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Facebook api – How to retrieve insights API for ad in day-granularity on Facebook?

How to retrieve the insights data in day-granularity from Facebook API.
This is the request I use:

 

1234548/insights?fields=ad_id,impressions,account_id,created_time,adset_id,campaign_id,clicks,conversions&time_range={'since':'2023-01-01','until':'2023-05-20'}

The response:

  "data": [
    {
      "ad_id": "xxxxxxxx",
      "impressions": "54367",
      "account_id": "xxxxxxxx",
      "created_time": "2023-05-17",
      "adset_id": "xxxxxxxxxxx",
      "campaign_id": "xxxxxxxxxx",
      "clicks": "853",
      "date_start": "2023-01-01",
      "date_stop": "2023-05-20"
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "cursors": {
      "before": "MAZDZD",
      "after": "MAZDZD"
    }
  }
}

 

I picked an ad that was created on the 17.5, and expected to receive JSON with the data for a 1-day  granularity, but received the metrics summarized as you can see with the clicks.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

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  1. 0

    To retrieve insights data in day-granularity from the Facebook API, you can make use of the following request:

    1234548/insights?fields=ad_id,impressions,account_id,created_time,adset_id,campaign_id,clicks,conversions&time_range={'since':'2023-01-01','until':'2023-05-20'}&time_increment=1

    In your previous request, you were missing the time_increment parameter, which specifies the granularity of the data. By adding &time_increment=1, you will retrieve the insights data on a daily basis.

    Once you make this request, the response should provide you with the desired day-granularity metrics for your ad. Each data object in the response will represent a single day, allowing you to analyze the performance on a daily basis.

    Please note that the example response you provided seems to summarize the metrics for the entire time range rather than providing daily data. By including the time_increment parameter in your request, you should receive the data in the desired granularity.

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  2. 0

    You need to modify your API request by adding the time_increment (enum{monthly, all_days} or integer) parameter with a value of 1 for daily. Try;

    1234548/insights?fields=ad_id,impressions,account_id,created_time,adset_id,campaign_id,clicks,conversions&time_range={'since':'2023-01-01','until':'2023-05-20'}&time_increment=1

    You should receive daily granularity data in the response. Screenshot of time_increment on Meta Dev and website ref for some fun reading.

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