{"id":51953,"date":"2025-05-07T13:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swat.io\/?post_type=swatio_update&#038;p=51953"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:48:42","slug":"alternative-texts-for-instagram-posts","status":"publish","type":"swatio_update","link":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/changelog\/alternative-texts-for-instagram-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Texts for Instagram Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Instagram\u2019s API finally <strong>supports alternative text for images<\/strong> via tools like Swat.io!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alt text plays a <strong>key role in digital accessibility<\/strong> \u2014 it helps ensure that people with disabilities can access your content without barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that\u2019s not all: alt text is also <strong>beneficial for SEO<\/strong>.<br>Search engines use it to better understand your content and decide what\u2019s relevant to search queries. In short: adding alt text to your images is <strong>always a good idea<\/strong> \u2014 it improves accessibility <em>and<\/em> can<strong> boost your reach<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>How can I add alt texts?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55-1080x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55-1080x498.png 1080w, https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55-750x346.png 750w, https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55-640x295.png 640w, https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/swat.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-at-12.05.55.png 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you upload one or more images to Swat.io, a text box will appear&nbsp; for each image where you can enter the alt text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The text can contain up to<strong> 1,000 characters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emojis are <strong>not supported<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alt text is only available for images; this feature is <strong>not supported for Reels or Stories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["entry","entry--swatio_update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/swatio_update\/51953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/swatio_update"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/swatio_update"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}