I'm trying to figure out which (if any) API will allow me to access Video View Count (views for a given facebook video). I've looked through the documentation for Atlas, Graph, and Marketing API but I can't seem to find any API call that would return this metric.
Was this stripped from the APIs after the issues surrounding the authenticity of the metrics arose a few months back?
Simply do an insights request for the post that includes the video. There are many metrics, all documented here.
You'll also need enough permissions to the page; you cannot look at someone else's posts' insights (therefore the example below will return empty data).
For example 127615610597242_1608135349211920/insights/post_video_views
Example output:
{
"data": [
{
"name": "post_video_views",
"period": "day",
"values": [
{
"value": 1111,
"end_time": "2016-11-24T08:00:00+0000"
},
{
"value": 2222,
"end_time": "2016-11-25T08:00:00+0000"
},
{
"value": 3333,
"end_time": "2016-11-26T08:00:00+0000"
}
],
"title": "Daily Total Video Views",
"description": "Daily: Total number of times your video was viewed for more than 3 seconds. (Total Count)",
"id": "127615610597242_1608135349211920/insights/post_video_views/day"
},
{
"name": "post_video_views",
"period": "lifetime",
"values": [
{
"value": 44444
}
],
"title": "Lifetime Total Video Views",
"description": "Lifetime: Total number of times your video was viewed for more than 3 seconds. (Total Count)",
"id": "127615610597242_1608135349211920/insights/post_video_views/lifetime"
}
]
}
I've looked through Facebook Graph API documentation and a few related topics such as this, this and even this. However I haven't found any solution.
I'm trying to analyse comments from this post. As you can see there are dozens of comments under that post. What I want to achieve is that I want to be able to retrieve some number of comments by giving start/end dates to request. For instance, by giving an HTTP request with parameter since=1375315200 (unix time) I expect to get all comments staring from 2013-08-01 (which is 1375315200 in unix time). However the following HTTP request:
curl -i -X GET "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.5/10151775534413086/comments?fields=created_time&offset=0&since=1375315200&limit=5&access_token={MY_TOKEN_HERE}"
Gives me the wrong result:
{
"data": [
{
"created_time": "2013-07-09T14:17:20+0000",
"id": SOME_ID_HERE
},
{
"created_time": "2013-07-09T18:03:17+0000",
"id": SOME_ID_HERE
},
{
"created_time": "2013-07-09T14:13:52+0000",
"id": SOME_ID_HERE
},
{
"created_time": "2013-07-09T14:22:16+0000",
"id": SOME_ID_HERE
},
{
"created_time": "2013-07-09T14:13:26+0000",
"id": SOME_ID_HERE
}
],
"paging": { CURSORS DATA HERE }
}
Why does this result contain entries before 2013-08-01 (timestamps are less than 1375315200)? Shouldn't that timestamps be later than 2013-08-01 (timestamps are greater than 1375315200)? Is there any ideas/solutions how to do about this issue?
I'm trying to get the total likes count for posts by a specific user. I'm calling /photos /links and /statuses. When adding ?fields=likes.summary(true) I'm getting back the total sum of likes in /photos and /statuses, but this doesn't work.
How can I get summary of likes (total count) for links posted by a specific user?
I am aware of the option to use FQL, but that is deprecated. (fql?q=SELECT like_info, link_id,comment_info FROM link WHERE link_id IN() )
Use the links edge
me/links?fields=link,likes.summary(true)
The total_count field is the value you want. Although from the documentation
total_count represents the approximate number of nodes on the likes
edge. The actual number of results returned might be different
depending on privacy settings.
Sample data from my feed
{
"link": "http://www.quora.com/permalink/cyGokoKWB",
"id": "XXXXXXXXX",
"created_time": "2015-04-26T02:08:48+0000",
"likes": {
"data": [
{
"id": "XXXXXXXXX",
"name": "XXXXXXXXX"
}
],
"paging": {
"cursors": {
"before": "MTAxNTQ2NTI3OTIxOTA0Mzg=",
"after": "MTAxNTQ2NTI3OTIxOTA0Mzg="
}
},
"summary": {
"total_count": 1
}
}
}
EDIT
#CBroe in the comments has sound advice, for just like's count do a limit(0) so you don't unnecessarily fetch a lot of the likes data and just retrieve the count.
me/links?fields=link,likes.summary(true).limit(0)
Sample data
{
"link": "http://jdh.hamkins.org/transfinite-epistemic-logic-puzzle-challenge/",
"id": "XxXXXXXXXXX",
"created_time": "2015-04-19T04:00:18+0000",
"likes": {
"data": [
],
"summary": {
"total_count": 1
}
}
}
I'd like to get Insights data before 2010-04-02, but it seems to be impossible to retrieve via the Graph API or FQL query. If you make a Graph API request spanning over 2010-04-02 you will get results starting at 2010-04-02 and going forward with the rest simply missing. Can any one explain this or have a way to get around this limitation?
Here is an example of the problem: http://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/?method=GET&path=2439131959%2Finsights%2Fapplication_active_users%3Fsince%3D2010-03-28%26until%3D2010-04-10%26date_format%3DY-m-d
There should be results from 2010-03-28 to 2010-04-10, but you only get 2010-04-02 and onwards.
{
"data": [
{
"id": "2439131959/insights/application_active_users/day",
"name": "application_active_users",
"period": "day",
"values": [
{
"value": 172118,
"end_time": "2010-04-02"
},
{
"value": 177263,
"end_time": "2010-04-03"
},
{
"value": 176568,
"end_time": "2010-04-04"
},
{
"value": 190725,
"end_time": "2010-04-05"
},
...
Maybe your insights were a "victim" of this: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/fql/insights/
We are deprecating some old insights. These metrics are marked as
deprecated throughout this document. After 12/21/2011, data for these
metrics won't be available prior to 07/19/2011 -- please download this
data before this 12/21/2011. These insights will be completely removed
from API after 02/15/2012.
I've been testing graph API and ran into a problem. How can I get like count from photos of a page/group?
I'm administrator/creator of a group. When entering in https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/ certain photo ID from that group it brings almost all data, even comments, but not the like count. For like part it needs (according to docs) access token despite the fact that anyone can access that info.
How to get access token of my page/group with required permissions and how to use it to get info I need?
If possible I would like to get JSON from a single address if it is possible.
This is possible with a page (even without an access token!) and here's how:
Visit the page on the graph
Get the page's id by going to the page's url:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/platform/19292868552
The number on the end of the URL is the page's id. Take that id and use it with the graph explorer (here) or just visit it directly.
Visit the page's albums
Now appending albums to that url will give you all the albums the page has, including wall photos:
https://graph.facebook.com/19292868552/albums
The output looks like this:
{
"data": [
{
"id": "10150160810478553",
"from": {
"name": "Facebook Platform",
"category": "Product/service",
"id": "19292868552"
},
"name": "Bringing Operation Developer Love to Europe",
"description": "Blog post: http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/479\n\nVideos and presentations uploaded here: http://developers.facebook.com/videos/",
"location": "Berlin, Paris, London",
"link": "https://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150160810478553&id=19292868552&aid=285301",
"cover_photo": "10150160811078553",
"count": 32,
"type": "normal",
"created_time": "2011-04-06T23:05:44+0000",
"updated_time": "2011-04-06T23:33:20+0000",
"comments": {
..... etc ....
Selecting an album
For each object in the data array there is an id and a name. Using these two fields you can select the album that contains the photos you want. The first album in this result is "Bringing Operation Developer Love to Europe". Lets look at this albums photos.
Seeing Photos
If you've followed the answer up to this point the next step should be fairly obvious. Use the id for the album you want and append photos to the graph url:
https://graph.facebook.com/10150160810478553/photos
Seeing a Photo's likes
Much like selecting an album, simply use an id in the output of the above step and append likes to the url to see a photos likes:
https://graph.facebook.com/10150160813853553/likes
Output:
{
"data": [
{
"id": "1163036945",
"name": "Aditya Pn"
},
{
"id": "1555885347",
"name": "Nadin M\u00f6ller"
},
{
"id": "100001643068103",
"name": "Umut Ayg\u00fcn"
},
{
"id": "100000165334510",
"name": "Alessandra Milfont"
},
{
"id": "100001472353494",
"name": "Sayer Mohammad Naz"
},
{
"id": "1051008973",
"name": "Jenson Daniel Chambi"
},
{
"id": "100000233515895",
"name": "Ruby Atiga"
},
Using this output you can simply count the number of entries in the data array to get the like count.
Note that all of this is possible from using the graph explorer by clicking on ids in the output box and the connections sidebar (except for the last /likes connection, which will hopefully be added soon. I hope this helps. Also, you do not need an access token to do any of this because pages are public. Hope this helps!
You can get the comments/likes count without having to paginate through all likes by using the fields parameter in combination with likes.limit(1).summary(true). For example, a search api query for pizza below will give you all public posts and their likes count summarized:
https://graph.facebook.com/search?q=pizza&type=post&fields=id,name,likes.limit(1).summary(true)
results (truncated):
{
"data": [
{
"id": "47883936273_659693910762305",
"name": "Instagram",
"created_time": "2014-02-16T01:15:29+0000",
"likes": {
"data": [
{
"id": "100002243084532",
"name": "Yvette Martin"
}
],
"paging": {
"cursors": {
"after": "MTAwMDAyMjQzMDg0NTMy",
"before": "MTAwMDAyMjQzMDg0NTMy"
},
"next": "https://graph.facebook.com/47883936273_659693910762305/likes?limit=1&summary=1&after=MTAwMDAyMjQzMDg0NTMy"
},
"summary": {
"total_count": 13682
}
}
},
{
"id": "136336876521150_314001148754721",
"name": "Pizza Box Turns into Plates & Storage Unit!",
"created_time": "2014-02-15T21:20:00+0000",
"likes": {
"data": [
{
"id": "100005373008864",
"name": "Liliana Campoli"
}
],
"paging": {
"cursors": {
"after": "MTAwMDA1MzczMDA4ODY0",
"before": "MTAwMDA1MzczMDA4ODY0"
},
"next": "https://graph.facebook.com/136336876521150_314001148754721/likes?limit=1&summary=1&after=MTAwMDA1MzczMDA4ODY0"
},
"summary": {
"total_count": 2792
}
}
}
/me/feed returns a LIKES field
I used a solution where I simply find the number of items in the array which display LIKES
Object.keys(item.likes.data).length
This returns the "length" of an object -- which is equal to the number of likes.
http://graph.facebook.com/223766074374957
there is a likes property in the response
{
"name": "Bejeweled Blitz",
"is_published": true,
"website": "https://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/",
"username": "bejeweledblitz",
"products": "Bejeweled Blitz\nBejeweled\nPlants vs. Zombies\nPeggle\nZuma\nChuzzle\nBookworm Adventures\n \nFor a complete list, please visit www.popcap.com\n ",
"about": "We're the award-winning hit, Bejeweled Blitz! The lightning-fast puzzle game where you have just 60-seconds to match as many gems as you can! Start Blitzing now!",
"general_info": "Speed is the name of the game in Bejeweled Blitz! Bejeweled Blitz is a speedier take on the classic Bejeweled match-3 gem game mechanic. Your goal is to make as many matches as you can in 60-seconds to really make your score soar! But you won't be going it alone! There are special ways to enhance your Bejeweled Blitz game - like Boosts (power-ups like Scrambler, which moves all the gems around the board or +5 seconds, to add 5 seconds more gem-matching time!) and the popular, Rare Gems. Rare Gems are like extra-special power-ups that can REALLY take your game to the next level!",
"talking_about_count": 22487,
"category": "App page",
"id": "223766074374957",
"link": "https://www.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz",
"likes": 5796324,
"cover": {
"cover_id": 383412771743619,
"source": "http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/417018_383412771743619_1056862875_n.jpg",
"offset_y": 0
}
}