Is "Reach" of a particular Facebook post "public"?

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I've been searching through docs but can't find a definite clear answer.

The Likes,comments and shares of a particular Facebook post are public i.e. If i query via fql the summary(insights) of a public facebook post from any random public facebook page,it would return the likes,comments,shares of that FB post.

I 've been trying to know "Reach" of a particular post of a random public facebook page,but in vain. Is it known only to Facebook page admin/owner?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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You can get the impressions of a post with the following query-

SELECT post_id, actor_id, message, impressions FROM stream WHERE actor_id = {owned_page} and source_id = {owned_page}

But yes, you need some permissions- manage_pages, read_insights, read_stream etc. to fetch the impressions.

Here I've explained the same in detail.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Apr 21 '14 at 06:09

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manage_pages,etc permissions of the respective owner of the page right? – Rahul Shah Apr 21 '14 at 17:40
Yes, else how will you get the access token for that page – Sahil Mittal Apr 21 '14 at 17:48
In short, insights of a public post is NOT public right?, coz only the admin can see them with manage_page permission – Rahul Shah Aug 22 '14 at 05:38

Is "Reach" of a particular Facebook post "public"?

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