analytics

Get real-time analytical data for posts, such as clicks, likes, shares, and impressions.
get
Analytics on a Shortened Link
https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links
Get shortened link analytics. 

Premium or Business Plan required.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
Authorization
required
string
Format: Authorization: Bearer API_KEY. See Overview for more information.
Query Parameters
lastDays
optional
number
Last X days of link history. Range 1-7 days. Default 1 day.
Response
200: OK
Array of shortened link analytics
[
    {
        "linkEventStats": [
            {
                "count": "6",
                "event": "CLICK",
                "platform": "OTHER"
            },
            {
                "count": "1",
                "event": "CLICK",
                "platform": "IOS"
            }
        ],
        "link": "https://bookriot.com/book-riots-deals-of-the-day-for-september-27-2020/",
        "shortLink": "https://ayr.app/l/Nz3L",
        "created": {
            "_seconds": 1601215211,
            "_nanoseconds": 413000000
        }
    },
    {
        "linkEventStats": [
            {
                "count": "11",
                "event": "CLICK",
                "platform": "OTHER"
            },
            {
                "count": "2",
                "event": "CLICK",
                "platform": "IOS"
            }
        ],
        "link": "https://neilpatel.com/blog/reputation-management-agency/",
        "shortLink": "https://ayr.app/l/TSdN",
        "created": {
            "_seconds": 1601223003,
            "_nanoseconds": 7000000
        }
    }
]
404: Not Found
Post ID incorrect
{
    "action": "analytics",
    "status": "error",
    "code": 186,
    "message": "Post ID not found.",
    "id": "IHvCmacgIc6hMU9IQ6C"
}
Request Examples
cURL
Node.js
Python
PHP
C#
cURL
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_Key" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X GET https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links?lastDays=2
Node.js
const fetch = require("node-fetch");
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
const lastDays = 2;
​
fetch(`https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links?lastDays=${lastDays}`, {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
      }
    })
      .then((res) => res.json())
      .then((json) => console.log(json))
      .catch(console.error);
Python
import requests
​
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 
        'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'}
​
r = requests.delete('https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links?lastDays=2', 
    headers=headers)
    
print(r.json())
PHP
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';   // Composer auto-loader
​
$lastdays = "2";
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
$res = $client->request(
    'GET',
    'https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links?lastDays=' . $lastdays,
    [
        'headers' => [
            'Content-Type'      => 'application/json',
            'Authorization'     => 'Bearer API_KEY'
        ]
    ]
);
​
echo json_encode(json_decode($res->getBody()), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT); 
C#
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
​
namespace LinksGETRequest_charp
{
    class Links
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string API_KEY = "API_KEY";
            string url = "https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/links";
​
            var httpWebRequest = WebRequest.CreateHttp(url);
            httpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
            httpWebRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY);
​
            var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
            using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
            {
                var response = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
        }
    }
}
post
Analytics on a Post
https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post
Get real-time analytics such as likes, impressions, retweets, etc for a given post ID. Will only return the analytics of networks where the post was sent.

Note 1: Only Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn Company Pages, and YouTube are currently supported.
Note 2: You might need to unlink and re-link Facebook and Instagram in the Dashboard's Social Accounts Page to grant the new Analytics permissions.

Premium or Business Plan required.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
Authentication
required
string
Format: Authorization: Bearer API_KEY. See Overview for more information.
Body Parameters
id
required
string
Post ID returned from the /post endpoint. This is the top level "id" returned and not the ids in "postIds".
platforms
required
array
String array of platforms to retrieve analytics. For example: ["instagram", "facebook", "twitter", "linkedin", "youtube"].
Response
200: OK
Successful return of analytics
{
    "facebook": {
        "id": "1397547544885713_2159201585286968",
        "analytics": {
            "impressionsUnique": 15,
            "engagedUsers": 1,
            "clicksUnique": 0,
            "likeReaction": 1
        }
    },
    "instagram": {
        "id": "17856916804532520",
        "analytics": {
            "engagementCount": 10,
            "impressionsCount": 73,
            "reachCount": 71,
            "savedCount": 0
        }
    },    
    "twitter": {
        "id": "1313589441919827982",
        "analytics": {
            "text": "Today is a great day!",
            "nonPublicMetrics": {
                "userProfileClicks": 12,
                "impressionCount": 76
            },
            "organicMetrics": {
                "likeCount": 4,
                "retweetCount": 11,
                "userProfileClicks": 2,
                "replyCount": 3,
                "impressionCount": 1920
            },
            "id": "1313589441919827982"
        }
    },
    "linkedin": {
        "id": "6783586276949000192",
        "analytics": {
            "shareCount": 12,
            "likeCount": 43,
            "engagement": 93,
            "clickCount": 3,
            "impressionCount": 342,
            "commentCount": 2
        }
    },
    "youtube": {
        "id": "RWJMpOUGicU",
        "analytics": {
            "viewCount": 123,
            "commentCount": 14,
            "likeCount": 56,
            "dislikeCount": 2,
            "clickCount": 50,
            "estimatedMinutesWatched": 43
    },
    "status": "success",
    "code": 200,
    "id": "IHvCLacgPc6hMU9IQ6oK"
}
404: Not Found
Post Id not found
{
    "action": "analytics",
    "status": "error",
    "code": 186,
    "message": "Post ID not found.",
    "id": "7aVBe0jw27DNwFq92KZ"
}
Request Examples
cURL
Node.js
Python
PHP
Go
C#
cURL
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"id": "Post ID", "platforms": ["facebook", "instagram", "twitter", "youtube", "linkedin"]}' \
-X POST https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post
Node.js
const fetch = require("node-fetch");
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
​
fetch("https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        id: "Post ID", // required
        platforms: ["facebook", "instagram", "twitter", "youtube", "linkedin"], // required
      }),
    })
      .then((res) => res.json())
      .then((json) => console.log(json))
      .catch(console.error);
Python
import requests
​
payload = {'id': 'Post ID', 
        'platforms': ['facebook', 'instagram', 'twitter', 'youtube', 'linkedin']}
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 
        'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'}
​
r = requests.post('https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post', 
    json=payload, 
    headers=headers)
    
print(r.json())
PHP
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';    // Composer auto-loader
​
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
$res = $client->request(
    'POST',
    'https://app.ayrshare.com/api/post',
    [
        'headers' => [
            'Content-Type'  => 'application/json',
            'Authorization' => 'Bearer API_KEY'
        ],
        'json' => [
            'id' => 'Post ID',
            'platforms' => ['facebook', 'instagram', 'twitter', 'youtube', 'linkedin'], // required
        ]
    ]
);
​
echo json_encode(json_decode($res->getBody()), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
Go
package main
​
import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"log"
	"net/http"
)
​
func main() {
	message := map[string]interface{}{
		"id":      "Post ID",
		"platforms": []string{"facebook", "instagram", "twitter", "youtube", "linkedin"},
	}
​
	bytesRepresentation, err := json.Marshal(message)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}
​
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://app.ayrshare.com/api/post",
		bytes.NewBuffer(bytesRepresentation))
​
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer API_KEY")
​
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("Error:", err)
	}
​
	res.Body.Close()
}
C#
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
​
namespace PostAnalyticsPOSTRequest_charp
{
    class PostAnalytics
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string API_KEY = "API_KEY";
            string url = "https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post";
​
            var httpWebRequest = WebRequest.CreateHttp(url);
            httpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
            httpWebRequest.Method = "POST";
            httpWebRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY);
​
            using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(httpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()))
            {
                string json = "{\"id\" : \"Post ID\","
                    + "\"platforms\" : [ \"facebook\", \"instagram\", \"twitter\", \"youtube\", \"linkedin\" ]";
​
                streamWriter.Write(json);
                streamWriter.Flush();
            }
​
            var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
            using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
            {
                var response = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
        }
    }
}
Analytics for Profiles
Analytics a post for a particular user profile by passing the profileKey parameter as a String in the body.
Business or Enterprise Plan required.
const fetch = require("node-fetch");
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
const PROFILE_KEY = "PROFILE_KEY";
​
fetch("https://app.ayrshare.com/api/analytics/post", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        id: "Post ID", // required
        platforms: ["facebook", "instagram", "twitter", "youtube", "linkedin"], // required
        profileKey: PROFILE_KEY // Profile key as a String
      }),
    })
      .then((res) => res.json())
      .then((json) => console.log(json))
      .catch(console.error);
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analytics

getAnalytics on a Shortened Link

Request Examples

postAnalytics on a Post

Request Examples

Analytics for Profiles

get
Analytics on a Shortened Link

post
Analytics on a Post
