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# How to retrieve statistics for an Instagram account with Scheduled?

With Scheduled, you can automatically centralize key stats (impressions, reactions, comments, shares) from your Instagram posts directly in your Notion database. Here’s how to set up each step so your stats are collected reliably.

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## Step 1: Connect your Instagram account to Scheduled

1. Open Scheduled and go to **Settings > Connect my social accounts**.
2. Select Instagram and follow the steps to link your account.
3. Once connected, your Instagram account will appear in the "Instagram" block.

|| ⚠️ Make sure you meet [Facebook’s requirements for Instagram](https://help.scheduled.so/en/article/confirm-that-your-instagram-account-business-or-creator-is-correctly-linked-to-a-facebook-page-6mfbxd/): professional profile, linked Facebook Page, correct permissions.

![Steps to add Instagram account to Scheduled](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/6/6/b/366b1546b192e200/capture-decran-2025-11-12-a-14_9a9u2.png)
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## Step 2: Create the reporting for your Instagram account

1. In Scheduled, go to **Settings > Metrics collection**.
2. Click on “Attach a reporting” next to your Instagram connection.
3. Scheduled creates your Instagram reporting, **but it’s still inactive**.

![Steps to start collecting metrics](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/6/6/b/366b1546b192e200/capture-decran-2025-11-12-a-14_6hvate.png)
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## Step 3: Add Notion properties to store your stats

1. You need to link each Instagram stat to a Notion property (column) in your database:
* Impressions (sc_instagram_impressions)
* Reactions (sc_instagram_reactions)
* Comments (sc_instagram_comments)
* Shares (sc_instagram_shares)
* Clicks (sc_post_clicks)
2. For each stat, select or create the matching column (type “Number”).

![Steps to add stats properties in Notion](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/6/6/b/366b1546b192e200/capture-decran-2025-11-12-a-14_1nml9ua.png)
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## Step 4: Activate Instagram reporting

Once your Notion properties are ready, activate the reporting with the button at the top right of the reporting screen.

Scheduled will then start collecting metrics automatically. 
The stats will begin to show up in your synced Notion database.

![Activate your report](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/6/6/b/366b1546b192e200/capture-decran-2025-11-12-a-14_1bonur2.png)
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## Step 5: Check and understand the required `sc_post_url` property

Make sure you have the Notion property **`sc_post_url`** (type “URL”) in your database. This is essential to link posts to the stats you receive.

**Case 1**: Post published with Scheduled → the `sc_post_url` column is filled in automatically. Stats are added without any action needed.
**Case 2**: Instagram post published manually or via another tool → you need to copy the URL of your published Instagram post and paste it manually into `sc_post_url`. Scheduled will then detect the post and add or update its stats.

![The sc_post_url property](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/6/6/b/366b1546b192e200/capture-decran-2025-11-12-a-14_1w7sedb.png)


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## ⚠️ Things to watch out for and common errors

* Check the Facebook/Instagram requirements before connecting your account.
* The Notion database you use must contain a `sc_post_url` column of type URL, otherwise stats won’t be linked.
* Fill in the `sc_post_url` property manually only for posts not published via Scheduled.
* Notion properties for impressions, reactions, comments, and shares must be of the correct type (number).
* A poorly configured database can block stats collection.

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