[FIXED] Facebook Graph API: How can I retrieve the number of views of a video I shared from another profile using the Facebook Graph API?

Issue

I have a business manager account for my Facebook profile and I re-shared a video from another profile. How can I retrieve the number of views that my re-share accounted for through the Facebook Graph API?

If the video were posted directly to my profile rather than re-shared, I'd be able to use the /v2.8/{video-id}/video_insights method to retrieve the video stats, but that does not appear to be available for re-shares. The only insights that I can find for re-shares appears to be /v2.8/{post-id}/insights, but that does not include video views.

For example, here is a Facebook post by The Dodo where they are re-sharing a video by Discovery News.

Solution

This information can be retrieved by making a call to /v2.8/{post-id}/insights/post_video_views

Answered By - Evan Appleby