Instagram Overview
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TOTAL POSTS | The total number of brand posts within the specified date range, including feed posts, stories, and reels. | Up to 6 hours |
PROFILE ACTIONS | The number of times users clicked on your profile as well as the links within your profile to contact you (email, phone, text), get directions to your location, or visit your website. Timezone: PDT | Up to 24 hours |
POST ENGAGEMENTS | Post engagements is the sum of likes, comments, shares, and saves. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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ENGAGEMENT RATE | The average engagement rate for the posts published to your accounts. It is the number of times users engaged with your content as a percentage of impressions. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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POST IMPRESSIONS | The number of times users viewed your posts within the selected time period. Reel plays are included in this metric as Instagram does not include an impressions metric for Reels. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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PAGE IMPRESSIONS - new! | The number of times any content from your page or about your page entered a person's screen. This includes posts, stories, check-ins, ads, social information from people who interact with your page and more. Post type: organic, promoted. Timezone: PDT | Up to 24 hours |
POST REACH | The number of people who saw content you published during the time frame at least once. Content includes photos, videos, carousels, reels, and stories. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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PAGE REACH - new! | The number of people who saw content you published during the time frame at least once. Content includes photos, videos, carousels, reels, and stories. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT | Up to 24 hours |
POST VIDEO VIEWS | The number of times people watched video posts you published during the time frame for three seconds or longer. Reel plays are also included here. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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WEBSITE CLICKS | The number of taps on the website link in your profile, without paid promotion. |
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TOP INSTAGRAM POSTS | The top posts sorted by engagement rate by default. Change the sort by clicking edit. |
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TOTAL POSTS TREND | The number of posts published to your accounts. Posts include photos, videos, carousels, reels, and stories. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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POST TYPE BREAKDOWN | The number of posts published to your accounts. Posts include photos, videos, carousels, reels, and stories. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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POSTS ENGAGEMENT BREAKDOWN | The total number of likes, comments, shares, saves, and story replies. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT |
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POST IMPRESSIONS VS. REACH | Breakdown of how people are viewing and interacting with the stories that you published during the selected date range. |
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STORY PERFORMANCE - now includes Story reach | Breakdown of how people are viewing and interacting with the stories that you published during the selected date range. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT | Up to 24 hours |
TOTAL FANS | The number of Instagram followers as of the last day of the selected time period. Timezone: PDT |
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NET FANS | The number of new audience members gained minus the audience members lost. Timezone: PDT |
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FAN GROWTH | Total fans = The number of Instagram followers as of the last day of the selected time period. Net fans = The number of new audience members gained minus the audience members lost. Timezone: PDT |
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TOP LOCATIONS | Followers by country. Only returned if there is data for 100 or more people. Only top 45 countries with highest values returned. Timezone: PDT |
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TOP CITIES | Followers by city. Only returned if there is data for 100 or more people. Only top 45 cities with highest values returned. Timezone: PDT |
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AGE BREAKDOWN | Followers by age. Only returned if there is data for 100 or more people. Only top 45 countries with highest values returned. Timezone: PDT |
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GENDER BREAKDOWN | Followers by gender. Only returned if there is data for 100 or more people. Only top 45 countries with highest values returned. Timezone: PDT |
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REEL WATCH TIMES - new! | Total time watched = The time reels you published during the time frame were watched, including replays and views of less than three seconds. Average time watched = The average time reels you published during the time frame were watched, including replays and views of less than three seconds. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT | Up to 6 hours |
REEL PERFORMANCE - new! | Breakdown of your Reel metrics within the reporting period. Post type: organic. Timezone: PDT | Up to 6 hours |
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