--- title: "Instagram Media" slug: "instagram-media" description: "Get data insights from Instagram Media with Dataddo. Extract metrics from IG Media and create data sources with ease. Learn how to set your data pipelines up." tags: ["Custom-schema connector", "Data source", "How-to guide"] updated: 2024-04-10T18:04:26Z published: 2024-04-10T18:04:26Z deprecated: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dataddo.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Instagram Media > **Deprecated.** This connector is deprecated and has been replaced by [Instagram Organic](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/instagram-organic). **Instagram Media** refers to the visual content that users share on the Instagram platform, including photos, videos, and Stories. It enables individuals and businesses to create and share engaging visual content that connects with their audience and builds their brand on the platform. Refer to Meta's official documentation to see [all available endpoints from the Instagram Media API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-basic-display-api/reference/media/). If you have multiple Instagram accounts and would like to extract the same data from all of them, it's possible through [multi-account extraction](/docs/multi-account-extraction). Contact our Solutions team to enable this feature. ## Authorize Connection to Instagram Media To authorize this service, use **OAuth 2.0** to share specific data with Dataddo while keeping usernames, passwords, and other information private. 1. On the **Authorizers** page, click on [Authorize New Service](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new) and select your service. 2. Follow the on-screen prompts to grant Dataddo the necessary permissions to **access and retrieve** your data. 3. **[Optional]** Once your ***authorizer*** is created, click on it to **change the label** for easier identification. Ensure that the account you're granting access to holds at least **admin-level permissions**. If necessary, assign a team member with the required permissions with the [authorizer role](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/user-roles#authorizer) to authenticate the service for you. Instagram APIs allows data extraction only if your **Instagram account is connected to a Facebook account**. This will also make it easier for you to use all of the features available for businesses across the Facebook family of apps. For more information, see our article on [***authorizers***](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/authorized-services). ## How to Create an Instagram Media Data Source 1. On the **Sources** page, click on the [**Create Source**](https://app.dataddo.com/sources/new) button. 2. Select the connector from the list and name your ***data source***. 3. On the **Dataset** step, select your **dataset**. **DATADDO TIP** If you're unsure which dataset to select, use the search bar to look for datasets with the desired attributes or metrics. 4. On the **Account** step select your ***authorizer*** from the drop-down menu. **Didn't find your authorizer?** Click on **Add new Account** at the bottom of the drop-down and follow the on-screen prompts. You can also go to the **Authorizers** tab and click on [**Add New Service**](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new). 5. On the **Attributes and Metrics** step, select the **metrics and attributes** you want to extract. ![Create a source using a custom-schema connector.](https://cdn.document360.io/084ed225-3f99-4644-a2da-39ca0cd5ef45/Images/Documentation/Create%20Source%20-%20Custom-Schema%20Connector.png) 6. On the **Metadata** step, select which [**metadata fields**](/docs/metadata-inclusion) such as extraction time to add to your data. 7. On the **Snapshot** step: 1. Configure your [**sync frequency**](/docs/extraction#extraction-frequency) or click **Show advanced settings** to set the exact synchronization time. **DATADDO TIP** If you need to **load historical data**, refer to the [**Data Backfilling**](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling) article. 2. [Optional] Enable the **Allow Empty Data Extractions** toggle to allow the extraction when no data is available. 8. In the top-right corner, click **Test Data** button to preview extracted data. You can **adjust the date range** for a specific time frame. 9. Click on **Save** and **congratulations, your new data source is ready!** --- ## Limitations ### Facebook Account Required In order to extract data from the Instagram API, it is **required to have your Instagram account connected to a Facebook account**. For more information, please visit the official [Instagram API documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/overview/). ### No Instagram Reels Data The Instagram API doesn't support data extraction from [Instagram reels](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/). --- ## Troubleshooting ### Data Preview Unavailable No data preview when you click on **Test Data** might be caused by an issue with your ***source*** configuration. The most common causes are: - **Date range**: Try a smaller date range. You can load the rest of your data afterward using [manual data load](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling). - **Insufficient permissions**: Please make sure your authorized account has at least admin-level permissions. - **Invalid metrics, attributes, or breakdowns**: You may not have any data for the selected metrics, attributes, or breakdowns. - **Incompatible combination of metrics, attributes, or breakdowns**: Your selected combination cannot be queried together. Please refer to the service's documentation to view a full list of metrics that can be included in the same ***data source***. ## Related Articles Now that you have successfully created a ***data source***, see how you can connect your data to a dashboarding app or a data storage. **Sending Data to Dashboarding Apps** - [Simple Data Integration to Dashboards](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/simple-data-integration-to-dashboards) - [Data Backfilling to Dashboarding Apps](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling-to-dashboarding-apps) **Sending Data to Data Storages** - [Batch Ingestion to Data Warehouses](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/ingestion-to-data-warehouses) - [Data Backfilling to Storages](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling-to-storages) **Other Resources** - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/troubleshooting) - [Extraction Logs](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/extraction-logs) - [Data Duplication](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-duplication) Multi-account extraction (MAE) enables simultaneous data extraction from multiple e.g. Facebook accounts within a single source setup. This ensures consistent configuration of your data sources across all accounts. Authorizers act as credentials for external services (e.g. Facebook or Google). To enable Dataddo to access and retrieve your data, you need to grant access to accounts that possess admin-level permissions or higher within these services.