Obtaining Past Report Data (Backfilling)
When you connect a social profile to Statusbrew, its historical data is automatically pulled in. The amount of data retrieved depends on each platform's API limits. This article explains how historical data retrieval (backfilling) works.
What Is Backfill?
When you connect a new social profile to Statusbrew, it starts collecting data from that point onward. However, some social networks allow access to historical data - data from before the connection. Retrieving this past data is called backfilling.
Supported Backfilling For Each Social Network
Network | Report Data | Backfill |
X | Profile Metrics | No principle |
X | Post Metrics | No, as a general rule (Exceptions will be made at an additional charge) |
Profile Metrics | Past 2 years | |
Profile Engagement Metrics | No | |
Post Metrics | Past 500 posts | |
Facebook Ads (Coming soon) | Paid Metrics | Past 720 days |
Facebook Competitor | Post Metrics | Past 500 posts |
Facebook Competitor | Profile Follower Metrics | Audience data is not backfilled |
Instagram Business | Profile Metrics | 2 years for most metrics from the date of migration to Instagram Business. 30 days for follower count. |
Instagram Business | Post Metrics | Your 10,000 most recent posts, from the date of migration to Instagram Business. |
Instagram Business | Stories Metrics | No backfill |
Instagram Business | Reel Metrics | After January 1, 2021 |
Instagram Competitor | Post Metrics | None |
Instagram Competitor | Profile Audience Metrics | Audience data is not backfilled. However, last 30 days o post data can be backfilled. |
Threads | Post Metrics | Last 185 days |
Profile Metrics | Past year | |
Post Metrics | Posts from the last 90 days | |
(Coming soon) | Paid Metrics | Last 180 days |
Profile Metrics | None | |
Post Metrics | All Posts | |
YouTube | Post Metrics | 30 days of videos upon initial connection, all-time 72 hours after connection |
TikTok | Account Insights and Audience Metrics | 60 days of metrics on the first connection |
TikTok | Video | Up to 500 videos from the past 365 days |
TikTok | Comment | The 500 most recent top-level comments for each video. The 90 most recent replies to each top-level comment. |
TikTok | Video Insights | Insights from metrics for up to 500 videos over the last 365 days |
TikTok | Account | Daily aggregated metrics for the past 60 days |
Since Instagram Stories content disappears after 24 hours, it is not possible to obtain that data via the API.
Backfill Service For Enterprise Plans
Enterprise customers can access extended backfill services beyond standard API limits - up to 18 months of historical data.
To request this service, contact sales@statusbrew.com or support@statusbrew.com with the following details:
Name
Email address
Platform name
Desired backfill period
Metrics to backfill
FAQs
Is backfilled data as accurate as native data?
Yes, backfilled data is pulled directly from each platform’s API, ensuring accuracy. However, please note that some past data may not be available due to changes in the data provision policy of the platform.
Which metrics can be backfilled?
Refer to the Report Data section in the Supported Backfilling For Each Social Network table above to know which metrics from each social network can be backfilled.
How long does backfilling take?
Backfilling typically takes 24 to 36 hours to complete.