IG User Insights

Represents social interaction metrics on an IG User.

Creating

This operation is not supported.

Reading

GET /{ig-user-id}/insights

Returns insights on an IG User. Metric values are calculated upon request.

Limitations

Insights data is not available on IG Users that have fewer than 100 followers.
Insights data for the online_followers metric is only available for the last 30 days.

Requirements

Type Description

Type	Description
Access Tokens	User
Permissions	`instagram_basic` `instagram_manage_insights` `pages_read_engagement` `pages_show_list` If the app user was granted a role on the Page via the Business Manager, you will also need one of: `ads_management` `business_management`

Access Tokens

User

Permissions

instagram_basic
instagram_manage_insights
pages_read_engagement
pages_show_list

If the app user was granted a role on the Page via the Business Manager, you will also need one of:

ads_management
business_management

Request Syntax

GET https://graph.facebook.com/v10.0/{ig-user-id}/insights
  ?metric={metric}
  &period={period}
  &since={since}
  &until={until}
  &access_token={access-token}

Query String Parameters

Parameter	Value
`{access-token}` Required String	The app user's User Access Token.
`{metric}` Required Comma-separated list	A comma-separated list of Metrics you want returned. If requesting multiple metrics, they must all have the same compatible Period.
`{period}` Required String	A Period that is compatible with the metrics you are requesting.
`{since}` Unix timestamp	Used in conjunction with `{until}` to define a Range. If you omit `since` and `until`, the API defaults to a 2 day range: yesterday through today.
`{until}` Unix timestamp	Used in conjunction with `{since}` to define a Range. If you omit `since` and `until`, the API defaults to a 2 day range: yesterday through today.

Metrics and Periods

Metrics that support lifetime periods will have results returned in an array of 24 hour periods, with periods ending on UTC−07:00.

With API version 9.0+, follower_count values now align more closely with their corresponding values displayed in the Instagram app. In addition, follower_count now returns a maximum of 30 days of data instead of 2 years. This change will be applied to all other versions on May 4, 2021.

Metric	Compatible Period	Description
`audience_city`	`lifetime`	The cities of the IG User's followers. Does not include current day's data.
`audience_country`	`lifetime`	The countries of the IG User's followers. Does not include current day's data.
`audience_gender_age`	`lifetime`	The gender and age distribution of the IG User's followers. Does not include current day's data.
`audience_locale`	`lifetime`	The locales by country codes of the IG User's followers. Does not include current day's data.
`email_contacts`	`day`	Total number of taps on the email link in the IG User's profile.
`follower_count`	`day`	Total number of new followers each day within the specified range. Returns a maximum of 30 days worth of data.
`get_directions_clicks`	`day`	Total number of taps on the directions link in the IG User's profile.
`impressions`	`day`, `week`, `days_28`	Total number of times the IG User's IG Media objects (i.e. posts, stories and promotions) have been viewed. Includes ad activity generated through the API, Facebook ads interfaces, and the Promote feature. Does not include profile views.
`online_followers`	`lifetime`	Total number of the IG User's followers who were online during the specified range.
`phone_call_clicks`	`day`	Total number of taps on the call link in the IG User's profile.
`profile_views`	`day`	Total number of users who have viewed the IG User's profile within the specified period.
`reach`	`day`, `week`, `days_28`	Total number of unique users who have viewed at least one of the IG User's IG Media. Repeat views and views across different IG Media owned by the IG User by the same user are only counted as a single view. Includes ad activity generated through the API, Facebook ads interfaces, and the Promote feature.
`text_message_clicks`	`day`	Total number of taps on the text message link in the IG User's profile.
`website_clicks`	`day`	Total number of taps on the website link in the IG User's profile.

Range

This edge supports time-based pagination, so you can include the since and until parameters with Unix timestamps to define a range. For example, to get 28 days worth of impressions — every day for the last 10 days — you could generate Unix timestamps for 10 days ago and today, assign them to the since and until parameters, and include them in your request:

metric=impressions&period=days_28&since=1501545600&until=1502493720

The since and until parameters are inclusive, so if your range includes a day that hasn't ended (i.e, today), subsequent queries throughout the day may return increased values. If you do not include the since and until parameters, the API will default to a 2 day range: yesterday through today.

Sample Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://graph.facebook.com/v10.0/17841405822304914/insights?metric=impressions,reach,profile_views&period=day&access_token=IGQVJ...'

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "impressions",
      "period": "day",
      "values": [
        {
          "value": 4,
          "end_time": "2017-05-04T07:00:00+0000"
        },
        {
          "value": 66,
          "end_time": "2017-05-05T07:00:00+0000"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Impressions",
      "description": "Total number of times this profile has been seen",
      "id": "17841400008460056/insights/impressions/day"
    },
    {
      "name": "reach",
      "period": "day",
      "values": [
        {
          "value": 3,
          "end_time": "2017-05-04T07:00:00+0000"
        },
        {
          "value": 36,
          "end_time": "2017-05-05T07:00:00+0000"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Reach",
      "description": "Total number of unique accounts that have seen this profile",
      "id": "17841400008460056/insights/reach/day"
    },
    {
      "name": "profile_views",
      "period": "day",
      "values": [
        {
          "value": 0,
          "end_time": "2017-05-04T07:00:00+0000"
        },
        {
          "value": 2,
          "end_time": "2017-05-05T07:00:00+0000"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Profile Views",
      "description": "Total number of unique accounts that have viewed this profile within the specified period",
      "id": "17841400008460056/insights/profile_views/day"
    }
  ]
}

Notice that the sample request above did not include the since and until parameters, so the API returned data for a default range of 2 days. Each day is identified by an ISO 8601 formatted UTC timestamp with zero offset, which has been assigned to an end_time property.

The end_time property indicates a data set's lookback cutoff date; data older than this value is not included in the data set's calculation.

Updating

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Deleting

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