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# Instagram Specific Variables

As part of FlowBridge Connect functionality, we will populate your flow with specific variable that you can use at your own will. All you need to do is create the variable name in Voiceflow and FlowBridge Connect will automatically populate them with information

Here are the Instagram specific variables you can create:

| Variable Name     | Value   | Description                                                                                  |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| channel           | String  | the channel the user is communicating on. It will be "instagram" for Instagram conversations |
| user\_id          | Integer | Instagram-Scoped User ID (e.g., `9876543210`)                                                |
| channel\_user\_id | Integer | The same as `user_id` but exists to unify the variale naming accross channels                |

For more information on the variables, check out the [Automatically Populated Variables page](/documentation/basics/automatically-populated-variables.md)