged in

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://gateway.hookmyapp.com/meta/v25.0/${INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID}/tags?fields=id,caption,media_type,media_url,permalink,timestamp,username" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
```

Returns the posts by other accounts that tagged you, newest first, paginated.

## Reply to the mention

```bash theme={null}
# Reply to a caption mention
curl -X POST "https://gateway.hookmyapp.com/meta/v25.0/${INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID}/mentions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "media_id": "'"${MEDIA_ID}"'", "message": "thanks for the shout-out" }'

# Reply to a comment mention: media_id AND comment_id
curl -X POST "https://gateway.hookmyapp.com/meta/v25.0/${INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID}/mentions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "media_id": "'"${MEDIA_ID}"'", "comment_id": "'"${COMMENT_ID}"'", "message": "thanks!" }'
```

The reply posts as a public comment from your account. Both shapes need `media_id`, even when replying to a comment.

Mentions in stories cannot be replied to, and neither can photos you were tagged in.

## Mentions with the CLI

```bash theme={null}
# See the posts that tagged you
hookmyapp instagram media --channel @your-handle --source tagged

# Reply to a caption mention
hookmyapp instagram mentions --channel @your-handle --media <media-id> --reply "thanks for the shout-out"

# Reply to a comment mention
hookmyapp instagram mentions --channel @your-handle --media <media-id> --comment <comment-id> --reply "thanks!"
```

## Mentions with MCP

`list_instagram_media` with source `tagged` shows what tagged you; `reply_instagram_mention` posts the reply.

```text theme={null}
Use HookMyApp MCP to read the Instagram mention from this webhook and reply if it sounds like a genuine compliment.
```

## Next steps

* [Receive webhooks](/instagram/receive-webhooks): comment mentions arrive in your `comments` events.
* [Comments](/instagram/comments): reply publicly, reply privately, hide, or delete.
* [Your posts and profile](/instagram/your-content): posts you were tagged in, which you can list.