# Deprecation of Certain Metrics in Instagram Datasets via Facebook Graph V2 Connector

**URL:** <https://community.dataddo.com/t/deprecation-of-certain-metrics-in-instagram-datasets-via-facebook-graph-v2-connector/58>\
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**Created:** [April 22, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.dataddo.com/t/deprecation-of-certain-metrics-in-instagram-datasets-via-facebook-graph-v2-connector/58 "2025-04-22T17:24:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![anashathif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@anashathif](https://community.dataddo.com/u/anashathif)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.dataddo.com/t/deprecation-of-certain-metrics-in-instagram-datasets-via-facebook-graph-v2-connector/58/1 "2025-04-22T17:24:41Z")

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As of 21st April 2025, the following fields have been deprecated:  
**Impressions** metric from the Instagram Accounts Insights API (reference, [here](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/api-reference/instagram-user/insights)) and the **Impressions** , **plays** , **clips\_replays\_count** and **ig\_reels\_aggregated\_all\_plays\_count** metrics from the Instagram Media Insights API (reference, [here](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/reference/instagram-media/insights)). So, these metrics will no longer be populated in the following Instagram datasets:

1. **Instagram Business Reach Impressions** (impressions metric removed; no replacement field available due to the structure of this API endpoint)
2. **Instagram Media Insights Photo Video** (impressions metric removed; views metric is introduced as a replacement)
3. **Instagram Media Insights Reels** (plays, clips\_replays\_count, and ig\_reels\_aggregated\_all\_plays\_count metrics removed; no alternative fields available)
4. **Instagram Story Insights** (impressions metric removed, views metric is introduced as a replacement)
5. **Instagram Business Interactions** (impressions metric removed, views metric is introduced as a replacement)

Note: The newly introduced **views** metric is still in development as per Instagram Accounts Insights API reference.

All the necessary migration measures have already been considered from the Dataddo side.

All affected sources have been restarted. Additionally, we’ve restarted the flows connected to storages that include these sources and use the Upsert or Truncate Insert write modes. This was done to ensure that data containing the `impressions` metric is properly populated and inserted into your destination table without causing any duplication issues.

Additional note -  
The Instagram Ads API is separate from the Instagram User API, where the `impressions` metric has been deprecated.  
The Instagram Ads API falls under the Facebook Marketing API, which is why the `impressions` metric is still available in both the Facebook Ads and Instagram Ads connectors.  
In contrast, the Instagram User API is part of the Instagram Graph API, where the `impressions` metric is no longer supported.