Between public, private and creator IG accounts, and different content like posts, stories, reels, mentions via tag or in a caption etc, there are a lot of different scenarios to consider.
Based on how the Instagram APIs work, there are some limitations and requirements to be aware of when you're looking at which Instagram content is being tracked.
See below for each scenario and how the data is tracked.
Will this content be tracked? See scenarios table below:
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IG Account Type |
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Instagram Post / Reel |
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Instagram Story |
| Public Instagram | Yes, public accounts that tag you in the content and/or @mention you in the caption are tracked. (@mentions are immediately pulled into Gatsby, tags may take up to 20 minutes.) | Yes, public accounts that tag you in a Story are tracked. The story content is viewable in your Gatsby dashboard until it expires 24 hours later. The time-stamp of the Story is logged indefinitely. | ||
| Creator Instagram | Yes, same as above | Yes, and you can save their story content if they authenticate here. More details on this advanced story tracking here. | ||
| Business Instagram | Yes, same as above | Yes, same as above | ||
| Private Instagram | Not tracked (unless you both follow each other) | Not tracked (unless you both follow each other) |
For more on Story Tracking, please see this guide.