Overview
Facebook Graph API covers pages, posts, comments, insights, plus Instagram via the same graph. The Automize Facebook connector covers page management + organic posts + Instagram for Business.
- Regions: Global.
- Plans: Free API. Marketing operations on paid Marketing API.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: Bearer Token.
- Meta Developers → create app → request scopes (pages_manage_posts, pages_read_engagement, etc.).
- OAuth scopes per page admin.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Facebook. Paste long-lived access token.
Find your credentials at https://developers.facebook.com/.
Rate limits
Per-app + per-user. Aggressive limits on Page reads.
Data model
Graph API:
User ── Pages (admined) ─── Posts ── Comments
└─ Insights
Instagram Business (linked to a Page)Available operations
11 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Post | General | Publish a post to a page |
| Get Instagram Insights | General | Get Instagram account insights |
| Get Current User | General | Get the authenticated user/page profile |
| Get Page | General | Get page details |
| Get Page Insights | General | Get page-level analytics |
| Get Post Insights | General | Get engagement metrics for a post |
| List Comments | General | List comments on a post |
| List Instagram Media | General | List Instagram posts for a business account |
| List Pages | General | List pages managed by the user |
| List Posts | General | List posts on a page |
| Reply to Comment | General | Reply to a comment |
Operations
Create Post
Publish a post to a page
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Page Id page_id | Yes | text | |
Message message | Yes | text | |
Link link | Yes | text |
Tips
- page_id + message + optional media.
Get Instagram Insights
Get Instagram account insights
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Ig User Id ig_user_id | Yes | text |
Get Current User
Get the authenticated user/page profile
No input parameters.
Get Page
Get page details
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Page Id page_id | Yes | text |
Get Page Insights
Get page-level analytics
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Page Id page_id | Yes | text |
Get Post Insights
Get engagement metrics for a post
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Post Id post_id | Yes | text |
List Comments
List comments on a post
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Post Id post_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Per post. For sentiment analysis or moderation.
List Instagram Media
List Instagram posts for a business account
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Ig User Id ig_user_id | Yes | text |
List Pages
List pages managed by the user
No input parameters.
Tips
- Returns Pages the user manages.
List Posts
List posts on a page
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Page Id page_id | Yes | text |
Reply to Comment
Reply to a comment
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Comment Id comment_id | Yes | text | |
Message message | Yes | text |
FAQ
- Direct user-feed posting?
- Removed by Meta. Only Pages can post via API now.