fix(instagram): request views instead of retired plays for Reels - #319
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fix(instagram): request views instead of retired plays for Reels#319maciejdzierzek wants to merge 1 commit into
views instead of retired plays for Reels#319maciejdzierzek wants to merge 1 commit into
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Meta removed `plays` from Instagram media insights in Graph API v25. Asking for it makes the whole per-post metrics request fail, so Reels report no metrics at all — the request errors out rather than degrading to a partial result. `views` is the replacement metric and is available on the same edge, so this is a drop-in rename with no other changes needed. Verified against live Graph API v25: probing the media insights edge with `plays` returns an error naming the allowed metric set, which includes `views` and no longer includes `plays`.
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Instagram Reels currently report no metrics at all, because the per-post insights request asks for
plays.Meta retired
playsfrom Instagram media insights in Graph API v25. It is not ignored — including it makes the entire request fail, so the response never carries the other metrics either (reach,likes,comments,shares,saved). The failure surfaces as an unsupported/error result rather than partial data, which makes it easy to mistake for "Meta has not populated the numbers yet".viewsis the documented replacement and lives on the same edge, so this is a drop-in rename.How I verified
Probing the media insights edge on a live Business account against v25:
plays→ error response, whose message enumerates the allowed metric setviewsand no longer containsplaysRunning this in production since 2026-08-04; Reel metrics have been flowing since (previously every Reel came back empty).
Feed posts have a separate but related problem with the retired
post_impressions*family — I will send that as its own PR to keep this one reviewable.