A published URL is not enough evidence for a performance reward. The campaign must know who published it, when it appeared, whether it met the requirements, and whether the metrics are fresh enough to use.
The launch trust boundary
- Confirm the Instagram post belongs to the expected creator.
- Check the provider-reported publication time against the campaign policy.
- Evaluate required text, hashtags, and mentions.
- Preserve the captured evidence and verification result.
- Keep fresh public metric snapshots separate from the initial check.
Publishing and verification are separate capabilities. Instagram is the launch evidence path for constrained performance-linked rewards.